John Havlicek vs. Ed Pinckney Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Pinckney 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
Ed Pinckney:
1985-86 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

John Havlicek8
Ed Pinckney0
John Havlicek16
Ed Pinckney12
John Havlicek13
Ed Pinckney5
John Havlicek13
Ed Pinckney0

Honors and Awards

John Havlicek1 *
Ed Pinckney0
John Havlicek4
Ed Pinckney0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
John Havlicek11
Ed Pinckney0
John Havlicek5 *
Ed Pinckney0
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
John Havlicek8
Ed Pinckney0
* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

John Havlicek 20.8
Ed Pinckney 6.8

John Havlicek 6.3
Ed Pinckney 5.0

John Havlicek 4.8
Ed Pinckney 0.9

John Havlicek 1.2
*
Ed Pinckney 0.8

John Havlicek 0.3
*
Ed Pinckney 0.5

Totals Stats

John Havlicek 26,395
Ed Pinckney 5,378

John Havlicek 8,007
Ed Pinckney 3,952

John Havlicek 6,114
Ed Pinckney 727

John Havlicek 476
*
Ed Pinckney 612

John Havlicek 117
*
Ed Pinckney 435

John Havlicek 1,270
Ed Pinckney 793

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
John Havlicek .439
Ed Pinckney .535

3-Point Percentage
John Havlicek -
n/a **
Ed Pinckney .000

Free Throw Percentage
John Havlicek .815
Ed Pinckney .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

John Havlicek 28.9
(1971)
Ed Pinckney 11.5
(1989)

John Havlicek 9.0
(1971)
Ed Pinckney 7.3
(1987)

John Havlicek 7.5
(1971)
Ed Pinckney 1.5
(1989)

John Havlicek 1.3
(1975)
*
Ed Pinckney 1.1
(1987)

John Havlicek 0.4
(1974)
*
Ed Pinckney 1.0
(1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

John Havlicek 22.0
Ed Pinckney 5.9

John Havlicek 6.9
Ed Pinckney 4.5

John Havlicek 4.8
Ed Pinckney 0.4

John Havlicek 1.1
*
Ed Pinckney 0.6

John Havlicek 0.3
*
Ed Pinckney 0.4

Totals Stats

John Havlicek 3,776
Ed Pinckney 176

John Havlicek 1,186
Ed Pinckney 135

John Havlicek 825
Ed Pinckney 11

John Havlicek 60
*
Ed Pinckney 19

John Havlicek 16
*
Ed Pinckney 12

John Havlicek 172
Ed Pinckney 30

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
John Havlicek .436
Ed Pinckney .614

3-Point Percentage
John Havlicek -
n/a **
Ed Pinckney .000

Free Throw Percentage
John Havlicek .836
Ed Pinckney .825

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

John Havlicek 27.4
(1967)
Ed Pinckney 9.6
(1992)

John Havlicek 9.9
(1969)
Ed Pinckney 8.4
(1992)

John Havlicek 7.5
(1968)
Ed Pinckney 0.7
(1992)

John Havlicek 1.5
(1975)
*
Ed Pinckney 1.2
(1992)

John Havlicek 0.4
(1977)
*
Ed Pinckney 0.9
(1992)

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.