John Havlicek vs. Jim Petersen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Petersen 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.

Jim Petersen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Jim Petersen: 1984-85 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Jim Petersen 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Jim Petersen 8

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Jim Petersen 5

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Jim Petersen 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Jim Petersen 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Jim Petersen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Jim Petersen 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Jim Petersen 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Jim Petersen 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 Jim Petersen 6.9

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Jim Petersen 4.8

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Jim Petersen 1.0

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Jim Petersen 0.4

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Jim Petersen 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Jim Petersen 3,397

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Jim Petersen 2,354

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Jim Petersen 487

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Jim Petersen 213

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Jim Petersen 363

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Jim Petersen 491

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Jim Petersen .486

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Jim Petersen .071

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Jim Petersen .725

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Jim Petersen 11.3 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Jim Petersen 6.8 (1987)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Jim Petersen 1.5 (1987)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Jim Petersen 0.7 (1989)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Jim Petersen 1.2 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Jim Petersen 5.2

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Jim Petersen 4.5

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Jim Petersen 0.8

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Jim Petersen 0.4

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Jim Petersen 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Jim Petersen 241

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Jim Petersen 207

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Jim Petersen 37

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Jim Petersen 17

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Jim Petersen 17

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Jim Petersen 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Jim Petersen .485

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Jim Petersen -

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Jim Petersen .662

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Jim Petersen 7.8 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Jim Petersen 5.6 (1986)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Jim Petersen 1.5 (1988)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Jim Petersen 0.5 (1987)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Jim Petersen 0.5 (1988)

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.