Wendell Carter Jr. vs. John Havlicek Comparison

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

Wendell Carter Jr.

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wendell Carter Jr.: 2018-19 to 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wendell Carter Jr. 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Wendell Carter Jr. 6 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Wendell Carter Jr. 1 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Wendell Carter Jr. 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Wendell Carter Jr. 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Wendell Carter Jr. 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wendell Carter Jr. 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Wendell Carter Jr. 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wendell Carter 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 Wendell Carter Jr. 12.5 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Wendell Carter Jr. 8.5 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Wendell Carter Jr. 2.0 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Wendell Carter Jr. 0.6 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Wendell Carter Jr. 0.8 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wendell Carter Jr. 3,947 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Wendell Carter Jr. 2,681 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Wendell Carter Jr. 631 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Wendell Carter Jr. 195 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Wendell Carter Jr. 240 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Wendell Carter Jr. 315 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wendell Carter Jr. .517 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Wendell Carter Jr. .334 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wendell Carter Jr. .727 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wendell Carter Jr. 15.2 (2023) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Wendell Carter Jr. 10.5 (2022) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Wendell Carter Jr. 2.8 (2022) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Wendell Carter Jr. 0.8 (2020) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Wendell Carter Jr. 1.3 (2019) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wendell Carter Jr. 5.5 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Wendell Carter Jr. 4.3 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Wendell Carter Jr. 1.0 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Wendell Carter Jr. 0.0 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Wendell Carter Jr. 0.0 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wendell Carter Jr. 22 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Wendell Carter Jr. 17 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Wendell Carter Jr. 4 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Wendell Carter Jr. 0 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Wendell Carter Jr. 0 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Wendell Carter Jr. 4 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wendell Carter Jr. .350 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Wendell Carter Jr. .333 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wendell Carter Jr. .667 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wendell Carter Jr. 5.5 (2024) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Wendell Carter Jr. 4.3 (2024) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Wendell Carter Jr. 1.0 (2024) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Wendell Carter Jr. 0.0 (2024) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Wendell Carter Jr. 0.0 (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.