Cross-era · careers 35 years apart

John Havlicek vs Draymond Green

John Havlicek 1962-1977 · Forward Draymond Green 2012-2025 · Forward · active

John Havlicek (1962-1977) and Draymond Green (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, John Havlicek was the higher-volume scorer (20.8 points per game to 8.7); adjusted for era they scored at 1.89× and 0.86× their league average respectively; Draymond Green 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 Draymond Green's #72.

Career averages

John HavlicekStatDraymond Green
20.8 Points / game 8.7
6.3 Rebounds / game 6.8
4.8 Assists / game 5.6
0.4 Steals / game 1.3
0.1 Blocks / game 1.0
43.9% Field goal % 44.1%
0.0% 3-point % 31.2%
81.3% Free throw % 71.8%
49.2% True shooting % 57.7%
1,270 Games played 949

Era-adjusted (× league average of their era)

John HavlicekStatDraymond Green
1.89× Points vs era avg 0.86×
1.17× Rebounds vs era avg 1.65×
2.14× Assists vs era avg 2.46×

Advanced metrics

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

John HavlicekStatDraymond Green
— Offensive rating 113.9
— Defensive rating 104.4
— Net rating 9.5
— Usage % 16.1%
— Assist % 27.3%
— Rebound % 11.2%

Playoff averages

John HavlicekStatDraymond Green
22.0 Points / game 11.4
6.9 Rebounds / game 8.6
4.8 Assists / game 6.0
0.3 Steals / game 1.5
0.1 Blocks / game 1.3
43.5% Field goal % 44.7%
0.0% 3-point % 28.9%
82.7% Free throw % 72.5%
172 Playoff games 169

Accolades

John HavlicekStatDraymond Green
0 MVP awards 0
1 Finals MVP 0
8 Championships 4
13 All-Star selections 3
4 All-NBA 1st Team 0
#11 All-time GOAT rank #72

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