John Havlicek

John Havlicek Hall of Fame · 1984 Top 75

Boston Celtics

8× NBA Champion 1975-76, 1973-74, 1968-69, 1967-68, 1965-66, 1964-65, 1963-64, 1962-63

Career Statistics

Career Averages

PPG
20.8
1.89× era #82 all-time
peak 1971-72 · 2.57×
RPG
6.3
1.17× era
peak 1971-72 · 1.68×
APG
4.8
2.14× era #120 all-time
peak 1970-71 · 3.26×
SPG
0.4
BPG
0.1

Shooting Percentages

FG%
43.9%
3P%
0.0%
FT%
81.3%

Career Totals

Games Played
1270
Total Points
26400
Total Rebounds
8002
Total Assists
6131
Total Steals
474
Total Blocks
118

Career Arc

Per-game averages across each season — hover any point for the exact value.

PPGRPGAPGera PPG71522301962-631970-711977-781962-63: 14.2 PPG1963-64: 19.9 PPG1964-65: 18.3 PPG1965-66: 18.8 PPG1966-67: 21.4 PPG1967-68: 20.7 PPG1968-69: 21.6 PPG1969-70: 24.2 PPG1970-71: 28.9 PPG1971-72: 27.5 PPG1972-73: 23.8 PPG1973-74: 22.6 PPG1974-75: 19.2 PPG1975-76: 17.0 PPG1976-77: 17.7 PPG1977-78: 16.1 PPG1962-63: 6.7 RPG1963-64: 5.3 RPG1964-65: 4.9 RPG1965-66: 6.0 RPG1966-67: 6.6 RPG1967-68: 6.7 RPG1968-69: 7.0 RPG1969-70: 7.8 RPG1970-71: 9.0 RPG1971-72: 8.2 RPG1972-73: 7.1 RPG1973-74: 6.4 RPG1974-75: 5.9 RPG1975-76: 4.1 RPG1976-77: 4.8 RPG1977-78: 4.0 RPG1962-63: 2.2 APG1963-64: 3.0 APG1964-65: 2.7 APG1965-66: 3.0 APG1966-67: 3.4 APG1967-68: 4.7 APG1968-69: 5.4 APG1969-70: 6.8 APG1970-71: 7.5 APG1971-72: 7.5 APG1972-73: 6.6 APG1973-74: 5.9 APG1974-75: 5.3 APG1975-76: 3.7 APG1976-77: 5.1 APG1977-78: 4.0 APG

Advanced Metrics

Offensive & Defensive Impact

Usage & Playmaking

Rebounding & Efficiency

TS%
49.2%
True Shooting Percentage
eFG%
43.9%
Effective Field Goal Percentage

Playoff Career Statistics

Games 172
PPG 22.0
RPG 6.9
APG 4.8
FG% 43.5%
3P% 0.0%
FT% 82.7%

Career Achievements & Awards

  • Finals MVP 1973-74
  • All-NBA 1st Team ×4 1973-74, 1972-73, 1971-72, 1970-71
  • All-NBA 2nd Team ×7 1975-76, 1974-75, 1969-70, 1968-69, 1967-68, 1965-66, 1963-64
  • All-Defensive 1st Team ×5 1975-76, 1974-75, 1973-74, 1972-73, 1971-72
  • All-Defensive 2nd Team ×3 1970-71, 1969-70, 1968-69
  • All-Rookie 1st Team 1962-63
  • All-Star ×13 1977-78, 1976-77, 1975-76, 1974-75, 1973-74, 1972-73, 1971-72, 1970-71, 1969-70, 1968-69, 1967-68, 1966-67, 1965-66

Season-by-Season Statistics

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Season Team GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3P% FT%
1977-78 BOS 82 34.1 16.1 4.0 4.0 1.1 0.3 44.9% 0.0% 85.5%
1976-77 BOS 79 36.9 17.7 4.8 5.1 1.1 0.2 45.2% 0.0% 81.6%
1975-76 BOS 76 34.2 17.0 4.1 3.7 1.3 0.4 45.0% 0.0% 84.4%
1974-75 BOS 82 38.2 19.2 5.9 5.3 1.3 0.2 45.5% 0.0% 87.0%
1973-74 BOS 76 40.7 22.6 6.4 5.9 1.2 0.4 45.6% 0.0% 83.2%
1972-73 BOS 80 42.1 23.8 7.1 6.6 0.0 0.0 45.0% 0.0% 85.8%
1971-72 BOS 82 45.1 27.5 8.2 7.5 0.0 0.0 45.8% 0.0% 83.4%
1970-71 BOS 81 45.4 28.9 9.0 7.5 0.0 0.0 45.0% 0.0% 81.8%
1969-70 BOS 81 41.6 24.2 7.8 6.8 0.0 0.0 46.4% 0.0% 84.4%
1968-69 BOS 82 38.7 21.6 7.0 5.4 0.0 0.0 40.5% 0.0% 78.0%
1967-68 BOS 82 35.6 20.7 6.7 4.7 0.0 0.0 42.9% 0.0% 81.2%
1966-67 BOS 81 32.1 21.4 6.6 3.4 0.0 0.0 44.4% 0.0% 82.8%
1965-66 BOS 71 30.6 18.8 6.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 39.9% 0.0% 78.5%
1964-65 BOS 75 28.9 18.3 4.9 2.7 0.0 0.0 40.1% 0.0% 74.4%
1963-64 BOS 80 32.3 19.9 5.3 3.0 0.0 0.0 41.7% 0.0% 74.6%
1962-63 BOS 80 27.5 14.2 6.7 2.2 0.0 0.0 44.5% 0.0% 72.8%

Players Like John Havlicek

Most stylistically similar by career averages — points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, and shooting splits.

1 Jerry West 1960 – 1973 27.0p 5.8r 6.7a 2 Oscar Robertson 1960 – 1973 25.7p 7.5r 9.5a 3 Gail Goodrich 1965 – 1978 18.6p 3.2r 4.7a 4 Richie Guerin 1956 – 1969 17.3p 5.0r 5.0a 5 Connie Hawkins 1969 – 1975 16.5p 8.0r 4.1a