John Havlicek vs. Arnie Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arnie Johnson and John Havlicek 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

John Havlicek

vs.

Arnie Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Arnie Johnson: 1948-49 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Arnie Johnson 1

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Arnie Johnson 5

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Arnie Johnson 5

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Arnie Johnson 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Arnie Johnson 0 *

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Arnie Johnson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Arnie Johnson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Arnie Johnson 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Arnie Johnson 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 20.8 Arnie Johnson 8.7

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Arnie Johnson 6.2 *

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Arnie Johnson 2.2

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Arnie Johnson 2,888

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Arnie Johnson 1,272 *

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Arnie Johnson 731

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Arnie Johnson 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Arnie Johnson .418

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Arnie Johnson .731

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Arnie Johnson 10.0 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Arnie Johnson 6.6 (1951) *

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Arnie Johnson 2.8 (1952)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Arnie Johnson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Arnie Johnson 9.6

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Arnie Johnson 7.6 *

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Arnie Johnson 2.8

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Arnie Johnson 278

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Arnie Johnson 175 *

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Arnie Johnson 82

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Arnie Johnson 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Arnie Johnson .383

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Arnie Johnson .752

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Arnie Johnson 11.2 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Arnie Johnson 9.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Arnie Johnson 4.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.