John Havlicek vs. Guy Sparrow Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Guy Sparrow 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.

Guy Sparrow

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Guy Sparrow: 1957-58 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Guy Sparrow 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Guy Sparrow 3

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Guy Sparrow 0

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Guy Sparrow 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Guy Sparrow 0 *

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Guy Sparrow 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Guy Sparrow 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Guy Sparrow 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Guy Sparrow 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 Guy Sparrow 7.8

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Guy Sparrow 4.9

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Guy Sparrow 0.9

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Guy Sparrow 1,167

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Guy Sparrow 728

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Guy Sparrow 142

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Guy Sparrow 150

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Guy Sparrow .358

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Guy Sparrow .608

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Guy Sparrow 11.1 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Guy Sparrow 6.4 (1958)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Guy Sparrow 1.0 (1959)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Guy Sparrow - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Guy Sparrow -

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Guy Sparrow -

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Guy Sparrow -

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Guy Sparrow -

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Guy Sparrow -

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Guy Sparrow -

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Guy Sparrow 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Guy Sparrow -

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Guy Sparrow -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Guy Sparrow -

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Guy Sparrow -

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Guy Sparrow -

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. 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.