Kevin Garnett vs. John Havlicek Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Havlicek and Kevin Garnett, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Kevin Garnett played 21 years in the NBA, 5 more than John Havlicek, who played 16. Kevin Garnett had the first of his seasons in 1995-96, while John Havlicek had his rookie season in 1962-63. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Kevin Garnett |
21 |
14 |
1995-96 to 2015-16 |
John Havlicek |
16 |
13 |
1962-63 to 1977-78 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Kevin Garnett |
80 |
28.7 |
10.4 |
2.2 |
4.1 |
6.3 |
1.8 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
4.5 |
9.2 |
.491 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.286 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
.705 |
difference: | | +1.2 | +3.9 | | | +0.4 | +0.4 | | | | | +1.5 | +4.4 | +.046 | | | | +0.9 | +1.1 | +.023 |
John Havlicek |
80 |
27.5 |
14.3 |
- |
- |
6.7 |
2.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
6.0 |
13.6 |
.445 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
3.0 |
.728 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Kevin Garnett |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Havlicek |
11 |
23.1 |
11.8 |
- |
- |
4.8 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
5.1 |
11.4 |
.448 |
- |
- |
- |
1.6 |
2.5 |
.667 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Kevin Garnett |
77 |
38.9 |
17.0 |
2.5 |
5.6 |
8.0 |
3.1 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
7.1 |
14.3 |
.499 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.286 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
.754 |
difference: | +3 | +6.6 | +2.9 | | | +2.6 | +0.1 | | | | -0.2 | +0.9 | +4.9 | +.082 | | | | +1.2 | +1.8 | +.008 |
John Havlicek |
80 |
32.3 |
19.9 |
- |
- |
5.4 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
8.0 |
19.2 |
.417 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
5.3 |
.746 |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Kevin Garnett |
3 |
41.7 |
17.3 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
9.3 |
3.7 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
8.0 |
17.0 |
.471 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.000 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.000 |
difference: | +7 | +12.8 | +1.6 | | | +5.0 | +0.5 | | | | -0.6 | +1.9 | +1.1 | +.087 | | | | +2.5 | +3.4 | +.205 |
John Havlicek |
10 |
28.9 |
15.7 |
- |
- |
4.3 |
3.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
6.1 |
15.9 |
.384 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
4.4 |
.795 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Kevin Garnett |
82 |
39.3 |
18.5 |
2.7 |
6.9 |
9.6 |
4.2 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
7.7 |
15.8 |
.491 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.188 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
.738 |
difference: | +7 | +10.4 | +0.2 | | | +4.7 | +1.5 | | | | | +0.1 | +3.1 | +.090 | | | | +0.1 | +0.2 | +.006 |
John Havlicek |
75 |
28.9 |
18.3 |
- |
- |
4.9 |
2.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
7.6 |
18.9 |
.401 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
4.2 |
.744 |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Kevin Garnett |
5 |
38.6 |
15.8 |
3.4 |
6.2 |
9.6 |
4.0 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
4.4 |
3.4 |
7.2 |
15.0 |
.480 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.4 |
1.8 |
.778 |
difference: | +7 | +4.8 | +2.7 | | | +2.3 | +1.6 | | | | -0.3 | +0.1 | +5.8 | +.128 | | | | +2.4 | +2.8 | +.058 |
John Havlicek |
12 |
33.8 |
18.5 |
- |
- |
7.3 |
2.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
7.3 |
20.8 |
.352 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
4.6 |
.836 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Kevin Garnett |
47 |
37.9 |
20.8 |
3.5 |
6.9 |
10.4 |
4.3 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
8.8 |
19.1 |
.460 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.286 |
3.1 |
4.4 |
.704 |
difference: | +24 | +7.3 | +2.0 | | | +4.4 | +1.3 | | | | -1.0 | +1.3 | +0.4 | +.061 | | | | +0.8 | +0.5 | +.081 |
John Havlicek |
71 |
30.6 |
18.8 |
- |
- |
6.0 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
7.5 |
18.7 |
.399 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
4.9 |
.785 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Kevin Garnett |
4 |
42.5 |
21.8 |
4.0 |
8.0 |
12.0 |
3.8 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
2.5 |
8.8 |
19.8 |
.443 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
4.3 |
5.8 |
.739 |
difference: | +13 | +0.2 | +1.8 | | | +2.9 | +0.3 | | | | -1.6 | +0.2 | +2.2 | +.034 | | | | +1.3 | +0.8 | +.102 |
John Havlicek |
17 |
42.3 |
23.6 |
- |
- |
9.1 |
4.1 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
9.0 |
22.0 |
.409 |
- |
- |
- |
5.6 |
6.6 |
.841 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Kevin Garnett |
81 |
40.0 |
22.9 |
2.8 |
9.0 |
11.8 |
5.0 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
3.3 |
2.5 |
9.4 |
18.8 |
.497 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
.370 |
3.8 |
5.0 |
.765 |
difference: | | +7.9 | +1.5 | | | +5.2 | +1.6 | | | | -0.1 | +1.0 | +0.2 | +.053 | | | | +0.7 | +0.4 | +.063 |
John Havlicek |
81 |
32.1 |
21.4 |
- |
- |
6.6 |
3.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
8.4 |
19.0 |
.444 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
5.4 |
.828 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Kevin Garnett |
4 |
42.5 |
18.8 |
3.3 |
7.5 |
10.8 |
8.8 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
7.5 |
19.5 |
.385 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
.667 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
.813 |
difference: | +5 | +5.8 | +8.6 | | | +2.7 | +5.7 | | | | -0.3 | +3.1 | +4.1 | +.063 | | | | +3.0 | +3.9 | +.010 |
John Havlicek |
9 |
36.7 |
27.4 |
- |
- |
8.1 |
3.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
10.6 |
23.6 |
.448 |
- |
- |
- |
6.3 |
7.9 |
.803 |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Kevin Garnett |
81 |
39.5 |
22.0 |
2.7 |
8.7 |
11.4 |
5.0 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
8.7 |
18.2 |
.477 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
.288 |
4.4 |
5.8 |
.764 |
difference: | +1 | +3.9 | +1.3 | | | +4.7 | +0.3 | | | | -0.4 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +.048 | | | | +0.1 | +0.3 | +.048 |
John Havlicek |
82 |
35.6 |
20.7 |
- |
- |
6.7 |
4.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
8.1 |
18.9 |
.429 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
5.5 |
.812 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Kevin Garnett |
4 |
41.3 |
21.0 |
2.5 |
9.5 |
12.0 |
4.3 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
6.8 |
14.5 |
.466 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
.000 |
7.5 |
9.0 |
.833 |
difference: | +15 | +4.1 | +4.9 | | | +3.4 | +3.2 | | | | -0.2 | +2.9 | +6.9 | +.014 | | | | +0.9 | +1.1 | +.005 |
John Havlicek |
19 |
45.4 |
25.9 |
- |
- |
8.6 |
7.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
9.7 |
21.4 |
.452 |
- |
- |
- |
6.6 |
7.9 |
.828 |
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7th Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Kevin Garnett |
81 |
39.2 |
21.2 |
3.0 |
9.1 |
12.1 |
5.2 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
2.3 |
8.1 |
17.3 |
.470 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
.319 |
4.4 |
5.5 |
.801 |
difference: | +1 | +0.5 | +0.4 | | | +5.1 | +0.2 | | | | -0.7 | +0.3 | +3.5 | +.065 | | | | +0.3 | +0.5 | +.021 |
John Havlicek |
82 |
38.7 |
21.6 |
- |
- |
7.0 |
5.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
8.4 |
20.8 |
.405 |
- |
- |
- |
4.7 |
6.0 |
.780 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Kevin Garnett |
3 |
43.3 |
24.0 |
5.3 |
13.3 |
18.7 |
5.0 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
3.7 |
8.0 |
18.7 |
.429 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.500 |
7.7 |
10.7 |
.719 |
difference: | +15 | +3.9 | +1.4 | | | +8.8 | +0.6 | | | | -0.5 | +1.4 | +2.5 | +.016 | | | | +1.1 | +3.0 | +.136 |
John Havlicek |
18 |
47.2 |
25.4 |
- |
- |
9.9 |
5.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
9.4 |
21.2 |
.445 |
- |
- |
- |
6.6 |
7.7 |
.855 |
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11th Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Kevin Garnett |
76 |
38.9 |
21.8 |
2.8 |
9.9 |
12.7 |
4.1 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
8.2 |
15.7 |
.526 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.267 |
5.2 |
6.4 |
.810 |
difference: | +4 | +3.2 | +2.0 | | | +5.6 | +2.5 | | | | -0.3 | +1.4 | +5.6 | +.076 | | | | +0.6 | +1.0 | +.048 |
John Havlicek |
80 |
42.1 |
23.8 |
- |
- |
7.1 |
6.6 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
9.6 |
21.3 |
.450 |
- |
- |
- |
4.6 |
5.4 |
.858 |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Kevin Garnett |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Havlicek |
12 |
39.9 |
23.8 |
- |
- |
5.2 |
5.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
9.3 |
19.6 |
.477 |
- |
- |
- |
5.1 |
6.2 |
.824 |
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13th Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Kevin Garnett |
71 |
32.8 |
18.8 |
1.9 |
7.3 |
9.2 |
3.4 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
7.5 |
13.9 |
.539 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
3.8 |
4.7 |
.801 |
difference: | +11 | +5.4 | +0.4 | | +3.3 | +3.3 | +1.9 | +0.1 | +1.1 | | -0.5 | +0.3 | +3.3 | +.084 | | | | +0.3 | +0.7 | +.069 |
John Havlicek |
82 |
38.2 |
19.2 |
1.9 |
4.0 |
5.9 |
5.3 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
- |
2.8 |
7.8 |
17.2 |
.455 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
4.0 |
.870 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Kevin Garnett |
26 |
38.0 |
20.4 |
2.8 |
7.8 |
10.5 |
3.3 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
8.3 |
16.8 |
.495 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.250 |
3.6 |
4.5 |
.810 |
difference: | +15 | +4.2 | +0.7 | +1.2 | +4.3 | +5.3 | +1.3 | +0.2 | +1.0 | | -0.7 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +.063 | | | | +2.4 | +2.4 | +.058 |
John Havlicek |
11 |
42.2 |
21.1 |
1.6 |
3.5 |
5.2 |
4.6 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
- |
3.5 |
7.5 |
17.5 |
.432 |
- |
- |
- |
6.0 |
6.9 |
.868 |
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14th Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Kevin Garnett |
57 |
31.1 |
15.8 |
1.4 |
7.1 |
8.5 |
2.5 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
6.9 |
13.0 |
.531 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.250 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
.841 |
difference: | +19 | +3.1 | +1.2 | +0.1 | +4.5 | +4.4 | +1.2 | +0.2 | +0.8 | | -0.5 | +0.3 | +1.8 | +.081 | | | | +1.8 | +2.1 | +.003 |
John Havlicek |
76 |
34.2 |
17.0 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
4.1 |
3.7 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
- |
2.7 |
6.6 |
14.8 |
.450 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
4.4 |
.844 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Kevin Garnett |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Havlicek |
15 |
33.7 |
13.2 |
1.2 |
2.5 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
- |
2.1 |
5.3 |
12.0 |
.444 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
3.1 |
.809 |
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15th Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Kevin Garnett |
69 |
29.9 |
14.3 |
1.1 |
6.2 |
7.3 |
2.7 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
5.8 |
11.2 |
.521 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.200 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
.837 |
difference: | +10 | +7.0 | +3.4 | +0.3 | +2.7 | +2.5 | +2.4 | +0.1 | +0.6 | | -0.1 | +1.5 | +5.0 | +.069 | | | | +0.3 | +0.4 | +.021 |
John Havlicek |
79 |
36.9 |
17.7 |
1.4 |
3.5 |
4.8 |
5.1 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
- |
2.6 |
7.3 |
16.2 |
.452 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
3.6 |
.816 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Kevin Garnett |
23 |
33.3 |
15.0 |
1.4 |
6.0 |
7.4 |
2.5 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
3.2 |
6.5 |
13.1 |
.495 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
.839 |
difference: | +14 | +8.4 | +3.3 | +0.3 | +2.2 | +2.0 | +4.4 | +0.2 | +0.5 | | -0.5 | +0.4 | +5.5 | +.124 | | | | +2.6 | +3.2 | +.019 |
John Havlicek |
9 |
41.7 |
18.3 |
1.7 |
3.8 |
5.4 |
6.9 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
- |
3.7 |
6.9 |
18.6 |
.371 |
- |
- |
- |
4.6 |
5.6 |
.820 |
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16th Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Kevin Garnett |
71 |
31.3 |
14.9 |
1.2 |
7.7 |
8.9 |
2.4 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
6.1 |
11.6 |
.528 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.200 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
.862 |
difference: | +11 | +2.8 | +1.2 | +0.1 | +4.8 | +4.9 | +1.6 | +0.2 | +0.5 | -0.9 | -0.2 | +0.6 | +3.2 | +.079 | | | | +0.2 | +0.2 | +.007 |
John Havlicek |
82 |
34.1 |
16.1 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
6.7 |
14.8 |
.449 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
3.3 |
.855 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Kevin Garnett |
9 |
36.4 |
14.9 |
2.3 |
8.6 |
10.9 |
2.6 |
1.9 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
6.2 |
14.1 |
.441 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
.759 |
John Havlicek |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Additional Years |
* Kevin Garnett played 5 seasons more than John Havlicek in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 17 to 21, from 2012 to 2016—Kevin Garnett played in 3 Playoffs. In those 5 extra years over John Havlicek, Kevin Garnett got these achievements: |
Honors & Awards | 1 All-Defensive Second Team
1 All-Star Game
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