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Al Horford vs. Marc Gasol: 2012–13 season

hussEyquation2012–13 season · regular-season impact
Regular-season verdict

Marc Gasol has the higher model estimate for the 2012–13 season

Impact comparison
+2.8Season impactEstimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average+4.9Leads
#37Season impact rank#6Leads
74Games80
2,756Minutes2,796
17.4LeadsPPG14.1
56.0%LeadsTS%55.9%

Marc Gasol's estimated impact per 100 possessions was +4.9, compared with +2.8 for Al Horford. This compares their impact while playing, not their total contribution across the season. Both players are compared in the 2012–13 season using its published Impact Rate. A ranked comparison requires at least 450 minutes for each player.

Al Horford: 74 games and 2,756 minutes. Marc Gasol: 80 games and 2,796 minutes. Playing time matters when judging the whole season; the impact estimate above is a rate, not a season total.

Read turnover rate alongside offensive workload. Offensive usage measures the share of team plays a player ends with a shot, free throws, or a turnover while on the court—not every touch, pass, or act of playmaking. These rows provide context; they are not extra points added to the ranking.

Regular season only. Impact figures are estimates; small gaps are not exact. Playoffs, awards and titles do not determine the verdict.

2012–13 season · regular-season impacthusseyquation.com/compare/al-horford/marc-gasol/2012-13

Behind the estimate

Why the model rates them this way

A verified breakdown of this season’s published estimate is unavailable. We do not substitute another season’s calculation.

What this does not establish: these figures do not prove that either player made his teammates shoot better. A verified teammate-shooting comparison is unavailable for this selected season. A small difference in the estimates is not a decisive basketball distinction.

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Full comparison · 2012–13 season

Understand the numbers

Start with impact, then compare playing time and skills. Team results add context. These are not categories to tally into a winner.

1 · Ranking evidence

Impact: who ranks higher, and why?

The impact estimate compares performance while playing, not total contribution over the season. The individual-stat estimate plus the lineup adjustment gives the final estimate.

Impact: Al Horford and Marc Gasol
MetricAl HorfordMarc Gasol
Season impactEstimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average+2.8+4.9Better result for this metric.
Season impact rank#37#6Better result for this metric.

Al Horford: verified lineup window unavailable. Marc Gasol: verified lineup window unavailable. The adjustment is not necessarily based on this season alone.

2 · Playing time and responsibility

How much did each player take on?

Read games and minutes alongside impact. Offensive usage is the share of team plays a player ends with a shot, free throws, or a turnover while on court. More usage is not automatically better.

Playing time and workload: Al Horford and Marc Gasol
MetricAl HorfordMarc Gasol
Games7480
Minutes2,7562,796

3 · Individual skills

Where does each player have an advantage?

These figures describe the selected regular seasons. They provide context, not extra points added to the verdict. Green marks the better result for a metric, including lower turnover rates. Workload and shot-selection measures stay neutral. These rows are not votes toward the ranking.

Shooting

True shooting includes two-pointers, three-pointers, and free throws.

Shooting: Al Horford and Marc Gasol
MetricAl HorfordMarc Gasol
True shooting percentage56.0%Better result for this metric.55.9%
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Shooting: Al Horford and Marc Gasol
MetricAl HorfordMarc Gasol
Field-goal percentage54.3%Better result for this metric.49.4%
Three-point percentage50.0%Better result for this metric.7.1%
Free-throw percentage64.4%84.8%Better result for this metric.

Passing

Assist rate is the share of teammates’ made shots assisted while the player is on court. Read turnovers alongside offensive workload; lower turnover rate is generally better.

Passing: Al Horford and Marc Gasol
MetricAl HorfordMarc Gasol
Assists per game3.24.0Better result for this metric.

Rebounding

Rebound rate is the share of available rebounds collected while on court.

Rebounding: Al Horford and Marc Gasol
MetricAl HorfordMarc Gasol
Rebounds per game10.2Better result for this metric.7.8

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Al Horford and Marc Gasol
MetricAl HorfordMarc Gasol
Points per game17.4Better result for this metric.14.1

4 · Team context, not ranking inputs

What happened with and without them?

A verified with/without comparison is unavailable for this scope. We do not substitute another season’s observations.

Four separate questions

Impact, winning, playoffs, and awards

These are different ways to understand a career. Only Regular Season Impact determines the hussEyquation verdict. The other three sections add basketball context without adding points or changing the rank.

Career to date. At least one player is active. Every total below stops after the latest completed season in this data; nothing is projected.

Ranking result

Regular Season Impact

Marc Gasol has the higher model estimate for the 2012–13 season.

Al HorfordMetricMarc Gasol
+2.8Season impactEstimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average+4.9Leads
#37Season impact rank#6Leads

This is the ranking result. It uses regular-season impact only. Team records, playoffs, and awards do not change it.

Context

Team Success

Al Horford leads every available measure below.

Al HorfordMetricMarc Gasol
903LeadsListed-team regular-season wins605
59.3%LeadsListed-team winning percentage54.4%
8Leads50-win team seasons5
3Leads60-win team seasons0
17LeadsPlayoff team seasons10

Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Final records for every listed team-season. A traded season can include more than one team.

Context

Playoff Résumé

Al Horford leads every available measure below.

Al HorfordMetricMarc Gasol
16LeadsPlayoff appearances9
197LeadsPlayoff games99
105LeadsTeam playoff wins54
2LeadsFinals appearances1
1Championships1

Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Team playoff results count only seasons when the player appeared in a playoff game.

Context

Awards

The advantages are split across the available measures.

Al HorfordMetricMarc Gasol
5LeadsAll-Star3
0MVP0
1All-NBA2Leads
1All-Defense1
0DPOY1Leads
0Rookie of the Year0

Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Major regular-season honors are recognition, not inputs to the impact ranking.

How each context field is counted
Listed-team regular-season wins
The sum of each listed team's final wins in every season the player represented that team.
Listed-team winning percentage
Those team wins divided by those teams' total regular-season games.
50- and 60-win team seasons
Listed team-seasons that finished with at least 50 or 60 wins. Shortened seasons are not projected to 82 games.
Team seasons reaching playoffs
Listed team-seasons in which that team qualified for the playoffs.
Playoff appearances and games
Postseasons and games in which the player appeared.
Team playoff wins
Team wins from those postseasons. They describe team results, not individual credit.
Finals appearances and championships
Seasons when the player appeared in the playoffs for the finalist or champion.
Awards
Recorded NBA selections and major regular-season honors. A zero means the source records none; Not available means the source field is missing.

Source and scope Basketball Reference, NBA seasons 1950–51 through 2025–26, accessed 2026-10-09. Active-career totals are results to date through the latest completed season in the source.

Selected seasons

Era-centered impact

Both bars show the same NBA season. Missing or unqualified data does not establish a winner.

Al HorfordMarc Gasol

Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average

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Both bars show the same NBA season. Missing or unqualified data does not establish a winner.