John Havlicek vs. Jim Spruill Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Spruill 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 Spruill

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Jim Spruill: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Jim Spruill 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Jim Spruill 1

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Jim Spruill 0

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Jim Spruill 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Jim Spruill 0 *

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Jim Spruill 0

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Jim Spruill 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 Spruill 2.0

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Jim Spruill - n/a **

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Jim Spruill 0.0

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Jim Spruill - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Jim Spruill - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Jim Spruill 2

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Jim Spruill - n/a **

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Jim Spruill 0

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Jim Spruill - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Jim Spruill - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Jim Spruill 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Jim Spruill .333

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Jim Spruill - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Jim Spruill -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Jim Spruill 2.0 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Jim Spruill - n/a **

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Jim Spruill 0.0 (1949)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Jim Spruill - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Jim Spruill - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Jim Spruill -

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Jim Spruill - n/a **

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Jim Spruill -

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Jim Spruill - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Jim Spruill - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Jim Spruill -

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Jim Spruill - n/a **

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Jim Spruill -

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Jim Spruill - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Jim Spruill - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Jim Spruill 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Jim Spruill -

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Jim Spruill - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Jim Spruill -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Jim Spruill -

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Jim Spruill - n/a **

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Jim Spruill -

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Jim Spruill - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Jim Spruill - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.