Cross-era · careers 21 years apart

Dirk Nowitzki vs John Havlicek

Dirk Nowitzki 1998-2018 · Forward John Havlicek 1962-1977 · Forward

Dirk Nowitzki (1998-2018) and John Havlicek (1962-1977) never shared an NBA court — their careers are separated by 21 years, so this is a cross-era comparison, not a head-to-head. On the floor, John Havlicek was the higher-volume scorer (20.8 points per game to 20.7); adjusted for era they scored at 2.17× and 1.89× their league average respectively; Dirk Nowitzki was the more efficient scorer (57.7% true shooting to 49.2%). John Havlicek holds the edge on accolades — 8 championships, 1 Finals MVP and the #11 all-time ranking to Dirk Nowitzki's #25.

Career averages

Dirk NowitzkiStatJohn Havlicek
20.7 Points / game 20.8
7.5 Rebounds / game 6.3
2.4 Assists / game 4.8
0.8 Steals / game 0.4
0.8 Blocks / game 0.1
46.6% Field goal % 43.9%
37.9% 3-point % 0.0%
87.4% Free throw % 81.3%
57.7% True shooting % 49.2%
1,522 Games played 1,270

Era-adjusted (× league average of their era)

Dirk NowitzkiStatJohn Havlicek
2.17× Points vs era avg 1.89×
1.82× Rebounds vs era avg 1.17×
1.14× Assists vs era avg 2.14×

Advanced metrics

Advanced stats weren't tracked in John Havlicek's era.

Dirk NowitzkiStatJohn Havlicek
105.9 Offensive rating —
105.4 Defensive rating —
0.6 Net rating —
0.2% Usage % —
0.1% Assist % —
0.1% Rebound % —

Playoff averages

Dirk NowitzkiStatJohn Havlicek
25.3 Points / game 22.0
10.0 Rebounds / game 6.9
2.5 Assists / game 4.8
1.0 Steals / game 0.3
0.9 Blocks / game 0.1
46.1% Field goal % 43.5%
36.2% 3-point % 0.0%
89.2% Free throw % 82.7%
145 Playoff games 172

Accolades

Dirk NowitzkiStatJohn Havlicek
1 MVP awards 0
1 Finals MVP 1
1 Championships 8
14 All-Star selections 13
4 All-NBA 1st Team 4
#25 All-time GOAT rank #11

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