Norris Cole vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Norris Cole 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

Norris Cole

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Norris Cole: 2011-12 to 2016-17
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Norris Cole 2 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Norris Cole 6 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Norris Cole 5 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Norris Cole 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Norris Cole 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Norris Cole 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Norris Cole 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Norris Cole 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Norris Cole 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norris Cole 7.0 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Norris Cole 2.0 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Norris Cole 2.7 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Norris Cole 0.8 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Norris Cole 0.1 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Norris Cole 2,506 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Norris Cole 702 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Norris Cole 981 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Norris Cole 280 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Norris Cole 34 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Norris Cole 360 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norris Cole .407 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Norris Cole .324 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Norris Cole .743 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norris Cole 10.6 (2016) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Norris Cole 3.4 (2016) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Norris Cole 3.7 (2016) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Norris Cole 0.9 (2014) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Norris Cole 0.2 (2015) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norris Cole 4.3 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Norris Cole 1.2 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Norris Cole 1.4 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Norris Cole 0.5 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Norris Cole 0.1 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Norris Cole 295 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Norris Cole 79 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Norris Cole 98 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Norris Cole 31 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Norris Cole 5 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Norris Cole 68 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norris Cole .421 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Norris Cole .382 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Norris Cole .783 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norris Cole 8.8 (2015) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Norris Cole 1.9 (2013) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Norris Cole 2.0 (2013) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Norris Cole 0.7 (2013) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Norris Cole 0.3 (2017) 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, this player has no data for the stat.