John Havlicek vs. Kyrie Irving Comparison

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

Kyrie Irving

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Kyrie Irving: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Kyrie Irving 1

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Kyrie Irving 13

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Kyrie Irving 7

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Kyrie Irving 8

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Kyrie Irving 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Kyrie Irving 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Kyrie Irving 3

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Kyrie Irving 0

Rookie of The Year John Havlicek 0 Kyrie Irving 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 20.8 Kyrie Irving 23.6

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Kyrie Irving 4.0

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Kyrie Irving 5.7

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Kyrie Irving 1.3

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Kyrie Irving 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Kyrie Irving 17,199

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Kyrie Irving 2,933

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Kyrie Irving 4,134

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Kyrie Irving 956

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Kyrie Irving 314

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Kyrie Irving 729

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Kyrie Irving .474

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Kyrie Irving .393

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Kyrie Irving .886

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Kyrie Irving 27.4 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Kyrie Irving 5.2 (2020)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Kyrie Irving 6.9 (2019)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Kyrie Irving 1.5 (2019)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Kyrie Irving 0.8 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Kyrie Irving 23.4

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Kyrie Irving 3.8

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Kyrie Irving 4.8

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Kyrie Irving 1.4

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Kyrie Irving 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Kyrie Irving 1,778

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Kyrie Irving 285

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Kyrie Irving 365

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Kyrie Irving 110

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Kyrie Irving 46

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Kyrie Irving 76

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Kyrie Irving .456

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Kyrie Irving .396

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Kyrie Irving .889

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Kyrie Irving 27.0 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Kyrie Irving 6.5 (2024)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Kyrie Irving 7.0 (2019)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Kyrie Irving 2.5 (2024)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Kyrie Irving 1.3 (2022)

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.