Tyrese Haliburton vs. John Havlicek: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Tyrese Haliburton and John Havlicek all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats / Stats Rankings

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Tyrese Haliburton, with a career spanning 5 seasons from 2021 to 2025, and John Havlicek, with 16 seasons played from 1963 to 1978, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Tyrese Haliburton vs. John Havlicek
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Tyrese Haliburton John Havlicek Tyrese Haliburton John Havlicek
Points
+300th
19th
+300th
15th
Rebounds
+300th
82nd
+300th
37th
Assists
249th
40th
129th
28th
Steals
+300th
+300th
+300th
253rd
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
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Tyrese Haliburton vs. John Havlicek
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Tyrese Haliburton John Havlicek Tyrese Haliburton John Havlicek
Points
--
56th
154th
57th
Rebounds
--
+300th
+300th
232nd
Assists
9th
148th
12th
120th
Steals
--
+300th
136th
215th
Blocks
--
+300th
+300th
+300th

Steals, blocks, offensive and defensive rebounds started to be recorded in the 1973-74 season. The 3-point shot was implemented in the 1979-80 season.
n/a = The player doesn't have data for the stat.
* Some years in John Havlicek's career don't have data for these stats.

Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Tyrese Haliburton John Havlicek Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
19th
+281 5,842 vs. 26,39520,553
Rebounds
+300th
82nd
+218 1,218 vs. 8,0076,789
Assists
249th
40th
209 2,947 vs. 6,1143,167
Steals
+300th
+300th
490 vs. 47614
Blocks
+300th
+300th
199 vs. 11782
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
210 vs. 610400
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,008 vs. 1,389381
Field Goals Made
+300th
13th
+287 2,110 vs. 10,5138,403
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
7th
+293 4,423 vs. 23,93019,507
3-Pointers Made
235th
n/a
856 vs. 0
3-Pointers Attempted
258th
n/a
2,184 vs. 0
Free Throws Made
+300th
32nd
+268 766 vs. 5,3694,603
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
36th
+264 896 vs. 6,5895,693

Games and Years:

Tyrese Haliburton John Havlicek Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
32nd
+268 333 vs. 1,270937
Seasons
+300th
91st
+209 5 vs. 1611

Triple-Doubles:

Tyrese Haliburton John Havlicek Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
275th
18th
257 1 vs. 3130

Rankings by Points Scored:

Tyrese Haliburton John Havlicek Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
221st
88th
133 3 vs. 129
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Tyrese Haliburton John Havlicek Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
15th
+285 679 vs. 3,7763,097
Rebounds
+300th
37th
+263 195 vs. 1,186991
Assists
129th
28th
101 320 vs. 825505
Steals
+300th
253rd
+47 49 vs. 6011
Blocks
+300th
+300th
25 vs. 169
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
19 vs. 7960
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
176 vs. 19923
Field Goals Made
+300th
13th
+287 251 vs. 1,4511,200
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
11th
+289 530 vs. 3,3292,799
3-Pointers Made
105th
n/a
107 vs. 0
3-Pointers Attempted
106th
n/a
299 vs. 0
Free Throws Made
+300th
15th
+285 70 vs. 874804
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
19th
+281 84 vs. 1,046962

Games and Years:

Tyrese Haliburton John Havlicek Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
24th
+276 38 vs. 172134
Playoffs
+300th
45th
+255 2 vs. 1311

Triple-Doubles:

Tyrese Haliburton John Havlicek Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
31st
12th
19 2 vs. 53

Rankings by Points Scored:

Tyrese Haliburton John Havlicek Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
28th
0 vs. 55
50+ point games
-
9th
0 vs. 11
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Tyrese Haliburton John Havlicek Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
56th
17.54 vs. 20.783.24
Rebounds per game
--
+300th
3.66 vs. 6.302.65
Assists per game
9th
148th
139 8.85 vs. 4.814.04
Steals per game
--
+300th
1.47 vs. 1.210.27
Blocks per game
--
+300th
0.60 vs. 0.300.30
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
0.63 vs. 1.540.91
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
3.03 vs. 3.520.49
Field Goals Made per game
--
42nd
6.34 vs. 8.281.94
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
20th
13.28 vs. 18.845.56
3-Pointers Made per game
17th
n/a
2.57 vs. 0.00
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
n/a
6.56 vs. 0.00
Free Throws Made per game
--
105th
2.30 vs. 4.231.93
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
121st
2.69 vs. 5.192.50

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Tyrese Haliburton John Havlicek Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
154th
57th
97 17.87 vs. 21.954.09
Rebounds per game
+300th
232nd
+68 5.13 vs. 6.901.76
Assists per game
12th
120th
108 8.42 vs. 4.803.62
Steals per game
136th
215th
79 1.29 vs. 1.130.16
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.66 vs. 0.300.36
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.50 vs. 1.490.99
Defensive Rebounds per game
190th
+300th
+110 4.63 vs. 3.750.88
Field Goals Made per game
154th
48th
106 6.61 vs. 8.441.83
Field Goals Attempted per game
191st
40th
151 13.95 vs. 19.355.41
3-Pointers Made per game
8th
n/a
2.82 vs. 0.00
3-Pointers Attempted per game
8th
n/a
7.87 vs. 0.00
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
75th
+225 1.84 vs. 5.083.24
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
98th
+202 2.21 vs. 6.083.87

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.