John Havlicek vs. Gene James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene James 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.

Gene James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Gene James 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Gene James 3

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Gene James 2

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Gene James 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Gene James 0 *

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Gene James 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Gene James 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Gene James 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Gene James 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 Gene James 3.4

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Gene James 2.9 *

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Gene James 1.1

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Gene James 296

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Gene James 141 *

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Gene James 95

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Gene James - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Gene James 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Gene James .334

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Gene James .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Gene James 4.2 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Gene James 2.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Gene James 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Gene James - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Gene James 1.0

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Gene James - *

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Gene James 0.5

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Gene James 4

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Gene James 0 *

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Gene James 2

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Gene James - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Gene James 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Gene James .111

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Gene James .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Gene James 2.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Gene James - *

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Gene James 0.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Gene James - 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.