Tyrese Haliburton vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Tyrese Haliburton 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

Tyrese Haliburton

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tyrese Haliburton: 2020-21 to 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tyrese Haliburton 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Tyrese Haliburton 4 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Tyrese Haliburton 1 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Tyrese Haliburton 2 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tyrese Haliburton 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tyrese Haliburton 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tyrese Haliburton 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Tyrese Haliburton 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tyrese Haliburton 0 John Havlicek 8

Assists Leader Tyrese Haliburton 1 John Havlicek 0

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Tyrese Haliburton 1 * John Havlicek 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tyrese Haliburton 17.2 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Tyrese Haliburton 3.7 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Tyrese Haliburton 8.7 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Tyrese Haliburton 1.5 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Tyrese Haliburton 0.6 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyrese Haliburton 4,483 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Tyrese Haliburton 960 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Tyrese Haliburton 2,274 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Tyrese Haliburton 385 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Tyrese Haliburton 150 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Tyrese Haliburton 260 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyrese Haliburton .478 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Tyrese Haliburton .393 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tyrese Haliburton .856 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyrese Haliburton 20.7 (2023) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tyrese Haliburton 4.0 (2022) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Tyrese Haliburton 10.9 (2024) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Tyrese Haliburton 1.7 (2022) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tyrese Haliburton 0.7 (2024) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tyrese Haliburton 9.0 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Tyrese Haliburton 7.0 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Tyrese Haliburton 8.0 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Tyrese Haliburton 1.0 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Tyrese Haliburton 1.0 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyrese Haliburton 9 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Tyrese Haliburton 7 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Tyrese Haliburton 8 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Tyrese Haliburton 1 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Tyrese Haliburton 1 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Tyrese Haliburton 1 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyrese Haliburton .571 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Tyrese Haliburton .333 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tyrese Haliburton - John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyrese Haliburton 9.0 (2024) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Tyrese Haliburton 7.0 (2024) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Tyrese Haliburton 8.0 (2024) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tyrese Haliburton 1.0 (2024) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tyrese Haliburton 1.0 (2024) 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.