John Havlicek vs. Tom Kropp Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Kropp 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Tom Kropp: 1975-76 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Tom Kropp 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Tom Kropp 2

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Tom Kropp 2

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Tom Kropp 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Tom Kropp 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Tom Kropp 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Tom Kropp 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Tom Kropp 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Tom Kropp 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 Tom Kropp 2.5

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Tom Kropp 0.8

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Tom Kropp 0.6

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Tom Kropp 0.3

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Tom Kropp 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Tom Kropp 193

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Tom Kropp 62

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Tom Kropp 47

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Tom Kropp 20

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Tom Kropp 1

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Tom Kropp 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Tom Kropp .440

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Tom Kropp - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Tom Kropp .702

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Tom Kropp 3.3 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Tom Kropp 0.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Tom Kropp 0.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Tom Kropp 0.3 (1977)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Tom Kropp 0.0 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Tom Kropp 1.0

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Tom Kropp 0.0

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Tom Kropp 0.0

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Tom Kropp 0.0

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Tom Kropp 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Tom Kropp 2

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Tom Kropp 0

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Tom Kropp 0

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Tom Kropp 0

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Tom Kropp 0

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Tom Kropp 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Tom Kropp 1.000

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Tom Kropp - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Tom Kropp -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Tom Kropp 2.0 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Tom Kropp 0.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Tom Kropp 0.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Tom Kropp 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Tom Kropp 0.0 (1977)

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.