Cross-era · careers 35 years apart

John Havlicek vs Anthony Davis

John Havlicek 1962-1977 · Forward Anthony Davis 2012-2025 · Forward-Center · active

John Havlicek (1962-1977) and Anthony Davis (2012-2025) never shared an NBA court — their careers are separated by 35 years, so this is a cross-era comparison, not a head-to-head. On the floor, Anthony Davis was the higher-volume scorer (24.0 points per game to 20.8); adjusted for era they scored at 1.89× and 2.37× their league average respectively; Anthony Davis was the more efficient scorer (60.1% true shooting to 49.2%). John Havlicek holds the edge on accolades — 8 championships, 1 Finals MVP and the #11 all-time ranking to Anthony Davis's #61.

Career averages

John HavlicekStatAnthony Davis
20.8 Points / game 24.0
6.3 Rebounds / game 10.7
4.8 Assists / game 2.6
0.4 Steals / game 1.3
0.1 Blocks / game 2.3
43.9% Field goal % 52.2%
0.0% 3-point % 24.6%
81.3% Free throw % 78.8%
49.2% True shooting % 60.1%
1,270 Games played 807

Era-adjusted (× league average of their era)

John HavlicekStatAnthony Davis
1.89× Points vs era avg 2.37×
1.17× Rebounds vs era avg 2.58×
2.14× Assists vs era avg 1.11×

Advanced metrics

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

John HavlicekStatAnthony Davis
— Offensive rating 110.2
— Defensive rating 107.5
— Net rating 2.7
— Usage % 27.5%
— Assist % 15.1%
— Rebound % 18.7%

Playoff averages

John HavlicekStatAnthony Davis
22.0 Points / game 26.1
6.9 Rebounds / game 11.7
4.8 Assists / game 2.9
0.3 Steals / game 1.3
0.1 Blocks / game 2.1
43.5% Field goal % 54.0%
0.0% 3-point % 28.0%
82.7% Free throw % 83.8%
172 Playoff games 60

Accolades

John HavlicekStatAnthony Davis
0 MVP awards 0
1 Finals MVP 0
8 Championships 1
13 All-Star selections 7
4 All-NBA 1st Team 4
#11 All-time GOAT rank #61

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