Marcus Camby vs. John Havlicek Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Havlicek and Marcus Camby, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Marcus Camby played 17 years in the NBA, 1 more than John Havlicek, who played 16. Marcus Camby had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, while John Havlicek had his rookie season in 1962-63. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Marcus Camby 17 11 1996-97 to 2012-13
John Havlicek 16 13 1962-63 to 1977-78

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Marcus Camby John Havlicek
Season 1996-971962-63
Team Toronto RaptorsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 63 30.1 14.8 2.1 4.2 6.3 1.5 1.0 2.1 2.1 3.4 6.0 12.3 .482 0.0 0.2 .143 2.9 4.2 .693
John Havlicek 80 27.5 14.3 - - 6.7 2.2 - - - 2.4 6.0 13.6 .445 - - - 2.2 3.0 .728
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby ------- --- ----------
John Havlicek 11 23.1 11.8 - - 4.8 1.5 - - - 2.5 5.1 11.4 .448 - - - 1.6 2.5 .667

Season 2

Marcus Camby John Havlicek
Season 1997-981963-64
Team Toronto RaptorsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 63 31.8 12.1 3.2 4.2 7.4 1.8 1.1 3.7 2.1 3.2 4.9 11.9 .412 0.0 0.0 .000 2.4 3.9 .611
John Havlicek 80 32.3 19.9 - - 5.4 3.0 - - - 2.8 8.0 19.2 .417 - - - 3.9 5.3 .746
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby ------- --- ----------
John Havlicek 10 28.9 15.7 - - 4.3 3.2 - - - 2.6 6.1 15.9 .384 - - - 3.5 4.4 .795

Season 3

Marcus Camby John Havlicek
Season 1998-991964-65
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 46 20.5 7.2 2.2 3.3 5.5 0.3 0.6 1.6 0.8 2.8 3.0 5.7 .521 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.2 .553
John Havlicek 75 28.9 18.3 - - 4.9 2.7 - - - 2.7 7.6 18.9 .401 - - - 3.1 4.2 .744
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 20 25.5 10.4 2.6 5.1 7.7 0.3 1.2 1.9 0.8 3.8 4.1 7.2 .566 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 3.7 .616
John Havlicek 12 33.8 18.5 - - 7.3 2.4 - - - 3.7 7.3 20.8 .352 - - - 3.8 4.6 .836

Season 4

Marcus Camby John Havlicek
Season 1999-001965-66
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 59 26.2 10.2 2.9 4.9 7.8 0.8 0.7 2.0 1.2 3.5 3.8 8.0 .480 0.0 0.0 .500 2.5 3.7 .670
John Havlicek 71 30.6 18.8 - - 6.0 3.0 - - - 2.2 7.5 18.7 .399 - - - 3.9 4.9 .785
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 16 24.1 4.8 2.2 4.8 7.0 0.4 0.5 1.4 0.8 3.2 1.8 5.4 .337 0.0 0.1 .000 1.2 1.9 .613
John Havlicek 17 42.3 23.6 - - 9.1 4.1 - - - 4.1 9.0 22.0 .409 - - - 5.6 6.6 .841

Season 5

Marcus Camby John Havlicek
Season 2000-011966-67
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 63 33.8 12.0 3.1 8.4 11.5 0.8 1.0 2.2 1.0 3.3 4.8 9.2 .524 0.0 0.1 .125 2.4 3.6 .667
John Havlicek 81 32.1 21.4 - - 6.6 3.4 - - - 2.6 8.4 19.0 .444 - - - 4.5 5.4 .828
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 4 35.5 6.3 1.0 7.0 8.0 1.8 0.5 2.3 0.5 4.5 2.5 6.5 .385 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 3.3 .385
John Havlicek 9 36.7 27.4 - - 8.1 3.1 - - - 3.3 10.6 23.6 .448 - - - 6.3 7.9 .803

Season 6

Marcus Camby John Havlicek
Season 2001-021967-68
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 29 34.7 11.1 3.1 8.0 11.1 1.1 1.2 1.7 1.4 3.7 4.5 10.0 .448 0.0 0.0 .000 2.1 3.4 .626
John Havlicek 82 35.6 20.7 - - 6.7 4.7 - - - 2.9 8.1 18.9 .429 - - - 4.5 5.5 .812
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby ------- --- ----------
John Havlicek 19 45.4 25.9 - - 8.6 7.5 - - - 3.5 9.7 21.4 .452 - - - 6.6 7.9 .828

Season 7

Marcus Camby John Havlicek
Season 2002-031968-69
Team Denver NuggetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 29 21.2 7.6 2.6 4.6 7.2 1.6 0.7 1.4 0.9 2.4 3.2 7.8 .410 0.1 0.2 .400 1.1 1.7 .660
John Havlicek 82 38.7 21.6 - - 7.0 5.4 - - - 3.0 8.4 20.8 .405 - - - 4.7 6.0 .780
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby ------- --- ----------
John Havlicek 18 47.2 25.4 - - 9.9 5.6 - - - 3.2 9.4 21.2 .445 - - - 6.6 7.7 .855

Season 8

Marcus Camby John Havlicek
Season 2003-041969-70
Team Denver NuggetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 72 30.0 8.6 2.9 7.2 10.1 1.8 1.2 2.6 1.4 3.3 3.6 7.6 .477 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 1.9 .721
John Havlicek 81 41.6 24.2 - - 7.8 6.8 - - - 2.6 9.1 19.6 .464 - - - 6.0 7.1 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 5 39.0 12.6 2.8 8.6 11.4 2.4 0.8 1.4 1.2 4.2 5.4 11.0 .491 0.2 0.4 .500 1.6 2.8 .571
John Havlicek ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Marcus Camby John Havlicek
Season 2004-051970-71
Team Denver NuggetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-Defensive Second TeamAchievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 66 30.5 10.3 2.0 8.0 10.0 2.3 0.9 3.0 1.6 2.7 4.2 9.1 .465 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 2.6 .723
John Havlicek 81 45.4 28.9 - - 9.0 7.5 - - - 2.5 11.0 24.5 .450 - - - 6.8 8.4 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 5 37.4 10.2 0.8 10.4 11.2 1.8 0.6 3.2 2.2 3.6 3.4 8.2 .415 0.0 0.0 - 3.4 5.4 .630
John Havlicek ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Marcus Camby John Havlicek
Season 2005-061971-72
Team Denver NuggetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 56 33.2 12.8 2.4 9.6 11.9 2.1 1.4 3.3 1.6 2.8 5.4 11.6 .465 0.0 0.2 .091 2.0 2.8 .712
John Havlicek 82 45.1 27.5 - - 8.2 7.5 - - - 2.2 10.9 23.9 .458 - - - 5.6 6.7 .834
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 5 35.0 11.4 2.6 8.4 11.0 2.2 0.8 2.8 0.8 2.8 5.2 12.4 .419 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.8 .556
John Havlicek 11 47.0 27.4 - - 8.4 6.4 - - - 3.2 9.8 21.4 .460 - - - 7.7 9.0 .859

Season 11

Marcus Camby John Havlicek
Season 2006-071972-73
Team Denver NuggetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-Defensive First TeamAchievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 70 33.8 11.2 2.3 9.3 11.7 3.2 1.2 3.3 1.7 2.6 4.5 9.4 .473 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 3.2 .729
John Havlicek 80 42.1 23.8 - - 7.1 6.6 - - - 2.4 9.6 21.3 .450 - - - 4.6 5.4 .858
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 5 36.8 7.6 2.4 12.4 14.8 2.0 0.8 3.2 2.0 2.8 3.4 9.0 .378 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .667
John Havlicek 12 39.9 23.8 - - 5.2 5.4 - - - 2.0 9.3 19.6 .477 - - - 5.1 6.2 .824

Season 12

Marcus Camby John Havlicek
Season 2007-081973-74
Team Denver NuggetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-Defensive First TeamAchievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement Blocks Leader-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 79 34.9 9.1 2.9 10.2 13.1 3.3 1.1 3.6 1.5 2.7 3.6 8.0 .450 0.1 0.3 .300 1.8 2.6 .708
John Havlicek 76 40.7 22.6 1.8 4.6 6.4 5.9 1.3 0.4 - 2.6 9.0 19.8 .456 - - - 4.6 5.5 .832
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 4 31.0 3.3 2.8 10.5 13.3 3.0 1.0 3.0 2.5 2.5 1.3 5.3 .238 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.5 1.5 .333
John Havlicek 18 45.1 27.1 1.6 4.9 6.4 6.0 1.3 0.3 - 2.4 11.1 22.8 .484 - - - 4.9 5.6 .881

Season 13

Marcus Camby John Havlicek
Season 2008-091974-75
Team Los Angeles ClippersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 62 31.0 10.3 2.6 8.5 11.1 2.0 0.8 2.1 1.5 2.1 4.1 8.0 .512 0.0 0.1 .250 2.1 2.9 .725
John Havlicek 82 38.2 19.2 1.9 4.0 5.9 5.3 1.3 0.2 - 2.8 7.8 17.2 .455 - - - 3.5 4.0 .870
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby ------- --- ----------
John Havlicek 11 42.2 21.1 1.6 3.5 5.2 4.6 1.5 0.1 - 3.5 7.5 17.5 .432 - - - 6.0 6.9 .868

Season 14

Marcus Camby John Havlicek
Season 2009-101975-76
Team Los Angeles Clippers, Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 74 31.3 7.5 3.4 8.4 11.8 2.5 1.3 2.0 1.2 2.2 3.2 6.8 .475 0.0 0.1 .286 1.1 1.6 .639
John Havlicek 76 34.2 17.0 1.5 2.6 4.1 3.7 1.3 0.4 - 2.7 6.6 14.8 .450 - - - 3.7 4.4 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 6 29.7 5.8 2.7 7.3 10.0 2.3 0.7 1.2 0.5 3.0 2.7 6.3 .421 0.0 0.2 .000 0.5 1.0 .500
John Havlicek 15 33.7 13.2 1.2 2.5 3.7 3.4 0.8 0.3 - 2.1 5.3 12.0 .444 - - - 2.5 3.1 .809

Season 15

Marcus Camby John Havlicek
Season 2010-111976-77
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 59 26.1 4.7 3.1 7.2 10.3 2.1 0.7 1.6 1.1 2.4 2.0 5.0 .398 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.2 .614
John Havlicek 79 36.9 17.7 1.4 3.5 4.8 5.1 1.1 0.2 - 2.6 7.3 16.2 .452 - - - 3.0 3.6 .816
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 6 27.8 3.5 3.0 6.7 9.7 1.3 0.7 1.5 0.8 3.0 1.7 3.7 .455 0.2 0.2 1.000 0.0 0.3 .000
John Havlicek 9 41.7 18.3 1.7 3.8 5.4 6.9 0.9 0.4 - 3.7 6.9 18.6 .371 - - - 4.6 5.6 .820

Season 16

Marcus Camby John Havlicek
Season 2011-121977-78
Team Portland Trail Blazers, Houston RocketsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 59 22.9 4.9 2.7 6.3 9.0 1.8 0.8 1.4 1.0 2.1 2.2 4.9 .446 0.0 0.1 .400 0.5 1.1 .453
John Havlicek 82 34.1 16.1 1.1 2.9 4.0 4.0 1.1 0.3 2.5 2.3 6.7 14.8 .449 - - - 2.8 3.3 .855
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby ------- --- ----------
John Havlicek ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Marcus Camby John Havlicek
Season 2012-13-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 24 10.4 1.8 1.0 2.3 3.3 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.6 1.2 0.7 2.2 .321 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.8 .421
John Havlicek ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 3 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
John Havlicek ------- --- ----------