John Havlicek vs. Eddie Jones Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Eddie Jones and John Havlicek, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

John Havlicek played 16 years in the NBA, 2 more than Eddie Jones, who played 14. John Havlicek had the first of his seasons in 1962-63, while Eddie Jones had his rookie season in 1994-95. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
John Havlicek 16 13 1962-63 to 1977-78
Eddie Jones 14 11 1994-95 to 2007-08

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

John Havlicek Eddie Jones
Season 1962-631994-95
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionLakers Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Havlicek 80 27.5 14.3 - - 6.7 2.2 - - - 2.4 6.0 13.6 .445 - - - 2.2 3.0 .728
Eddie Jones 64 31.0 14.0 1.2 2.7 3.9 2.0 2.0 0.6 1.2 2.7 5.3 11.6 .460 1.4 3.8 .370 1.9 2.6 .722
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Havlicek 11 23.1 11.8 - - 4.8 1.5 - - - 2.5 5.1 11.4 .448 - - - 1.6 2.5 .667
Eddie Jones 10 28.6 8.7 0.7 2.5 3.2 2.0 0.8 0.9 1.7 2.7 3.0 8.0 .375 1.2 2.7 .444 1.5 2.1 .714

Season 2

John Havlicek Eddie Jones
Season 1963-641995-96
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Havlicek 80 32.3 19.9 - - 5.4 3.0 - - - 2.8 8.0 19.2 .417 - - - 3.9 5.3 .746
Eddie Jones 70 31.2 12.8 0.6 2.7 3.3 3.5 1.8 0.6 1.4 2.3 4.8 9.8 .492 1.2 3.2 .366 1.9 2.6 .739
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Havlicek 10 28.9 15.7 - - 4.3 3.2 - - - 2.6 6.1 15.9 .384 - - - 3.5 4.4 .795
Eddie Jones 4 38.8 17.3 1.8 3.5 5.3 1.5 2.0 0.3 1.0 4.0 6.8 12.3 .551 2.5 4.8 .526 1.3 2.0 .625

Season 3

John Havlicek Eddie Jones
Season 1964-651996-97
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionLakers Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Havlicek 75 28.9 18.3 - - 4.9 2.7 - - - 2.7 7.6 18.9 .401 - - - 3.1 4.2 .744
Eddie Jones 80 37.5 17.2 1.1 3.0 4.1 3.4 2.4 0.6 2.1 2.8 5.9 13.5 .438 1.9 4.9 .391 3.5 4.2 .819
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Havlicek 12 33.8 18.5 - - 7.3 2.4 - - - 3.7 7.3 20.8 .352 - - - 3.8 4.6 .836
Eddie Jones 9 31.6 11.2 0.9 2.6 3.4 3.2 1.0 0.4 1.4 2.7 3.7 8.0 .458 1.0 2.7 .375 2.9 3.9 .743

Season 4

John Havlicek Eddie Jones
Season 1965-661997-98
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionLakers Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Havlicek 71 30.6 18.8 - - 6.0 3.0 - - - 2.2 7.5 18.7 .399 - - - 3.9 4.9 .785
Eddie Jones 80 36.4 16.9 1.1 2.7 3.8 3.1 2.0 0.7 1.8 2.1 6.1 12.6 .484 1.8 4.6 .389 2.9 3.8 .765
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Havlicek 17 42.3 23.6 - - 9.1 4.1 - - - 4.1 9.0 22.0 .409 - - - 5.6 6.6 .841
Eddie Jones 13 36.6 17.0 0.9 3.0 3.9 2.5 2.0 1.6 1.3 2.8 5.3 11.4 .466 1.5 3.7 .417 4.8 5.8 .829

Season 5

John Havlicek Eddie Jones
Season 1966-671998-99
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers, Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Havlicek 81 32.1 21.4 - - 6.6 3.4 - - - 2.6 8.4 19.0 .444 - - - 4.5 5.4 .828
Eddie Jones 50 37.6 15.6 1.0 2.9 3.9 3.7 2.5 1.2 1.9 2.6 5.2 11.9 .437 1.0 2.8 .338 4.2 5.4 .782
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Havlicek 9 36.7 27.4 - - 8.1 3.1 - - - 3.3 10.6 23.6 .448 - - - 6.3 7.9 .803
Eddie Jones ------- --- ----------

Season 6

John Havlicek Eddie Jones
Season 1967-681999-00
Team Boston CelticsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement Steals Leader
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Havlicek 82 35.6 20.7 - - 6.7 4.7 - - - 2.9 8.1 18.9 .429 - - - 4.5 5.5 .812
Eddie Jones 72 39.0 20.1 1.1 3.6 4.8 4.2 2.7 0.7 2.2 2.4 6.6 15.5 .427 1.8 4.7 .375 5.0 5.8 .864
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Havlicek 19 45.4 25.9 - - 8.6 7.5 - - - 3.5 9.7 21.4 .452 - - - 6.6 7.9 .828
Eddie Jones 4 42.8 17.0 1.0 4.0 5.0 4.8 2.5 0.8 1.3 3.0 5.5 14.5 .379 2.3 6.5 .346 3.8 4.0 .938

Season 7

John Havlicek Eddie Jones
Season 1968-692000-01
Team Boston CelticsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Havlicek 82 38.7 21.6 - - 7.0 5.4 - - - 3.0 8.4 20.8 .405 - - - 4.7 6.0 .780
Eddie Jones 63 36.2 17.4 1.2 3.4 4.6 2.7 1.7 0.9 2.1 2.9 6.2 13.8 .445 1.4 3.8 .378 3.6 4.3 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Havlicek 18 47.2 25.4 - - 9.9 5.6 - - - 3.2 9.4 21.2 .445 - - - 6.6 7.7 .855
Eddie Jones 3 36.0 19.0 0.7 5.3 6.0 2.3 1.0 0.3 2.3 3.0 7.3 14.7 .500 2.3 5.3 .438 2.0 2.3 .857

Season 8

John Havlicek Eddie Jones
Season 1969-702001-02
Team Boston CelticsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Havlicek 81 41.6 24.2 - - 7.8 6.8 - - - 2.6 9.1 19.6 .464 - - - 6.0 7.1 .844
Eddie Jones 81 39.0 18.3 0.8 3.9 4.7 3.2 1.4 1.0 1.8 3.2 6.4 14.8 .432 1.8 4.7 .390 3.7 4.4 .837
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Havlicek ------- --- ----------
Eddie Jones ------- --- ----------

Season 9

John Havlicek Eddie Jones
Season 1970-712002-03
Team Boston CelticsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Havlicek 81 45.4 28.9 - - 9.0 7.5 - - - 2.5 11.0 24.5 .450 - - - 6.8 8.4 .818
Eddie Jones 47 38.1 18.5 0.7 4.1 4.8 3.7 1.4 0.7 1.8 2.9 6.2 14.6 .423 2.1 5.1 .407 4.0 4.9 .822
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Havlicek ------- --- ----------
Eddie Jones ------- --- ----------

Season 10

John Havlicek Eddie Jones
Season 1971-722003-04
Team Boston CelticsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsHeat Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Havlicek 82 45.1 27.5 - - 8.2 7.5 - - - 2.2 10.9 23.9 .458 - - - 5.6 6.7 .834
Eddie Jones 81 37.0 17.3 0.5 3.3 3.8 3.2 1.1 0.4 1.6 2.8 5.8 14.3 .409 2.2 5.9 .370 3.4 4.1 .835
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Havlicek 11 47.0 27.4 - - 8.4 6.4 - - - 3.2 9.8 21.4 .460 - - - 7.7 9.0 .859
Eddie Jones 13 37.0 13.2 0.2 3.4 3.6 2.2 1.4 0.8 1.5 2.8 4.3 11.8 .366 1.5 5.2 .299 3.1 3.8 .800

Season 11

John Havlicek Eddie Jones
Season 1972-732004-05
Team Boston CelticsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsHeat Lost East Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Havlicek 80 42.1 23.8 - - 7.1 6.6 - - - 2.4 9.6 21.3 .450 - - - 4.6 5.4 .858
Eddie Jones 80 35.5 12.7 0.5 4.6 5.1 2.7 1.1 0.5 1.2 3.1 4.4 10.3 .428 1.8 4.8 .372 2.2 2.7 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Havlicek 12 39.9 23.8 - - 5.2 5.4 - - - 2.0 9.3 19.6 .477 - - - 5.1 6.2 .824
Eddie Jones 15 40.3 13.7 0.7 5.1 5.8 2.6 1.2 0.6 1.5 3.8 4.7 10.4 .455 2.1 5.3 .400 2.1 2.8 .738

Season 12

John Havlicek Eddie Jones
Season 1973-742005-06
Team Boston CelticsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionGrizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Havlicek 76 40.7 22.6 1.8 4.6 6.4 5.9 1.3 0.4 - 2.6 9.0 19.8 .456 - - - 4.6 5.5 .832
Eddie Jones 75 32.5 11.8 0.5 3.3 3.7 2.4 1.7 0.4 1.2 2.7 3.9 9.6 .404 1.8 5.0 .356 2.2 2.9 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Havlicek 18 45.1 27.1 1.6 4.9 6.4 6.0 1.3 0.3 - 2.4 11.1 22.8 .484 - - - 4.9 5.6 .881
Eddie Jones 4 29.8 10.3 0.8 2.0 2.8 2.5 0.8 0.3 0.3 2.5 3.5 7.3 .483 0.8 1.8 .429 2.5 3.8 .667

Season 13

John Havlicek Eddie Jones
Season 1974-752006-07
Team Boston CelticsMemphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Havlicek 82 38.2 19.2 1.9 4.0 5.9 5.3 1.3 0.2 - 2.8 7.8 17.2 .455 - - - 3.5 4.0 .870
Eddie Jones 64 24.9 7.7 0.5 2.5 3.0 1.7 1.1 0.2 0.7 1.9 2.8 6.6 .422 1.2 3.5 .351 0.9 1.2 .787
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Havlicek 11 42.2 21.1 1.6 3.5 5.2 4.6 1.5 0.1 - 3.5 7.5 17.5 .432 - - - 6.0 6.9 .868
Eddie Jones 3 22.0 3.3 0.3 1.7 2.0 1.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 2.3 0.7 3.0 .222 0.3 2.0 .167 1.7 2.0 .833

Season 14

John Havlicek Eddie Jones
Season 1975-762007-08
Team Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Havlicek 76 34.2 17.0 1.5 2.6 4.1 3.7 1.3 0.4 - 2.7 6.6 14.8 .450 - - - 3.7 4.4 .844
Eddie Jones 47 19.6 3.7 0.4 2.4 2.8 1.5 0.6 0.2 0.6 1.5 1.4 3.8 .367 0.7 2.5 .293 0.2 0.3 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Havlicek 15 33.7 13.2 1.2 2.5 3.7 3.4 0.8 0.3 - 2.1 5.3 12.0 .444 - - - 2.5 3.1 .809
Eddie Jones 3 7.3 2.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.0 0.7 2.0 .333 0.3 1.3 .250 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 15

John Havlicek Eddie Jones
Season 1976-77-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Havlicek 79 36.9 17.7 1.4 3.5 4.8 5.1 1.1 0.2 - 2.6 7.3 16.2 .452 - - - 3.0 3.6 .816
Eddie Jones ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Havlicek 9 41.7 18.3 1.7 3.8 5.4 6.9 0.9 0.4 - 3.7 6.9 18.6 .371 - - - 4.6 5.6 .820
Eddie Jones ------- --- ----------

Season 16

John Havlicek Eddie Jones
Season 1977-78-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Havlicek 82 34.1 16.1 1.1 2.9 4.0 4.0 1.1 0.3 2.5 2.3 6.7 14.8 .449 - - - 2.8 3.3 .855
Eddie Jones ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Havlicek ------- --- ----------
Eddie Jones ------- --- ----------