Stephen Curry vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Stephen Curry 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

Stephen Curry

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 John Havlicek 0

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Stephen Curry 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 0 John Havlicek 8

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 John Havlicek 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 John Havlicek 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.8 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) 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.