John Havlicek debuted in the NBA in 1962, appearing in 1,270 games over 16 seasons. He scored 26,395 points, delivered 6,114 assists, and grabbed 8,007 rebounds, ranking 18th in scoring and 40th in assists in NBA history.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | John Havlicek |
Date of Birth | April 8, 1940 |
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Position | Small Forward and Shooting Guard |
Height | 196cm |
Weight | 92kg |
Shooting Hand | Right-handed |
NBA Debut | 1962 |
📊 Career Stats Summary
Games Played (G) | 1,270 games (Ranked 32 in NBA history) |
Points (PTS) | 26,395 points (Ranked 18) |
Assists (AST) | 6,114 (Ranked 40) |
Rebounds (TRB) | 8,007 (Ranked 79) |
Offensive Rebounds (ORB) | 610 (Ranked 707) |
Defensive Rebounds (DRB) | 1,389 (Ranked 848) |
Blocks (BLK) | 117 (Ranked 1090) |
Steals (STL) | 476 (Ranked 661) |
Turnovers (TOV) | 204 (Ranked 1603) |
Personal Fouls (PF) | 3,281 (Ranked 48) |
Triple-Doubles (TrpDbl) | 31 (Ranked 18) |
Field Goal % (FG%) | 43.9% (Ranked 1964) |
Free Throw % (FT%) | 81.5% (Ranked 737) |
Average Minutes (MP) | 36.6 minutes (Ranked 33) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1978)
Games Played (G) | 82 |
Points (PTS) | 1,322 |
Assists (AST) | 328 |
Rebounds (TRB) | 332 |
Offensive Rebounds (ORB) | 93 |
Defensive Rebounds (DRB) | 239 |
Blocks (BLK) | 22 |
Steals (STL) | 90 |
Turnovers (TOV) | 204 |
Personal Fouls (PF) | 185 |
Triple-Doubles (TrpDbl) | 0 |
Field Goal % (FG%) | 44.9% |
Free Throw % (FT%) | 85.5% |
Average Minutes (MP) | 2,797 |
📈 Season Highlights
- Most Points in a Season: 1971, 2,338 points
- Most Assists in a Season: 1972, 614
- Most Rebounds in a Season: 1971, 730
- Most Blocks in a Season: 1974, 32
- Most Steals in a Season: 1975, 110
- Most Triple-Doubles in a Season: 1970, 8
- Best FG% in a Season: 1970, 46.4%
- Best FT% in a Season: 1975, 87%
- Most Avg. Minutes: 1972, 3,698 minutes
🏆 Playoff Records
John Havlicek appeared in 172 playoff games.
Points (PTS) | 3,776 |
Assists (AST) | 825 |
Rebounds (TRB) | 1,186 |
Offensive Rebounds (ORB) | 79 |
Defensive Rebounds (DRB) | 199 |
Blocks (BLK) | 16 |
Steals (STL) | 60 |
Personal Fouls (PF) | 527 |
Field Goal % (FG%) | 43.6% |
Free Throw % (FT%) | 83.6% |
Average Minutes (MP) | 6,860 |
John Havlicek Career Key Statistics Summary
season | G | MP | PTS | FG | FG% | FGA | 3P | 3P% | 3PA | 2P | 2P% | 2PA | eFG% | FT | FT% | FTA | TRB | ORB | DRB | AST | STL | BLK | TrpDbl | GS | TOV | PF |
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1963 | 80 | 2200 | 1140 | 483 | 0.445 | 1085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 0.728 | 239 | 534 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 189 |
1964 | 80 | 2587 | 1595 | 640 | 0.417 | 1535 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 315 | 0.746 | 422 | 428 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 227 |
1965 | 75 | 2169 | 1375 | 570 | 0.401 | 1420 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 0.744 | 316 | 371 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 |
1966 | 71 | 2175 | 1334 | 530 | 0.399 | 1328 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 274 | 0.785 | 349 | 423 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158 |
1967 | 81 | 2602 | 1733 | 684 | 0.444 | 1540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 365 | 0.828 | 441 | 532 | 0 | 0 | 278 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 |
1968 | 82 | 2921 | 1700 | 666 | 0.429 | 1551 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 368 | 0.812 | 453 | 546 | 0 | 0 | 384 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 237 |
1969 | 82 | 3174 | 1771 | 692 | 0.405 | 1709 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 387 | 0.78 | 496 | 570 | 0 | 0 | 441 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 247 |
1970 | 81 | 3369 | 1960 | 736 | 0.464 | 1585 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 488 | 0.844 | 578 | 635 | 0 | 0 | 550 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 211 |
1971 | 81 | 3678 | 2338 | 892 | 0.45 | 1982 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 554 | 0.818 | 677 | 730 | 0 | 0 | 607 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 200 |
1972 | 82 | 3698 | 2252 | 897 | 0.458 | 1957 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 458 | 0.834 | 549 | 672 | 0 | 0 | 614 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 183 |
1973 | 80 | 3367 | 1902 | 766 | 0.45 | 1704 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 370 | 0.858 | 431 | 567 | 0 | 0 | 529 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 195 |
1974 | 76 | 3091 | 1716 | 685 | 0.456 | 1502 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 346 | 0.832 | 416 | 487 | 138 | 349 | 447 | 95 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 196 |
1975 | 82 | 3132 | 1573 | 642 | 0.455 | 1411 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 289 | 0.87 | 332 | 484 | 154 | 330 | 432 | 110 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 231 |
1976 | 76 | 2598 | 1289 | 504 | 0.45 | 1121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281 | 0.844 | 333 | 314 | 116 | 198 | 278 | 97 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 |
1977 | 79 | 2913 | 1395 | 580 | 0.452 | 1283 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 0.816 | 288 | 382 | 109 | 273 | 400 | 84 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 208 |
1978 | 82 | 2797 | 1322 | 546 | 0.449 | 1217 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 0.855 | 269 | 332 | 93 | 239 | 328 | 90 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 185 |