Matt Harpring vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Matt Harpring 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

Matt Harpring

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Harpring: 1998-99 to 2008-09
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Harpring 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Matt Harpring 11 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Matt Harpring 6 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Matt Harpring 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Matt Harpring 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Matt Harpring 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Matt Harpring 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Matt Harpring 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Matt Harpring 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 11.5 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 5.1 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.4 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 0.7 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.2 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Harpring 7,645 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Matt Harpring 3,366 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Matt Harpring 907 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Matt Harpring 497 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Matt Harpring 112 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Matt Harpring 665 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Harpring .481 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Matt Harpring .333 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Harpring .753 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 17.6 (2003) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 8.0 (2004) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 2.0 (2004) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 1.3 (2000) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.3 (2001) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 8.7 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 4.1 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.1 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 0.6 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.2 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Harpring 419 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Matt Harpring 198 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Matt Harpring 54 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Matt Harpring 27 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Matt Harpring 9 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Matt Harpring 48 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Harpring .459 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Matt Harpring .150 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Harpring .767 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Harpring 14.8 (2003) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Harpring 5.4 (2003) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Matt Harpring 1.8 (1999) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Matt Harpring 1.0 (2003) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Harpring 0.3 (2008) John Havlicek 0.4 (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.