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The Basketball Almanac · No. 24 · 2023-24
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Al Horford vs Jalen Brunson

AH
Al Horford2007-082025-26 · ATL
JB
Jalen Brunson2018-192025-26 · NYK

Jalen Brunson leads 5 of 8 career categories against Al Horford, including scoring (19.2 PPG) and playmaking (5.3 APG). Head to head they met 24 times, 6 of them in the playoffs, with Jalen Brunson winning the series 13–11.

The case for Al Horford

rebounding (7.7 RPG), career value (119.4 Win Shares), longevity (1183 games played).

The case for Jalen Brunson

scoring (19.2 PPG), playmaking (5.3 APG), shooting efficiency (58.9% TS%), and 2 more.

Tale of the tape

12.7PPG19.2
7.7RPG3.2
3.2APG5.3
57.3%TS%58.9%
17.8PER19.2
119.4Win Shares54.2
1183games played561

Head to Head

Al HorfordJalen Brunson
11Series wins13
9.9PPG20.8
5.4RPG2.9
2.0APG4.8
24 meetings (6 in the playoffs) · first 2018-19 · last 2024-25

Per Game

Al HorfordJalen Brunson
1183G561
31.2MIN30.0
12.7PTS19.2
7.7REB3.2
3.2AST5.3
0.8STL0.7
1.1BLK0.1
50.7FG%48.5
37.63P%38.5
76.4FT%82.6

Advanced

Al HorfordJalen Brunson
17.8PER19.2
57.3TS%58.9
18.0USG%26.3
119.4WS54.2
0.155WS/480.154
2.3BPM2.7
40.6VORP19.9

Accolades

Al HorfordJalen Brunson
1All-NBA3
5All-Star3
1All-Defensive
1All-Rookie
Finals MVP1

Career percentiles

74
Scoring
82
70
Efficiency
64
78
Playmaking
90
91
Rebounding
45
87
Defense
36

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