Ron Harper vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Ron Harper 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

Ron Harper

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ron Harper: 1986-87 to 2000-01
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ron Harper 5 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Ron Harper 15 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Ron Harper 10 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Ron Harper 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ron Harper 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ron Harper 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ron Harper 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Ron Harper 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ron Harper 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Harper 13.8 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 4.3 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 3.9 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 1.7 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 0.7 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Harper 13,910 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Ron Harper 4,309 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Ron Harper 3,916 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Ron Harper 1,716 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Ron Harper 729 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Ron Harper 1,009 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Harper .446 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Ron Harper .289 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ron Harper .720 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Harper 22.9 (1987) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 6.1 (1994) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 5.4 (1991) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 2.5 (1987) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 1.2 (1990) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Harper 9.0 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 3.7 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 2.7 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 1.3 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 0.7 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Harper 1,013 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Ron Harper 417 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Ron Harper 305 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Ron Harper 141 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Ron Harper 76 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Ron Harper 112 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Harper .450 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Ron Harper .292 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ron Harper .698 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Harper 19.6 (1989) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Harper 6.4 (1992) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Ron Harper 4.6 (1992) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Ron Harper 3.0 (1993) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ron Harper 2.0 (1993) 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.