Earl Gardner vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Earl Gardner 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

Earl Gardner

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Earl Gardner 0 * John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Earl Gardner 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Gardner 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Earl Gardner 0 * John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Gardner 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.