John Havlicek vs. Paul Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Thompson 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.

Paul Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Paul Thompson: 1983-84 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Paul Thompson 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Paul Thompson 3

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Paul Thompson 1

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Paul Thompson 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Paul Thompson 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Paul Thompson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Paul Thompson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Paul Thompson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Paul Thompson 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 Paul Thompson 8.9

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Paul Thompson 3.5

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Paul Thompson 1.5

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Paul Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Paul Thompson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Paul Thompson 1,374

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Paul Thompson 533

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Paul Thompson 224

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Paul Thompson 141

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Paul Thompson 79

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Paul Thompson 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Paul Thompson .432

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Paul Thompson .210

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Paul Thompson .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Paul Thompson 9.2 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Paul Thompson 3.8 (1984)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Paul Thompson 1.6 (1985)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Paul Thompson 1.1 (1985)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Paul Thompson 0.7 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Paul Thompson 4.3

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Paul Thompson 1.7

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Paul Thompson 0.7

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Paul Thompson 1.3

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Paul Thompson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Paul Thompson 13

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Paul Thompson 5

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Paul Thompson 2

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Paul Thompson 4

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Paul Thompson 1

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Paul Thompson 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Paul Thompson .417

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Paul Thompson .000

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Paul Thompson .600

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Paul Thompson 4.3 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Paul Thompson 1.7 (1985)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Paul Thompson 0.7 (1985)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Paul Thompson 1.3 (1985)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Paul Thompson 0.3 (1985)

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.