Jerry Harkness vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Jerry Harkness 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

Jerry Harkness

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Harkness: 1963-64 to 1963-64
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Harkness 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Jerry Harkness 1 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Jerry Harkness 0 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Jerry Harkness 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jerry Harkness 0 * John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jerry Harkness 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Harkness 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Jerry Harkness 0 * John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Harkness 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Harkness 5.8 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Harkness 1.2 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Jerry Harkness 1.2 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Jerry Harkness - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Harkness - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Harkness 29 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Jerry Harkness 6 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Jerry Harkness 6 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Jerry Harkness - n/a ** John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Jerry Harkness - n/a ** John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Jerry Harkness 5 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Harkness .433 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Jerry Harkness - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Harkness .375 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Harkness 5.8 (1964) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Harkness 1.2 (1964) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Jerry Harkness 1.2 (1964) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Jerry Harkness - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Harkness - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Harkness - John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Harkness - John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Jerry Harkness - John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Jerry Harkness - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Harkness - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Harkness - John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Jerry Harkness - John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Jerry Harkness - John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Jerry Harkness - n/a ** John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Jerry Harkness - n/a ** John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Jerry Harkness 0 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Harkness - John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Jerry Harkness - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Harkness - John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Harkness - John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Harkness - John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Jerry Harkness - John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jerry Harkness - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Harkness - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.