Cross-era · careers 1 years apart

Paul Arizin vs John Havlicek

Paul Arizin 1950-1961 · Forward John Havlicek 1962-1977 · Forward

Paul Arizin (1950-1961) and John Havlicek (1962-1977) never shared an NBA court — their careers are separated by 1 years, so this is a cross-era comparison, not a head-to-head. On the floor, Paul Arizin was the higher-volume scorer (22.8 points per game to 20.8); adjusted for era they scored at 2.15× and 1.89× their league average respectively; Paul Arizin was the more efficient scorer (50.6% true shooting to 49.2%). John Havlicek holds the edge on accolades — 8 championships, 1 Finals MVP and the #11 all-time ranking to Paul Arizin's #60.

Career averages

Paul ArizinStatJohn Havlicek
22.8 Points / game 20.8
8.6 Rebounds / game 6.3
2.3 Assists / game 4.8
0.0 Steals / game 0.4
0.0 Blocks / game 0.1
42.1% Field goal % 43.9%
0.0% 3-point % 0.0%
80.9% Free throw % 81.3%
50.6% True shooting % 49.2%
713 Games played 1,270

Era-adjusted (× league average of their era)

Paul ArizinStatJohn Havlicek
2.15× Points vs era avg 1.89×
1.45× Rebounds vs era avg 1.17×
1.02× Assists vs era avg 2.14×

Advanced metrics

Advanced stats weren't tracked in Paul Arizin's era.

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

Playoff averages

Paul ArizinStatJohn Havlicek
24.2 Points / game 22.0
8.3 Rebounds / game 6.9
2.6 Assists / game 4.8
0.0 Steals / game 0.3
0.0 Blocks / game 0.1
41.1% Field goal % 43.5%
0.0% 3-point % 0.0%
82.4% Free throw % 82.7%
49 Playoff games 172

Accolades

Paul ArizinStatJohn Havlicek
0 MVP awards 0
0 Finals MVP 1
1 Championships 8
9 All-Star selections 13
3 All-NBA 1st Team 4
#60 All-time GOAT rank #11

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