Dave Gambee vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Dave Gambee 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

Dave Gambee

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Gambee: 1958-59 to 1969-70
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Gambee 1 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Dave Gambee 12 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Dave Gambee 7 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Dave Gambee 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dave Gambee 0 * John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Dave Gambee 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Gambee 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Gambee 0 * John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Gambee 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Gambee 10.6 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Dave Gambee 5.2 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Dave Gambee 1.0 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Dave Gambee - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Gambee - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Gambee 7,935 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Dave Gambee 3,891 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Dave Gambee 757 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Dave Gambee - n/a ** John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Dave Gambee - n/a ** John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Dave Gambee 750 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Gambee .420 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Dave Gambee - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Gambee .822 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Gambee 16.7 (1962) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Gambee 7.9 (1962) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Dave Gambee 1.4 (1962) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Dave Gambee - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Gambee - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Gambee 8.5 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Gambee 4.4 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Dave Gambee 0.8 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Dave Gambee - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Gambee - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Gambee 367 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Dave Gambee 188 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Dave Gambee 36 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Dave Gambee - n/a ** John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Dave Gambee - n/a ** John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Dave Gambee 43 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Gambee .356 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Dave Gambee - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Gambee .834 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Gambee 13.8 (1964) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Gambee 9.0 (1962) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Dave Gambee 1.6 (1964) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Dave Gambee - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Gambee - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.