John Havlicek vs. Al Thornton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Al Thornton and John Havlicek 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

John Havlicek

vs.

Al Thornton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Al Thornton: 2007-08 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Al Thornton 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Al Thornton 4

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Al Thornton 0

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Al Thornton 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Al Thornton 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Al Thornton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Al Thornton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Al Thornton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Al Thornton 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 20.8 Al Thornton 11.9

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Al Thornton 4.2

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Al Thornton 1.2

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Al Thornton 0.6

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Al Thornton 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Al Thornton 3,527

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Al Thornton 1,233

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Al Thornton 353

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Al Thornton 185

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Al Thornton 152

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Al Thornton 296

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Al Thornton .452

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Al Thornton .293

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Al Thornton .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Al Thornton 16.8 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Al Thornton 5.2 (2009)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Al Thornton 1.5 (2009)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Al Thornton 0.8 (2009)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Al Thornton 0.9 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Al Thornton -

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Al Thornton -

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Al Thornton -

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Al Thornton -

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Al Thornton -

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Al Thornton -

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Al Thornton -

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Al Thornton -

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Al Thornton -

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Al Thornton -

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Al Thornton 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Al Thornton -

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Al Thornton -

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Al Thornton -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Al Thornton -

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Al Thornton -

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Al Thornton -

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Al Thornton -

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Al Thornton -

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.