Jerry Eaves vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Jerry Eaves 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

Jerry Eaves

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Eaves: 1982-83 to 1986-87
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Eaves 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Jerry Eaves 4 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Jerry Eaves 1 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Jerry Eaves 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jerry Eaves 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jerry Eaves 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Eaves 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Jerry Eaves 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Eaves 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Eaves 6.7 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Eaves 1.2 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Jerry Eaves 2.5 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Jerry Eaves 0.5 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Eaves 0.0 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Eaves 1,132 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Jerry Eaves 208 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Jerry Eaves 414 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Jerry Eaves 85 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Jerry Eaves 8 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Jerry Eaves 168 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Eaves .472 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Jerry Eaves .071 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Eaves .773 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Eaves 9.3 (1983) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Eaves 1.5 (1983) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Jerry Eaves 2.6 (1983) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Jerry Eaves 0.6 (1983) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Eaves 0.1 (1984) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Eaves 5.0 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Eaves 0.9 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Jerry Eaves 1.2 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Jerry Eaves 0.5 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Eaves 0.2 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Eaves 55 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Jerry Eaves 10 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Jerry Eaves 13 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Jerry Eaves 5 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Jerry Eaves 2 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Jerry Eaves 11 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Eaves .478 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Jerry Eaves .333 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Eaves .769 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Eaves 5.0 (1984) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Eaves 0.9 (1984) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Jerry Eaves 1.2 (1984) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jerry Eaves 0.5 (1984) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Eaves 0.2 (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.