Al Horford vs Anthony Edwards: Who Wins on NBA Stats?

This is as close as it gets. Al Horford and Anthony Edwards split the statistical categories evenly — 4 apiece — making this one of the most genuinely contested C comparisons in NBA history. When the numbers are this balanced, the debate comes down to which statistics matter most to you.

Anthony Edwards's Points Per Game of 24.6 compared to Al Horford's 12.7 represents a 93.7% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Both players exceed the C career average of 11.4 in this category, but Anthony Edwards leads by 93.7%. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Anthony Edwards's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Three Point %, where Al Horford posts 37.6% against Anthony Edwards's 36.9% — a gap of just 1.9%. Anthony Edwards can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 4-4 tally suggests. In any debate, Three Point % is the statistical ammunition for the Anthony Edwards side.

Centers have evolved dramatically across NBA eras — from dominant low-post scorers to modern stretch bigs. Career statistics must be evaluated with positional evolution and era context in mind.

With categories split evenly, this comparison ultimately comes down to which statistics matter most to you. Anthony Edwards claims the tiebreaker through Points Per Game advantage — a 93.7% edge — but reasonable people can, and do, argue both sides of this NBA debate.