John Havlicek vs. Jim McElroy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim McElroy 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.

Jim McElroy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Jim McElroy: 1975-76 to 1981-82

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Jim McElroy 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Jim McElroy 7

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Jim McElroy 1

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Jim McElroy 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Jim McElroy 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Jim McElroy 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Jim McElroy 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Jim McElroy 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Jim McElroy 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 Jim McElroy 9.9

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Jim McElroy 2.0

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Jim McElroy 3.5

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Jim McElroy 0.9

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Jim McElroy 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Jim McElroy 4,120

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Jim McElroy 820

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Jim McElroy 1,462

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Jim McElroy 384

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Jim McElroy 126

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Jim McElroy 418

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Jim McElroy .468

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Jim McElroy .206 *

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Jim McElroy .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Jim McElroy 16.9 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Jim McElroy 2.7 (1979)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Jim McElroy 5.7 (1979)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Jim McElroy 1.9 (1979)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Jim McElroy 0.6 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Jim McElroy 2.4

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Jim McElroy 0.4

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Jim McElroy 0.8

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Jim McElroy 0.0

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Jim McElroy 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Jim McElroy 12

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Jim McElroy 2

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Jim McElroy 4

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Jim McElroy 0

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Jim McElroy 0

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Jim McElroy 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Jim McElroy .444

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Jim McElroy .000 *

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Jim McElroy .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Jim McElroy 2.4 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Jim McElroy 0.4 (1980)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Jim McElroy 0.8 (1980)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Jim McElroy 0.0 (1980)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Jim McElroy 0.0 (1980)

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. 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.