Usman Garuba vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Usman Garuba that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Usman Garuba

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Usman Garuba: 2021-22 to 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Usman Garuba 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Usman Garuba 3 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Usman Garuba 0 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Usman Garuba 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Usman Garuba 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Usman Garuba 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Usman Garuba 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Usman Garuba 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Usman Garuba 0 John Havlicek 8

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Usman Garuba 2.6 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Usman Garuba 3.8 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Usman Garuba 0.8 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Usman Garuba 0.5 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Usman Garuba 0.4 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Usman Garuba 276 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Usman Garuba 397 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Usman Garuba 82 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Usman Garuba 55 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Usman Garuba 43 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Usman Garuba 105 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Usman Garuba .467 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Usman Garuba .363 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Usman Garuba .625 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Usman Garuba 3.0 (2023) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Usman Garuba 4.1 (2023) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Usman Garuba 0.9 (2023) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Usman Garuba 0.6 (2023) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Usman Garuba 0.5 (2024) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Usman Garuba - John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Usman Garuba - John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Usman Garuba - John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Usman Garuba - John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Usman Garuba - John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Usman Garuba - John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Usman Garuba - John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Usman Garuba - John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Usman Garuba - John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Usman Garuba - John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Usman Garuba 0 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Usman Garuba - John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Usman Garuba - John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Usman Garuba - John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Usman Garuba - John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Usman Garuba - John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Usman Garuba - John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Usman Garuba - John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Usman Garuba - John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.