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Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 6:37 pm EDTNBA legend. Named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team and inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Biography, honors and career statistics below.
John Havlicek
Career at a glance
John Havlicek played 16 NBA regular seasons between 1962 and 1978, appearing in 1,270 games and averaging 20.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game. He spent his whole career with Boston (1962–78, 1,270 games). His best scoring season was 1970–71 with Boston: 28.9 points per game over 81 games.
He rebounded best in 1970–71 at 9.0 per game. Championship seasons: 1962–63 (Boston), 1963–64 (Boston), 1964–65 (Boston), 1965–66 (Boston), 1967–68 (Boston), 1968–69 (Boston), 1973–74 (Boston), 1975–76 (Boston). In the playoffs he appeared in 13 postseason runs (172 games, 22.0 points per game).
Multiplying each season’s games by its scoring average gives roughly 26,400 regular-season points (an estimate from per-game figures, not an official total).
whynba analysis of the season-by-season statistics below (Wikipedia revision, CC BY-SA 4.0). Totals are estimates from per-game averages.
About John Havlicek
John Joseph Havlicek (/ˈhævlɪtʃɛk/HAV-lih-chek; April 8, 1940 – April 25, 2019), often nicknamed Hondo, was an American professional basketball player who spent his entire 16-year career with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Havlicek won eight NBA championships — one of three NBA players with an unsurpassed 8–0 record in the NBA Finals series — and was voted the NBA Finals MVP in 1974.
A swingman, Havlicek played college basketball for the Ohio State Buckeyes from 1959 to 1962, winning an NCAA championship in 1960. He was selected by the Celtics in the 1962 NBA draft and played with the team until his retirement in 1978. A 13-time NBA All-Star, Havlicek was named to the All-NBA First Team four times and to the All-NBA Second Team seven times. He was also named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team on five occasions and to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team three times. Havlicek is known for his stamina and his hustle as well as his abilities.
During his career with the Celtics, he became known for stealing the ball to save the game–and the Celtics' playoff hopes–near the end of game seven in the 1965 Eastern Conference Finals. Havlicek served as captain of the Celtics from 1969 to 1978, and was named NBA Finals MVP in 1974. Following his retirement, his number 17 jersey was retired by the Celtics. Havlicek was inducted into Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1984.
- Born
- April 8, 1940 Martins Ferry, Ohio, US
- Listed height
- 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
- Listed weight
- 203 lb (92 kg)
- Position
- Small forward / shooting guard
- High school
- Bridgeport (Bridgeport, Ohio)
- College
- Ohio State (1959–1962)
- NBA draft
- 1962: 1st round, 7th overall pick
- Playing career
- 1962–1978
Career highlights and awards
- 8× NBA champion (1963–1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976)
- NBA Finals MVP (1974)
- 13× NBA All-Star (1966–1978)
- 4× All-NBA First Team (1971–1974)
- 7× All-NBA Second Team (1964, 1966, 1968–1970, 1975, 1976)
- 5× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1972–1976)
- 3× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1969–1971)
- NBA All-Rookie First Team (1963)
- NBA anniversary team (35th, 50th, 75th)
- No. 17 retired by Boston Celtics
- NCAA champion (1960)
- Consensus second-team All-American (1962)
- Third-team All-American – AP (1961)
- 2× First-team All-Big Ten (1961, 1962)
- No. 5 retired by Ohio State Buckeyes
Career statistics
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962–63† | Boston | 80* | — | 27.5 | .445 | — | .728 | 6.7 | 2.2 | — | — | 14.3 |
| 1963–64† | Boston | 80 | — | 32.3 | .417 | — | .746 | 5.4 | 3.0 | — | — | 19.9 |
| 1964–65† | Boston | 75 | — | 28.9 | .401 | — | .744 | 4.9 | 2.7 | — | — | 18.3 |
| 1965–66† | Boston | 71 | — | 30.6 | .399 | — | .785 | 6.0 | 3.0 | — | — | 18.8 |
| 1966–67 | Boston | 81* | — | 32.1 | .444 | — | .828 | 6.6 | 3.4 | — | — | 21.4 |
| 1967–68† | Boston | 82 | — | 35.6 | .429 | — | .812 | 6.7 | 4.7 | — | — | 20.7 |
| 1968–69† | Boston | 82 | — | 38.7 | .405 | — | .780 | 7.0 | 5.4 | — | — | 21.6 |
| 1969–70 | Boston | 81 | — | 41.6 | .464 | — | .844 | 7.8 | 6.8 | — | — | 24.2 |
| 1970–71 | Boston | 81 | — | 45.4* | .450 | — | .818 | 9.0 | 7.5 | — | — | 28.9 |
| 1971–72 | Boston | 82 | — | 45.1* | .458 | — | .834 | 8.2 | 7.5 | — | — | 27.5 |
| 1972–73 | Boston | 80 | — | 42.1 | .450 | — | .858 | 7.1 | 6.6 | — | — | 23.8 |
| 1973–74† | Boston | 76 | — | 40.7 | .456 | — | .832 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 1.3 | .4 | 22.6 |
| 1974–75 | Boston | 82 | — | 38.2 | .455 | — | .870 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 1.3 | .2 | 19.2 |
| 1975–76† | Boston | 76 | — | 34.2 | .450 | — | .844 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 1.3 | .4 | 17.0 |
| 1976–77 | Boston | 79 | — | 36.9 | .452 | — | .816 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 1.1 | .2 | 17.7 |
| 1977–78 | Boston | 82 | — | 34.1 | .449 | — | .855 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.1 | .3 | 16.1 |
| Career | 1,270 | — | 36.6 | .439 | — | .815 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 1.2 | .3 | 20.8 | |
| All-Star | 13 | 10 | 23.3 | .481 | — | .756 | 3.5 | 2.6 | .3 | .0 | 13.8 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963† | Boston | 11 | — | 23.1 | .448 | — | .667 | 4.8 | 1.5 | — | — | 11.8 |
| 1964† | Boston | 10 | — | 28.9 | .384 | — | .795 | 4.3 | 3.2 | — | — | 15.7 |
| 1965† | Boston | 12 | — | 33.8 | .352 | — | .836 | 7.3 | 2.4 | — | — | 18.5 |
| 1966† | Boston | 17 | — | 42.3 | .409 | — | .841 | 9.1 | 4.1 | — | — | 23.6 |
| 1967 | Boston | 9 | — | 36.7 | .448 | — | .803 | 8.1 | 3.1 | — | — | 27.4 |
| 1968† | Boston | 19 | — | 45.4 | .452 | — | .828 | 8.6 | 7.5 | — | — | 25.9 |
| 1969† | Boston | 18 | — | 47.2 | .445 | — | .855 | 9.9 | 5.6 | — | — | 25.4 |
| 1972 | Boston | 11 | — | 47.0 | .460 | — | .859 | 8.4 | 6.4 | — | — | 27.4 |
| 1973 | Boston | 12 | — | 39.9 | .477 | — | .824 | 5.2 | 5.4 | — | — | 23.8 |
| 1974† | Boston | 18 | — | 45.1 | .484 | — | .881 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 1.3 | .3 | 27.1 |
| 1975 | Boston | 11 | — | 42.2 | .432 | — | .868 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 1.5 | .1 | 21.1 |
| 1976† | Boston | 15 | — | 33.7 | .444 | — | .809 | 3.7 | 3.4 | .8 | .3 | 13.2 |
| 1977 | Boston | 9 | — | 41.7 | .371 | — | .820 | 5.4 | 6.9 | .9 | .4 | 18.3 |
| Career | 172 | — | 39.9 | .436 | — | .836 | 6.9 | 4.8 | 1.1 | .3 | 22.0 |
Per-game averages. † won an NBA championship · * led the league · ‡ NBA record (as marked).
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- Height
- 6′ 5″
- Weight
- 203 lb
- Position
- Small forward / shooting guard
- Jersey
- Not listed
- Country
- USA
- School / last affiliation
- Not listed
- Draft year
- 1962
- Draft pick
- Round 1 · Pick 7
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