Howard Carter vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Howard Carter 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

Howard Carter

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Howard Carter: 1983-84 to 1984-85
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Howard Carter 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Howard Carter 2 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Howard Carter 1 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Howard Carter 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Howard Carter 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Howard Carter 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Howard Carter 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Howard Carter 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Howard Carter 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howard Carter 5.3 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.3 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.1 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.3 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.1 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Howard Carter 351 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Howard Carter 89 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Howard Carter 75 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Howard Carter 20 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Howard Carter 4 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Howard Carter 66 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howard Carter .440 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Howard Carter .227 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Howard Carter .774 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howard Carter 6.2 (1984) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.6 (1984) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.3 (1984) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.3 (1984) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.1 (1984) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howard Carter 3.0 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.8 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.2 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Howard Carter 15 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Howard Carter 5 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Howard Carter 5 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Howard Carter 4 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Howard Carter 1 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Howard Carter 5 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howard Carter .318 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Howard Carter .200 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Howard Carter - John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howard Carter 3.0 (1984) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 (1984) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 (1984) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.8 (1984) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.2 (1984) 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.