Barney Cable vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Barney Cable that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Barney Cable

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Barney Cable: 1958-59 to 1963-64
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Barney Cable 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Barney Cable 6 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Barney Cable 2 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Barney Cable 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Barney Cable 0 * John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Barney Cable 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Barney Cable 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Barney Cable 0 * John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Barney Cable 0 John Havlicek 8

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Barney Cable 6.6 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Barney Cable 5.2 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Barney Cable 1.1 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Barney Cable - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Barney Cable - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Barney Cable 2,372 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Barney Cable 1,884 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Barney Cable 381 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Barney Cable - n/a ** John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Barney Cable - n/a ** John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Barney Cable 362 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Barney Cable .420 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Barney Cable - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Barney Cable .665 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Barney Cable 10.9 (1962) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Barney Cable 8.4 (1962) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Barney Cable 1.7 (1962) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Barney Cable - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Barney Cable - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Barney Cable 6.9 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Barney Cable 8.1 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Barney Cable 0.7 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Barney Cable - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Barney Cable - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Barney Cable 76 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Barney Cable 89 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Barney Cable 8 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Barney Cable - n/a ** John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Barney Cable - n/a ** John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Barney Cable 11 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Barney Cable .392 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Barney Cable - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Barney Cable .560 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Barney Cable 7.8 (1961) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Barney Cable 9.3 (1960) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Barney Cable 0.9 (1961) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Barney Cable - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Barney Cable - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.