Earl Cureton vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Earl Cureton 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

Earl Cureton

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Cureton: 1980-81 to 1996-97
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Cureton 2 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Earl Cureton 12 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Earl Cureton 7 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Earl Cureton 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Earl Cureton 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Earl Cureton 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Cureton 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Earl Cureton 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Cureton 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 5.4 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 4.7 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 3,620 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 3,172 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Earl Cureton 678 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Earl Cureton 341 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 361 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Earl Cureton 674 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .473 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .538 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 8.6 (1986) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 6.3 (1986) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.7 (1986) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1986) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1989) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 3.1 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 3.2 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.1 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 169 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 173 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Earl Cureton 22 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Earl Cureton 19 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 8 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Earl Cureton 54 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .450 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .472 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 9.0 (1986) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 7.5 (1986) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 2.3 (1986) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 (1985) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.2 (1985) 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.