Rick Carlisle vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Rick Carlisle 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

Rick Carlisle

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Carlisle: 1984-85 to 1989-90
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Carlisle 1 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Rick Carlisle 5 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Rick Carlisle 2 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Rick Carlisle 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Carlisle 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Carlisle 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Carlisle 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Carlisle 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Carlisle 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.2 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.1 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 422 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 141 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 201 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 42 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 9 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Rick Carlisle 188 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .422 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .229 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .775 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.8 (1988) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1986) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.4 (1986) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.4 (1988) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 (1990) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.8 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.6 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.7 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.3 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 21 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 7 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 8 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 3 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 0 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Rick Carlisle 12 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .474 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .000 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .750 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.9 (1986) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1988) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 (1986) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.5 (1988) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 (1988) 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.