Vince Carter vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Vince Carter 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

Vince Carter

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vince Carter: 1998-99 to 2019-20
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vince Carter 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Vince Carter 22 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Vince Carter 11 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Vince Carter 8 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Vince Carter 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Vince Carter 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vince Carter 2 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Vince Carter 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Vince Carter 0 John Havlicek 8

Rookie of The Year Vince Carter 1 John Havlicek 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vince Carter 16.7 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Vince Carter 4.3 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Vince Carter 3.1 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Vince Carter 1.0 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Vince Carter 0.6 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vince Carter 25,728 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Vince Carter 6,606 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Vince Carter 4,714 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Vince Carter 1,530 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Vince Carter 888 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Vince Carter 1,541 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vince Carter .435 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Vince Carter .371 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vince Carter .798 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vince Carter 27.6 (2001) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Vince Carter 6.0 (2007) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Vince Carter 5.1 (2008) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Vince Carter 1.6 (2002) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Vince Carter 1.5 (1999) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vince Carter 18.1 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Vince Carter 5.4 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Vince Carter 3.4 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Vince Carter 1.1 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Vince Carter 0.5 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vince Carter 1,593 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Vince Carter 477 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Vince Carter 295 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Vince Carter 94 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Vince Carter 47 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Vince Carter 88 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vince Carter .416 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Vince Carter .338 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vince Carter .796 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vince Carter 29.6 (2006) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Vince Carter 8.5 (2005) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Vince Carter 6.3 (2000) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Vince Carter 2.3 (2005) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Vince Carter 1.7 (2001) 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.