Vlatko Cancar vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Vlatko Cancar 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

Vlatko Cancar

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vlatko Cancar: 2019-20 to 2022-23
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vlatko Cancar 1 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Vlatko Cancar 4 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Vlatko Cancar 3 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Vlatko Cancar 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Vlatko Cancar 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Vlatko Cancar 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vlatko Cancar 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Vlatko Cancar 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Vlatko Cancar 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vlatko Cancar 3.5 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Vlatko Cancar 1.7 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.9 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.3 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.2 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vlatko Cancar 461 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Vlatko Cancar 219 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Vlatko Cancar 114 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Vlatko Cancar 36 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Vlatko Cancar 20 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Vlatko Cancar 130 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vlatko Cancar .479 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Vlatko Cancar .361 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vlatko Cancar .847 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vlatko Cancar 5.0 (2023) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Vlatko Cancar 2.1 (2023) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Vlatko Cancar 1.3 (2023) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.4 (2023) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.2 (2023) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vlatko Cancar 1.3 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.7 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.3 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.1 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.1 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vlatko Cancar 16 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Vlatko Cancar 8 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Vlatko Cancar 3 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Vlatko Cancar 1 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Vlatko Cancar 1 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Vlatko Cancar 12 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vlatko Cancar .455 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Vlatko Cancar .286 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vlatko Cancar .800 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vlatko Cancar 2.5 (2022) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Vlatko Cancar 1.0 (2022) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.5 (2022) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.2 (2021) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.2 (2021) 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.