Steve Colter vs. John Havlicek Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Havlicek and Steve Colter, 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.
Steve Colter played 8 years in the NBA, 8 less than John Havlicek, who played 16. Steve Colter had the first of his seasons in 1984-85, 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 achivements, 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 |
Steve Colter |
8 |
5 |
1984-85 to 1994-95 |
John Havlicek |
16 |
13 |
1962-63 to 1977-78 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Colter |
78 |
18.7 |
7.1 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
3.1 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
6.1 |
.453 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
.351 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
.754 |
John Havlicek |
80 |
27.5 |
14.3 |
- |
- |
6.7 |
2.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
6.0 |
13.6 |
.445 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
3.0 |
.728 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Colter |
9 |
18.4 |
8.9 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
4.1 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
4.0 |
8.3 |
.480 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
.273 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
.625 |
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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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Colter |
81 |
23.1 |
8.7 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
3.2 |
1.4 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
3.4 |
7.4 |
.456 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.325 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
.823 |
John Havlicek |
80 |
32.3 |
19.9 |
- |
- |
5.4 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
8.0 |
19.2 |
.417 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
5.3 |
.746 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Colter |
4 |
26.0 |
6.5 |
0.8 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
5.8 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
3.0 |
6.5 |
.462 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.000 |
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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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Colter |
70 |
18.9 |
6.1 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
5.7 |
.426 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.235 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
.766 |
John Havlicek |
75 |
28.9 |
18.3 |
- |
- |
4.9 |
2.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
7.6 |
18.9 |
.401 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
4.2 |
.744 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Colter |
2 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Colter |
68 |
22.3 |
7.1 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
3.8 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
6.5 |
.460 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.300 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.789 |
John Havlicek |
71 |
30.6 |
18.8 |
- |
- |
6.0 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
7.5 |
18.7 |
.399 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
4.9 |
.785 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Colter |
5 |
17.2 |
6.4 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
6.2 |
.452 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.8 |
1.4 |
.571 |
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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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Colter |
80 |
17.8 |
6.7 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
5.7 |
.444 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.120 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
.749 |
John Havlicek |
81 |
32.1 |
21.4 |
- |
- |
6.6 |
3.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
8.4 |
19.0 |
.444 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
5.4 |
.828 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Colter |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Colter |
73 |
13.4 |
4.9 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
4.1 |
.478 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
.811 |
John Havlicek |
82 |
35.6 |
20.7 |
- |
- |
6.7 |
4.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
8.1 |
18.9 |
.429 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
5.5 |
.812 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Colter |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Colter |
19 |
13.2 |
3.1 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
2.9 |
.411 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.357 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.700 |
John Havlicek |
82 |
38.7 |
21.6 |
- |
- |
7.0 |
5.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
8.4 |
20.8 |
.405 |
- |
- |
- |
4.7 |
6.0 |
.780 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Colter |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Havlicek |
18 |
47.2 |
25.4 |
- |
- |
9.9 |
5.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
9.4 |
21.2 |
.445 |
- |
- |
- |
6.6 |
7.7 |
.855 |
Note: Steve Colter didn't play in 1991-92, 1992-93 and 1993-94.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Colter |
57 |
13.2 |
3.4 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
.396 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
.229 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
.761 |
John Havlicek |
81 |
41.6 |
24.2 |
- |
- |
7.8 |
6.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
9.1 |
19.6 |
.464 |
- |
- |
- |
6.0 |
7.1 |
.844 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Colter |
4 |
10.8 |
3.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
.500 |
John Havlicek |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Colter |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Havlicek |
82 |
45.1 |
27.5 |
- |
- |
8.2 |
7.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
10.9 |
23.9 |
.458 |
- |
- |
- |
5.6 |
6.7 |
.834 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Colter |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Havlicek |
11 |
47.0 |
27.4 |
- |
- |
8.4 |
6.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
9.8 |
21.4 |
.460 |
- |
- |
- |
7.7 |
9.0 |
.859 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Colter |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Havlicek |
80 |
42.1 |
23.8 |
- |
- |
7.1 |
6.6 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
9.6 |
21.3 |
.450 |
- |
- |
- |
4.6 |
5.4 |
.858 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Colter |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Colter |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Havlicek |
76 |
40.7 |
22.6 |
1.8 |
4.6 |
6.4 |
5.9 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
- |
2.6 |
9.0 |
19.8 |
.456 |
- |
- |
- |
4.6 |
5.5 |
.832 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Colter |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Havlicek |
18 |
45.1 |
27.1 |
1.6 |
4.9 |
6.4 |
6.0 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
- |
2.4 |
11.1 |
22.8 |
.484 |
- |
- |
- |
4.9 |
5.6 |
.881 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Colter |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Steve Colter |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Colter |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Steve Colter |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Colter |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Colter |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Colter |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Colter |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Havlicek |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |