Cross-era · careers 5 years apart

Dominique Wilkins vs John Havlicek

Dominique Wilkins 1982-1998 · Forward John Havlicek 1962-1977 · Forward

Dominique Wilkins (1982-1998) and John Havlicek (1962-1977) never shared an NBA court — their careers are separated by 5 years, so this is a cross-era comparison, not a head-to-head. On the floor, Dominique Wilkins was the higher-volume scorer (24.8 points per game to 20.8); adjusted for era they scored at 2.42× and 1.89× their league average respectively; Dominique Wilkins was the more efficient scorer (53.6% true shooting to 49.2%). John Havlicek holds the edge on accolades — 8 championships, 1 Finals MVP and the #11 all-time ranking to Dominique Wilkins's #62.

Career averages

Dominique WilkinsStatJohn Havlicek
24.8 Points / game 20.8
6.7 Rebounds / game 6.3
2.5 Assists / game 4.8
1.3 Steals / game 0.4
0.6 Blocks / game 0.1
46.1% Field goal % 43.9%
31.9% 3-point % 0.0%
81.1% Free throw % 81.3%
53.6% True shooting % 49.2%
1,074 Games played 1,270

Era-adjusted (× league average of their era)

Dominique WilkinsStatJohn Havlicek
2.42× Points vs era avg 1.89×
1.61× Rebounds vs era avg 1.17×
1.05× Assists vs era avg 2.14×

Advanced metrics

Advanced stats aren't available for Dominique Wilkins.

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

Playoff averages

Dominique WilkinsStatJohn Havlicek
25.4 Points / game 22.0
6.7 Rebounds / game 6.9
2.6 Assists / game 4.8
1.3 Steals / game 0.3
0.6 Blocks / game 0.1
42.8% Field goal % 43.5%
26.7% 3-point % 0.0%
81.8% Free throw % 82.7%
56 Playoff games 172

Accolades

Dominique WilkinsStatJohn Havlicek
0 MVP awards 0
0 Finals MVP 1
0 Championships 8
8 All-Star selections 13
1 All-NBA 1st Team 4
#62 All-time GOAT rank #11

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