Tim Duncan vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Tim Duncan 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

Tim Duncan

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 John Havlicek 0

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 John Havlicek 8

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 John Havlicek 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) 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.