Bill Cartwright vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Bill Cartwright 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

Bill Cartwright

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Cartwright: 1979-80 to 1994-95
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Cartwright 3 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Bill Cartwright 15 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Bill Cartwright 10 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Bill Cartwright 1 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bill Cartwright 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bill Cartwright 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Cartwright 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Cartwright 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Cartwright 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 13.2 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 6.3 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.4 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.5 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.7 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Cartwright 12,713 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Bill Cartwright 6,106 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Bill Cartwright 1,390 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Bill Cartwright 460 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Bill Cartwright 668 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Bill Cartwright 963 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Cartwright .525 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Bill Cartwright .000 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Cartwright .771 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 21.7 (1980) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.9 (1980) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 2.5 (1986) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.7 (1987) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.5 (1983) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.9 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 5.4 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.3 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.4 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.5 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Cartwright 1,100 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Bill Cartwright 668 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Bill Cartwright 162 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Bill Cartwright 54 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Bill Cartwright 57 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Bill Cartwright 124 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Cartwright .482 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Bill Cartwright - John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Cartwright .725 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 17.4 (1984) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.3 (1984) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.9 (1991) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.6 (1993) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.2 (1984) 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.