Jim Garvin vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Jim Garvin 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

Jim Garvin

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Garvin: 1973-74 to 1973-74
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Garvin 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Jim Garvin 1 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Jim Garvin 0 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Jim Garvin 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jim Garvin 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jim Garvin 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Garvin 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Garvin 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Garvin 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Garvin 0.3 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Jim Garvin 0.8 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Jim Garvin 0.0 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Jim Garvin 0.0 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Garvin 0.0 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Garvin 2 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Jim Garvin 5 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Jim Garvin 0 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Jim Garvin 0 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Jim Garvin 0 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Jim Garvin 6 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Garvin .250 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Jim Garvin - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Garvin - John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Garvin 0.3 (1974) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Garvin 0.8 (1974) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Jim Garvin 0.0 (1974) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Jim Garvin 0.0 (1974) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Garvin 0.0 (1974) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Garvin - John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Garvin - John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Jim Garvin - John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Jim Garvin - John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Garvin - John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Garvin - John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Jim Garvin - John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Jim Garvin - John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Jim Garvin - John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Jim Garvin - John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Jim Garvin 0 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Garvin - John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Jim Garvin - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Garvin - John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Garvin - John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Garvin - John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Jim Garvin - John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jim Garvin - John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Garvin - 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.