John Havlicek vs. George Karl Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Karl 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.

George Karl

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
George Karl: 1976-77 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 George Karl 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 George Karl 2

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 George Karl 1

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 George Karl 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * George Karl 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 George Karl 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 George Karl 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * George Karl 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 George Karl 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 George Karl 2.6

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 George Karl 0.7

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 George Karl 1.5

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * George Karl 0.3

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * George Karl 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 George Karl 85

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 George Karl 22

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 George Karl 51

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * George Karl 11

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * George Karl 0

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 George Karl 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 George Karl .342

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** George Karl - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 George Karl .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) George Karl 2.7 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) George Karl 1.3 (1978)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) George Karl 1.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * George Karl 0.3 (1977)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * George Karl 0.0 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 George Karl 0.0

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 George Karl 0.0

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 George Karl 0.0

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * George Karl 0.0

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * George Karl 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 George Karl 0

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 George Karl 0

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 George Karl 0

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * George Karl 0

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * George Karl 0

Total Games John Havlicek 172 George Karl 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 George Karl -

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** George Karl - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 George Karl -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) George Karl 0.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) George Karl 0.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) George Karl 0.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * George Karl 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * George Karl 0.0 (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.