Chris Garner vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Chris Garner 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

Chris Garner

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Chris Garner: 1997-98 to 2000-01
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Chris Garner 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Chris Garner 2 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Chris Garner 0 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Chris Garner 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Chris Garner 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Chris Garner 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Chris Garner 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Chris Garner 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Chris Garner 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chris Garner 1.6 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Chris Garner 0.8 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Chris Garner 1.4 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Chris Garner 0.6 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Chris Garner 0.1 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Chris Garner 72 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Chris Garner 36 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Chris Garner 63 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Chris Garner 28 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Chris Garner 5 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Chris Garner 46 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chris Garner .280 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Chris Garner .190 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chris Garner .615 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chris Garner 2.4 (2001) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Chris Garner 1.5 (2001) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Chris Garner 2.3 (2001) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Chris Garner 0.9 (2001) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Chris Garner 0.1 (2001) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chris Garner - John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Chris Garner - John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Chris Garner - John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Chris Garner - John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Chris Garner - John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Chris Garner - John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Chris Garner - John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Chris Garner - John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Chris Garner - John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Chris Garner - John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Chris Garner 0 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chris Garner - John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Chris Garner - John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chris Garner - John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chris Garner - John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Chris Garner - John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Chris Garner - John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Chris Garner - John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Chris Garner - 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.