John Havlicek vs. Rory Sparrow Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rory Sparrow 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.

Rory Sparrow

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Rory Sparrow: 1980-81 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Rory Sparrow 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Rory Sparrow 12

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Rory Sparrow 5

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Rory Sparrow 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Rory Sparrow 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Rory Sparrow 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Rory Sparrow 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Rory Sparrow 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Rory Sparrow 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 Rory Sparrow 9.0

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Rory Sparrow 2.1

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Rory Sparrow 5.0

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Rory Sparrow 1.0

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Rory Sparrow 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Rory Sparrow 7,557

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Rory Sparrow 1,755

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Rory Sparrow 4,192

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Rory Sparrow 828

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Rory Sparrow 103

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Rory Sparrow 836

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Rory Sparrow .466

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Rory Sparrow .260

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Rory Sparrow .797

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Rory Sparrow 12.5 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Rory Sparrow 2.8 (1983)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Rory Sparrow 7.1 (1985)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Rory Sparrow 1.3 (1983)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Rory Sparrow 0.2 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Rory Sparrow 8.6

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Rory Sparrow 1.7

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Rory Sparrow 5.4

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Rory Sparrow 0.9

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Rory Sparrow 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Rory Sparrow 257

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Rory Sparrow 51

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Rory Sparrow 161

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Rory Sparrow 26

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Rory Sparrow 1

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Rory Sparrow 30

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Rory Sparrow .417

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Rory Sparrow .313

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Rory Sparrow .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Rory Sparrow 13.0 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Rory Sparrow 4.0 (1982)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Rory Sparrow 7.2 (1984)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Rory Sparrow 1.2 (1983)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Rory Sparrow 0.1 (1984)

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.