Harvey Catchings vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Harvey Catchings 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

Harvey Catchings

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Harvey Catchings: 1974-75 to 1984-85
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Harvey Catchings 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Harvey Catchings 11 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Harvey Catchings 9 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Harvey Catchings 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Harvey Catchings 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Harvey Catchings 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Harvey Catchings 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Harvey Catchings 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Harvey Catchings 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Harvey Catchings 3.2 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Harvey Catchings 5.0 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Harvey Catchings 0.8 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Harvey Catchings 0.4 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Harvey Catchings 1.7 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Harvey Catchings 2,335 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Harvey Catchings 3,639 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Harvey Catchings 608 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Harvey Catchings 261 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Harvey Catchings 1,226 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Harvey Catchings 725 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Harvey Catchings .435 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Harvey Catchings .000 * John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Harvey Catchings .647 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Harvey Catchings 4.6 (1979) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Harvey Catchings 6.9 (1976) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Harvey Catchings 1.3 (1981) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Harvey Catchings 0.5 (1982) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Harvey Catchings 2.4 (1981) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Harvey Catchings 1.4 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Harvey Catchings 2.9 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Harvey Catchings 0.4 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Harvey Catchings 0.1 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Harvey Catchings 0.9 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Harvey Catchings 74 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Harvey Catchings 154 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Harvey Catchings 23 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Harvey Catchings 3 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Harvey Catchings 49 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Harvey Catchings 53 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Harvey Catchings .397 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Harvey Catchings - * John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Harvey Catchings .500 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Harvey Catchings 5.7 (1976) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Harvey Catchings 9.3 (1976) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Harvey Catchings 2.0 (1976) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Harvey Catchings 0.2 (1983) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Harvey Catchings 3.0 (1976) 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. 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.