John Havlicek vs. Otis Howard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Otis Howard 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.

Otis Howard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Otis Howard: 1978-79 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Otis Howard 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Otis Howard 1

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Otis Howard 0

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Otis Howard 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Otis Howard 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Otis Howard 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Otis Howard 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Otis Howard 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Otis Howard 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 Otis Howard 4.2

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Otis Howard 2.9

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Otis Howard 0.4

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Otis Howard 0.1

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Otis Howard 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Otis Howard 59

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Otis Howard 41

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Otis Howard 5

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Otis Howard 2

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Otis Howard 2

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Otis Howard 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Otis Howard .429

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Otis Howard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Otis Howard .478

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Otis Howard 4.2 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Otis Howard 2.9 (1979)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Otis Howard 0.4 (1979)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Otis Howard 0.1 (1979)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Otis Howard 0.1 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Otis Howard -

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Otis Howard -

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Otis Howard -

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Otis Howard -

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Otis Howard -

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Otis Howard -

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Otis Howard -

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Otis Howard -

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Otis Howard -

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Otis Howard -

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Otis Howard 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Otis Howard -

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Otis Howard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Otis Howard -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Otis Howard -

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Otis Howard -

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Otis Howard -

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Otis Howard -

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Otis Howard -

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.