John Havlicek vs. Melvin Turpin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Melvin Turpin and John Havlicek 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

John Havlicek

vs.

Melvin Turpin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Melvin Turpin: 1984-85 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Melvin Turpin 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Melvin Turpin 5

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Melvin Turpin 2

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Melvin Turpin 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Melvin Turpin 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Melvin Turpin 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Melvin Turpin 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Melvin Turpin 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Melvin Turpin 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 20.8 Melvin Turpin 8.5

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Melvin Turpin 4.6

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Melvin Turpin 0.5

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Melvin Turpin 0.4

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Melvin Turpin 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Melvin Turpin 3,071

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Melvin Turpin 1,655

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Melvin Turpin 183

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Melvin Turpin 155

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Melvin Turpin 348

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Melvin Turpin 361

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Melvin Turpin .516

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Melvin Turpin .111

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Melvin Turpin .777

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Melvin Turpin 13.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Melvin Turpin 7.0 (1986)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Melvin Turpin 0.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Melvin Turpin 0.8 (1986)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Melvin Turpin 1.3 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Melvin Turpin 3.0

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Melvin Turpin 1.3

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Melvin Turpin 0.2

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Melvin Turpin 0.5

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Melvin Turpin 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Melvin Turpin 33

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Melvin Turpin 14

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Melvin Turpin 2

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Melvin Turpin 5

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Melvin Turpin 5

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Melvin Turpin 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Melvin Turpin .536

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Melvin Turpin -

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Melvin Turpin .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Melvin Turpin 6.3 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Melvin Turpin 2.0 (1985)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Melvin Turpin 0.3 (1988)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Melvin Turpin 1.0 (1985)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Melvin Turpin 0.6 (1988)

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.