John Havlicek vs. Earl Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Tatum 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.

Earl Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Earl Tatum: 1976-77 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Earl Tatum 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Earl Tatum 4

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Earl Tatum 1

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Earl Tatum 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Earl Tatum 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Earl Tatum 0

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Earl Tatum 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 Earl Tatum 9.6

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Earl Tatum 2.6

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Earl Tatum 1.9

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Earl Tatum 1.2

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Earl Tatum 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Earl Tatum 2,508

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Earl Tatum 682

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Earl Tatum 507

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Earl Tatum 319

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Earl Tatum 101

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Earl Tatum 262

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Earl Tatum .459

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Earl Tatum .333 *

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Earl Tatum .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Earl Tatum 14.3 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Earl Tatum 1.7 (1978)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Earl Tatum 0.5 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Earl Tatum 13.6

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Earl Tatum 4.9

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Earl Tatum 2.5

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Earl Tatum 1.4

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Earl Tatum 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Earl Tatum 150

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Earl Tatum 54

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Earl Tatum 27

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Earl Tatum 15

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Earl Tatum 9

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Earl Tatum 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Earl Tatum .500

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Earl Tatum - *

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Earl Tatum .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Earl Tatum 13.6 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Earl Tatum 4.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Earl Tatum 2.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Earl Tatum 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Earl Tatum 0.8 (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. 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.