John Havlicek vs. Rodney McGruder Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rodney McGruder 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.

Rodney McGruder

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Rodney McGruder: 2016-17 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Rodney McGruder 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Rodney McGruder 7

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Rodney McGruder 2

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Rodney McGruder 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Rodney McGruder 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Rodney McGruder 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Rodney McGruder 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Rodney McGruder 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Rodney McGruder 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 Rodney McGruder 5.8

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Rodney McGruder 2.8

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Rodney McGruder 1.2

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Rodney McGruder 0.5

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Rodney McGruder 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Rodney McGruder 1,825

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Rodney McGruder 884

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Rodney McGruder 381

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Rodney McGruder 161

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Rodney McGruder 50

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Rodney McGruder 317

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Rodney McGruder .420

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Rodney McGruder .360

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Rodney McGruder .672

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Rodney McGruder 7.6 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Rodney McGruder 3.6 (2019)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Rodney McGruder 1.7 (2019)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Rodney McGruder 0.6 (2017)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Rodney McGruder 0.2 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Rodney McGruder 1.1

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Rodney McGruder 0.9

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Rodney McGruder 0.2

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Rodney McGruder 0.0

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Rodney McGruder 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Rodney McGruder 10

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Rodney McGruder 8

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Rodney McGruder 2

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Rodney McGruder 0

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Rodney McGruder 0

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Rodney McGruder 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Rodney McGruder .444

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Rodney McGruder .400

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Rodney McGruder -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Rodney McGruder 1.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Rodney McGruder 1.0 (2018)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Rodney McGruder 0.4 (2020)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Rodney McGruder 0.0 (2020)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Rodney McGruder 0.0 (2020)

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.