Thurl Bailey vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Thurl Bailey that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Thurl Bailey

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Thurl Bailey: 1983-84 to 1998-99
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Thurl Bailey 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Thurl Bailey 12 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Thurl Bailey 9 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Thurl Bailey 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Thurl Bailey 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Thurl Bailey 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Thurl Bailey 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Thurl Bailey 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Thurl Bailey 0 John Havlicek 8

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 12.8 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 5.1 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.4 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.5 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.2 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Thurl Bailey 11,834 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Thurl Bailey 4,718 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Thurl Bailey 1,298 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Thurl Bailey 435 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Thurl Bailey 1,086 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Thurl Bailey 928 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thurl Bailey .473 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Thurl Bailey .114 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Thurl Bailey .812 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 19.6 (1988) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 6.6 (1985) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.9 (1988) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.6 (1991) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.5 (1988) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 13.5 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 5.5 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.4 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.4 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.2 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Thurl Bailey 929 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Thurl Bailey 382 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Thurl Bailey 98 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Thurl Bailey 30 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Thurl Bailey 82 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Thurl Bailey 69 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thurl Bailey .449 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Thurl Bailey .000 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Thurl Bailey .834 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 23.2 (1988) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 9.2 (1985) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 3.3 (1986) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.0 (1990) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 2.1 (1988) John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.