John Havlicek vs. Kelvin Upshaw Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kelvin Upshaw 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.

Kelvin Upshaw

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Kelvin Upshaw: 1988-89 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Kelvin Upshaw 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Kelvin Upshaw 3

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Kelvin Upshaw 1

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Kelvin Upshaw 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Kelvin Upshaw 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Kelvin Upshaw 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Kelvin Upshaw 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Kelvin Upshaw 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Kelvin Upshaw 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 Kelvin Upshaw 5.4

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Kelvin Upshaw 1.2

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Kelvin Upshaw 2.1

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Kelvin Upshaw 0.7

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Kelvin Upshaw 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Kelvin Upshaw 649

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Kelvin Upshaw 145

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Kelvin Upshaw 257

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Kelvin Upshaw 81

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Kelvin Upshaw 9

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Kelvin Upshaw 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Kelvin Upshaw .453

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Kelvin Upshaw .237

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Kelvin Upshaw .795

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Kelvin Upshaw 6.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Kelvin Upshaw 1.5 (1989)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Kelvin Upshaw 3.7 (1989)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Kelvin Upshaw 0.8 (1989)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Kelvin Upshaw 0.1 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Kelvin Upshaw 3.3

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Kelvin Upshaw 0.7

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Kelvin Upshaw 1.7

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Kelvin Upshaw 0.3

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Kelvin Upshaw 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Kelvin Upshaw 10

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Kelvin Upshaw 2

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Kelvin Upshaw 5

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Kelvin Upshaw 1

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Kelvin Upshaw 0

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Kelvin Upshaw 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Kelvin Upshaw .417

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Kelvin Upshaw -

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Kelvin Upshaw -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Kelvin Upshaw 3.3 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Kelvin Upshaw 0.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Kelvin Upshaw 1.7 (1989)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Kelvin Upshaw 0.3 (1989)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Kelvin Upshaw 0.0 (1989)

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.