Shareef Abdur-Rahim vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Shareef Abdur-Rahim 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

Shareef Abdur-Rahim

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shareef Abdur-Rahim: 1996-97 to 2007-08
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Shareef Abdur-Rahim 12 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 18.1 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7.5 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2.5 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.0 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.8 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shareef Abdur-Rahim 15,028 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6,239 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2,109 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Shareef Abdur-Rahim 820 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Shareef Abdur-Rahim 638 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 830 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .472 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .297 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .810 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 23.0 (1999) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 10.1 (2000) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 3.4 (1999) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.4 (1999) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.1 (1999) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9.2 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.8 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.2 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.3 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.0 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shareef Abdur-Rahim 55 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Shareef Abdur-Rahim 29 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .535 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .000 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .600 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9.2 (2006) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.8 (2006) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.2 (2006) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.3 (2006) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.0 (2006) 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.