M.L. Carr vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and M.L. Carr that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
M.L. Carr:
1976-77 to 1984-85
John Havlicek:
1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

M.L. Carr2
John Havlicek8
M.L. Carr9
John Havlicek16
M.L. Carr7
John Havlicek13
M.L. Carr0
John Havlicek13

Honors and Awards

M.L. Carr0
John Havlicek1
*
M.L. Carr0
John Havlicek4
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
M.L. Carr0
John Havlicek11
M.L. Carr0
John Havlicek5
*
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
M.L. Carr1
John Havlicek8
M.L. Carr1
John Havlicek0
*
* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.
Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

M.L. Carr 9.7
John Havlicek 20.8

M.L. Carr 4.3
John Havlicek 6.3

M.L. Carr 1.8
John Havlicek 4.8

M.L. Carr 1.3
John Havlicek 1.2

*
M.L. Carr 0.4
John Havlicek 0.3

*

Totals Stats

M.L. Carr 5,853
John Havlicek 26,395

M.L. Carr 2,595
John Havlicek 8,007

M.L. Carr 1,112
John Havlicek 6,114

M.L. Carr 812
John Havlicek 476

*
M.L. Carr 226
John Havlicek 117

*
M.L. Carr 604
John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
M.L. Carr .470
John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage
M.L. Carr .256
*
John Havlicek -

n/a **
Free Throw Percentage
M.L. Carr .746
John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

M.L. Carr 18.7
(1979)
John Havlicek 28.9
(1971)

M.L. Carr 7.7
(1977)
John Havlicek 9.0
(1971)

M.L. Carr 3.3
(1979)
John Havlicek 7.5
(1971)

M.L. Carr 2.5
(1979)
John Havlicek 1.3
(1975)

*
M.L. Carr 0.7
(1977)
John Havlicek 0.4
(1974)

*

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

M.L. Carr 5.3
John Havlicek 22.0

M.L. Carr 1.9
John Havlicek 6.9

M.L. Carr 1.0
John Havlicek 4.8

M.L. Carr 0.6
John Havlicek 1.1

*
M.L. Carr 0.1
John Havlicek 0.3

*

Totals Stats

M.L. Carr 354
John Havlicek 3,776

M.L. Carr 129
John Havlicek 1,186

M.L. Carr 64
John Havlicek 825

M.L. Carr 38
John Havlicek 60

*
M.L. Carr 10
John Havlicek 16

*
M.L. Carr 67
John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
M.L. Carr .382
John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage
M.L. Carr .227
*
John Havlicek -

n/a **
Free Throw Percentage
M.L. Carr .714
John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

M.L. Carr 9.3
(1977)
John Havlicek 27.4
(1967)

M.L. Carr 5.7
(1977)
John Havlicek 9.9
(1969)

M.L. Carr 2.3
(1982)
John Havlicek 7.5
(1968)

M.L. Carr 0.9
(1982)
John Havlicek 1.5
(1975)

*
M.L. Carr 1.0
(1977)
John Havlicek 0.4
(1977)

*
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.