Sterling Brown vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Sterling Brown 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

Sterling Brown

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sterling Brown: 2017-18 to 2022-23
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sterling Brown 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Sterling Brown 6 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Sterling Brown 4 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Sterling Brown 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Sterling Brown 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Sterling Brown 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sterling Brown 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Sterling Brown 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sterling Brown 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sterling Brown 5.3 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Sterling Brown 3.3 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Sterling Brown 1.0 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Sterling Brown 0.5 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Sterling Brown 0.2 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sterling Brown 1,431 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Sterling Brown 891 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Sterling Brown 268 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Sterling Brown 140 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Sterling Brown 47 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Sterling Brown 268 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sterling Brown .419 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Sterling Brown .363 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sterling Brown .796 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sterling Brown 8.2 (2021) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Sterling Brown 4.4 (2021) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Sterling Brown 1.4 (2019) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Sterling Brown 0.8 (2023) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Sterling Brown 0.2 (2018) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sterling Brown 2.6 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Sterling Brown 1.7 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Sterling Brown 0.9 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Sterling Brown 0.5 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Sterling Brown 0.2 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sterling Brown 63 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Sterling Brown 41 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Sterling Brown 22 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Sterling Brown 11 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Sterling Brown 5 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Sterling Brown 24 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sterling Brown .389 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Sterling Brown .276 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sterling Brown .722 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sterling Brown 4.1 (2019) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Sterling Brown 2.7 (2019) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Sterling Brown 1.7 (2019) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Sterling Brown 0.5 (2019) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Sterling Brown 0.3 (2019) 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.