Caron Butler vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Caron Butler 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

Caron Butler

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Caron Butler: 2002-03 to 2015-16
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Caron Butler 1 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Caron Butler 14 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Caron Butler 7 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Caron Butler 2 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Caron Butler 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Caron Butler 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Caron Butler 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Caron Butler 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Caron Butler 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Caron Butler 14.1 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Caron Butler 5.0 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Caron Butler 2.3 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Caron Butler 1.3 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Caron Butler 0.2 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Caron Butler 12,430 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Caron Butler 4,387 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Caron Butler 2,007 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Caron Butler 1,163 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Caron Butler 216 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Caron Butler 881 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Caron Butler .434 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Caron Butler .348 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Caron Butler .847 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Caron Butler 20.8 (2009) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Caron Butler 7.4 (2007) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Caron Butler 4.9 (2008) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Caron Butler 2.2 (2008) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Caron Butler 0.4 (2003) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Caron Butler 11.7 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Caron Butler 5.3 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Caron Butler 1.6 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Caron Butler 1.1 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Caron Butler 0.4 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Caron Butler 758 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Caron Butler 346 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Caron Butler 103 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Caron Butler 73 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Caron Butler 23 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Caron Butler 65 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Caron Butler .399 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Caron Butler .286 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Caron Butler .838 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Caron Butler 19.7 (2010) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Caron Butler 10.5 (2006) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Caron Butler 3.8 (2008) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Caron Butler 2.2 (2004) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Caron Butler 0.8 (2010) 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.