John Havlicek vs. Rusty LaRue Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rusty LaRue 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.

Rusty LaRue

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Rusty LaRue: 1997-98 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Rusty LaRue 1

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Rusty LaRue 5

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Rusty LaRue 1

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Rusty LaRue 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Rusty LaRue 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Rusty LaRue 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Rusty LaRue 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Rusty LaRue 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Rusty LaRue 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 Rusty LaRue 5.0

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Rusty LaRue 1.3

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Rusty LaRue 1.6

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Rusty LaRue 0.6

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Rusty LaRue 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Rusty LaRue 486

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Rusty LaRue 126

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Rusty LaRue 152

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Rusty LaRue 62

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Rusty LaRue 11

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Rusty LaRue 98

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Rusty LaRue .376

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Rusty LaRue .318

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Rusty LaRue .841

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Rusty LaRue 9.3 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Rusty LaRue 2.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Rusty LaRue 2.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Rusty LaRue 1.8 (2000)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Rusty LaRue 0.2 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Rusty LaRue 5.0

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Rusty LaRue 1.5

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Rusty LaRue 1.5

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Rusty LaRue 0.3

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Rusty LaRue 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Rusty LaRue 20

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Rusty LaRue 6

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Rusty LaRue 6

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Rusty LaRue 1

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Rusty LaRue 0

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Rusty LaRue 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Rusty LaRue .375

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Rusty LaRue .400

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Rusty LaRue .600

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Rusty LaRue 5.0 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Rusty LaRue 0.3 (2002)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Rusty LaRue 0.0 (2002)

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.