John Havlicek vs. Otis Thorpe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Otis Thorpe 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.

Otis Thorpe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Otis Thorpe: 1984-85 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Otis Thorpe 1

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Otis Thorpe 17

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Otis Thorpe 11

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Otis Thorpe 1

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Otis Thorpe 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Otis Thorpe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Otis Thorpe 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Otis Thorpe 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Otis Thorpe 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 Otis Thorpe 14.0

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Otis Thorpe 8.2

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Otis Thorpe 2.2

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Otis Thorpe 0.7

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Otis Thorpe 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Otis Thorpe 17,600

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Otis Thorpe 10,370

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Otis Thorpe 2,730

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Otis Thorpe 840

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Otis Thorpe 501

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Otis Thorpe 1,257

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Otis Thorpe .546

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Otis Thorpe .047

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Otis Thorpe .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Otis Thorpe 20.8 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Otis Thorpe 10.6 (1994)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Otis Thorpe 3.2 (1988)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Otis Thorpe 1.0 (1989)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Otis Thorpe 0.7 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Otis Thorpe 10.1

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Otis Thorpe 7.0

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Otis Thorpe 1.6

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Otis Thorpe 0.4

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Otis Thorpe 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Otis Thorpe 790

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Otis Thorpe 547

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Otis Thorpe 128

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Otis Thorpe 33

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Otis Thorpe 15

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Otis Thorpe 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Otis Thorpe .569

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Otis Thorpe .333

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Otis Thorpe .631

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Otis Thorpe 20.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Otis Thorpe 11.7 (1996)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Otis Thorpe 3.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Otis Thorpe 1.3 (1990)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Otis Thorpe 0.4 (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.