John Havlicek vs. Carl Shaeffer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Carl Shaeffer and John Havlicek 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

John Havlicek

vs.

Carl Shaeffer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Carl Shaeffer: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Carl Shaeffer 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Carl Shaeffer 2

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Carl Shaeffer 1

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Carl Shaeffer 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Carl Shaeffer 0 *

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Carl Shaeffer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Carl Shaeffer 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Carl Shaeffer 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Carl Shaeffer 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 20.8 Carl Shaeffer 3.1

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Carl Shaeffer 1.0 *

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Carl Shaeffer 0.9

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Carl Shaeffer 165

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Carl Shaeffer 10 *

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Carl Shaeffer 46

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Carl Shaeffer 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Carl Shaeffer .357

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Carl Shaeffer .583

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Carl Shaeffer 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Carl Shaeffer 1.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Carl Shaeffer 0.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Carl Shaeffer 3.5

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Carl Shaeffer - *

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Carl Shaeffer 1.2

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Carl Shaeffer 21

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Carl Shaeffer 7

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Carl Shaeffer 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Carl Shaeffer .333

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Carl Shaeffer .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Carl Shaeffer 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Carl Shaeffer - *

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Carl Shaeffer 1.2 (1950)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.