Jimmy Carruth vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Jimmy Carruth 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

Jimmy Carruth

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Carruth: 1996-97 to 1996-97
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Carruth 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Jimmy Carruth 1 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Jimmy Carruth 0 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Jimmy Carruth 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jimmy Carruth 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jimmy Carruth 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Carruth 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Jimmy Carruth 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Carruth 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Carruth 1.3 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Carruth 1.0 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Jimmy Carruth 0.0 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Jimmy Carruth 0.0 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Carruth 0.5 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Carruth 5 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Jimmy Carruth 4 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Jimmy Carruth 0 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Jimmy Carruth 0 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Carruth 2 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Jimmy Carruth 4 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Carruth .667 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Carruth - John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Carruth 1.000 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Carruth 1.3 (1997) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Carruth 1.0 (1997) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Carruth 0.0 (1997) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Carruth 0.0 (1997) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Carruth 0.5 (1997) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Carruth - John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Carruth - John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Jimmy Carruth - John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Jimmy Carruth - John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Carruth - John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Carruth - John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Jimmy Carruth - John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Jimmy Carruth - John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Jimmy Carruth - John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Carruth - John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Jimmy Carruth 0 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Carruth - John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Carruth - John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Carruth - John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Carruth - John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Carruth - John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Carruth - John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Carruth - John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Carruth - 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.