Tim Hardaway Jr. vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Tim Hardaway Jr. 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

Tim Hardaway Jr.

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway Jr.: 2013-14 to 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway Jr. 11 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway Jr. 5 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 14.0 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.9 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.9 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.6 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 10,307 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 2,155 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 1,363 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 457 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 101 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 736 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .418 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .360 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .812 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 18.1 (2019) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.9 (2018) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.7 (2018) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.1 (2018) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.2 (2015) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 11.0 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.4 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.2 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.3 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.0 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 329 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 73 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 36 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 9 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 1 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 30 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .381 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .329 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .685 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 17.8 (2020) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.5 (2020) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.8 (2020) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.5 (2024) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 (2016) 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.