Cross-era · careers 20 years apart

Tim Duncan vs John Havlicek

Tim Duncan 1997-2015 · Center-Forward John Havlicek 1962-1977 · Forward

Tim Duncan (1997-2015) and John Havlicek (1962-1977) never shared an NBA court — their careers are separated by 20 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 19.0); adjusted for era they scored at 2.00× and 1.89× their league average respectively; Tim Duncan was the more efficient scorer (55.1% true shooting to 49.2%). Tim Duncan holds the edge on accolades — 2 MVPs, 5 championships, 3 Finals MVPs and the #4 all-time ranking to John Havlicek's #11.

Career averages

Tim DuncanStatJohn Havlicek
19.0 Points / game 20.8
10.8 Rebounds / game 6.3
3.0 Assists / game 4.8
0.7 Steals / game 0.4
2.2 Blocks / game 0.1
50.5% Field goal % 43.9%
14.1% 3-point % 0.0%
70.1% Free throw % 81.3%
55.1% True shooting % 49.2%
1,392 Games played 1,270

Era-adjusted (× league average of their era)

Tim DuncanStatJohn Havlicek
2.00× Points vs era avg 1.89×
2.61× Rebounds vs era avg 1.17×
1.44× Assists vs era avg 2.14×

Advanced metrics

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

Tim DuncanStatJohn Havlicek
107.4 Offensive rating —
97.7 Defensive rating —
9.8 Net rating —
0.2% Usage % —
0.2% Assist % —
0.2% Rebound % —

Playoff averages

Tim DuncanStatJohn Havlicek
20.6 Points / game 22.0
11.4 Rebounds / game 6.9
3.1 Assists / game 4.8
0.7 Steals / game 0.3
2.3 Blocks / game 0.1
50.1% Field goal % 43.5%
11.5% 3-point % 0.0%
69.1% Free throw % 82.7%
251 Playoff games 172

Accolades

Tim DuncanStatJohn Havlicek
2 MVP awards 0
3 Finals MVP 1
5 Championships 8
15 All-Star selections 13
10 All-NBA 1st Team 4
#4 All-time GOAT rank #11

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