John Havlicek vs. Paul Shirley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Shirley 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.

Paul Shirley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Paul Shirley: 2002-03 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Paul Shirley 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Paul Shirley 3

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Paul Shirley 0

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Paul Shirley 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Paul Shirley 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Paul Shirley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Paul Shirley 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Paul Shirley 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Paul Shirley 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 Paul Shirley 1.8

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Paul Shirley 1.1

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Paul Shirley 0.4

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Paul Shirley 0.1

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Paul Shirley 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Paul Shirley 33

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Paul Shirley 19

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Paul Shirley 7

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Paul Shirley 1

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Paul Shirley 1

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Paul Shirley 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Paul Shirley .395

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Paul Shirley .000

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Paul Shirley .429

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Paul Shirley 3.0 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Paul Shirley 2.3 (2004)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Paul Shirley 0.6 (2004)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Paul Shirley 0.1 (2004)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Paul Shirley 0.1 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Paul Shirley -

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Paul Shirley -

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Paul Shirley -

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Paul Shirley -

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Paul Shirley -

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Paul Shirley -

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Paul Shirley -

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Paul Shirley -

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Paul Shirley -

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Paul Shirley -

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Paul Shirley 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Paul Shirley -

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Paul Shirley -

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Paul Shirley -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Paul Shirley -

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Paul Shirley -

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Paul Shirley -

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Paul Shirley -

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Paul Shirley -

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.