Travis Best vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Travis Best 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

Travis Best

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Travis Best: 1995-96 to 2004-05
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Travis Best 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Travis Best 10 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Travis Best 6 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Travis Best 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Travis Best 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Travis Best 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Travis Best 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Travis Best 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Travis Best 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Travis Best 7.6 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 1.8 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Travis Best 3.5 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Travis Best 0.9 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Travis Best 5,376 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Travis Best 1,249 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Travis Best 2,444 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Travis Best 661 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Travis Best 60 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Travis Best 708 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Travis Best .431 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Travis Best .345 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Travis Best .835 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Travis Best 11.9 (2001) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 2.9 (2001) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Travis Best 6.1 (2001) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Travis Best 1.4 (2001) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 (2001) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Travis Best 7.0 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 2.0 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Travis Best 2.7 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Travis Best 0.7 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Travis Best 442 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Travis Best 126 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Travis Best 173 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Travis Best 45 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Travis Best 8 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Travis Best 63 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Travis Best .413 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Travis Best .303 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Travis Best .875 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Travis Best 9.8 (2001) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 4.8 (2001) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Travis Best 9.3 (2001) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Travis Best 1.2 (1996) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.2 (1998) 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.