John Havlicek vs. Carl Herrera Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Carl Herrera and John Havlicek that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
John Havlicek:
1962-63 to 1977-78
Carl Herrera:
1991-92 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

John Havlicek8
Carl Herrera2
John Havlicek16
Carl Herrera8
John Havlicek13
Carl Herrera5
John Havlicek13
Carl Herrera0

Honors and Awards

John Havlicek1 *
Carl Herrera0
John Havlicek4
Carl Herrera0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
John Havlicek11
Carl Herrera0
John Havlicek5 *
Carl Herrera0
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
John Havlicek8
Carl Herrera0
* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

John Havlicek 20.8
Carl Herrera 5.3

John Havlicek 6.3
Carl Herrera 3.6

John Havlicek 4.8
Carl Herrera 0.6

John Havlicek 1.2
*
Carl Herrera 0.5

John Havlicek 0.3
*
Carl Herrera 0.4

Totals Stats

John Havlicek 26,395
Carl Herrera 2,481

John Havlicek 8,007
Carl Herrera 1,690

John Havlicek 6,114
Carl Herrera 261

John Havlicek 476
*
Carl Herrera 237

John Havlicek 117
*
Carl Herrera 204

John Havlicek 1,270
Carl Herrera 465

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
John Havlicek .439
Carl Herrera .476

3-Point Percentage
John Havlicek -
n/a **
Carl Herrera .143

Free Throw Percentage
John Havlicek .815
Carl Herrera .643

Best Season (no game minimum)

John Havlicek 28.9
(1971)
Carl Herrera 8.0
(1997)

John Havlicek 9.0
(1971)
Carl Herrera 5.6
(1993)

John Havlicek 7.5
(1971)
Carl Herrera 0.8
(1993)

John Havlicek 1.3
(1975)
*
Carl Herrera 0.8
(1997)

John Havlicek 0.4
(1974)
*
Carl Herrera 0.7
(1997)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

John Havlicek 22.0
Carl Herrera 3.3

John Havlicek 6.9
Carl Herrera 2.4

John Havlicek 4.8
Carl Herrera 0.3

John Havlicek 1.1
*
Carl Herrera 0.2

John Havlicek 0.3
*
Carl Herrera 0.1

Totals Stats

John Havlicek 3,776
Carl Herrera 137

John Havlicek 1,186
Carl Herrera 98

John Havlicek 825
Carl Herrera 13

John Havlicek 60
*
Carl Herrera 10

John Havlicek 16
*
Carl Herrera 6

John Havlicek 172
Carl Herrera 41

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
John Havlicek .436
Carl Herrera .451

3-Point Percentage
John Havlicek -
n/a **
Carl Herrera .000

Free Throw Percentage
John Havlicek .836
Carl Herrera .711

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

John Havlicek 27.4
(1967)
Carl Herrera 4.7
(1994)

John Havlicek 9.9
(1969)
Carl Herrera 3.8
(1993)

John Havlicek 7.5
(1968)
Carl Herrera 1.0
(1995)

John Havlicek 1.5
(1975)
*
Carl Herrera 0.3
(1994)

John Havlicek 0.4
(1977)
*
Carl Herrera 0.2
(1994)

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.