John Havlicek vs. Irving Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Irving Thomas 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.

Irving Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Irving Thomas: 1990-91 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Irving Thomas 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Irving Thomas 1

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Irving Thomas 1

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Irving Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Irving Thomas 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Irving Thomas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Irving Thomas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Irving Thomas 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Irving Thomas 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 Irving Thomas 1.8

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Irving Thomas 1.2

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Irving Thomas 0.4

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Irving Thomas 0.2

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Irving Thomas 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Irving Thomas 46

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Irving Thomas 31

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Irving Thomas 10

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Irving Thomas 4

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Irving Thomas 1

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Irving Thomas 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Irving Thomas .340

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Irving Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Irving Thomas .571

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Irving Thomas 1.8 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Irving Thomas 1.2 (1991)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Irving Thomas 0.4 (1991)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Irving Thomas 0.2 (1991)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Irving Thomas 0.0 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Irving Thomas 0.7

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Irving Thomas 0.0

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Irving Thomas 0.0

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Irving Thomas 0.0

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Irving Thomas 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Irving Thomas 2

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Irving Thomas 0

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Irving Thomas 0

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Irving Thomas 0

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Irving Thomas 0

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Irving Thomas 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Irving Thomas 1.000

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Irving Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Irving Thomas -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Irving Thomas 0.7 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Irving Thomas 0.0 (1991)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Irving Thomas 0.0 (1991)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Irving Thomas 0.0 (1991)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Irving Thomas 0.0 (1991)

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.