John Havlicek vs. Rod Strickland Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rod Strickland 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.

Rod Strickland

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Rod Strickland: 1988-89 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Rod Strickland 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Rod Strickland 17

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Rod Strickland 11

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Rod Strickland 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Rod Strickland 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Rod Strickland 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Rod Strickland 1

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Rod Strickland 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Rod Strickland 0

Assists Leader John Havlicek 0 Rod Strickland 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 20.8 Rod Strickland 13.2

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Rod Strickland 3.7

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Rod Strickland 7.3

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Rod Strickland 1.5

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Rod Strickland 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Rod Strickland 14,463

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Rod Strickland 4,084

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Rod Strickland 7,987

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Rod Strickland 1,616

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Rod Strickland 215

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Rod Strickland 1,094

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Rod Strickland .454

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Rod Strickland .282

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Rod Strickland .721

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Rod Strickland 18.9 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Rod Strickland 5.3 (1998)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Rod Strickland 10.5 (1998)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Rod Strickland 2.1 (1992)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Rod Strickland 0.3 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Rod Strickland 13.4

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Rod Strickland 4.0

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Rod Strickland 7.5

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Rod Strickland 1.1

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Rod Strickland 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Rod Strickland 699

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Rod Strickland 207

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Rod Strickland 390

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Rod Strickland 56

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Rod Strickland 11

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Rod Strickland 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Rod Strickland .446

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Rod Strickland .286

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Rod Strickland .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Rod Strickland 23.5 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Rod Strickland 6.5 (1993)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Rod Strickland 12.3 (1995)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Rod Strickland 2.3 (1991)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Rod Strickland 1.0 (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.