John Havlicek vs. Ronnie Lester Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ronnie Lester 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.

Ronnie Lester

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Ronnie Lester: 1980-81 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Ronnie Lester 1

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Ronnie Lester 6

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Ronnie Lester 2

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Ronnie Lester 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Ronnie Lester 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Ronnie Lester 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Ronnie Lester 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Ronnie Lester 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Ronnie Lester 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 Ronnie Lester 7.3

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Ronnie Lester 1.9

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Ronnie Lester 4.0

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Ronnie Lester 0.7

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Ronnie Lester 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Ronnie Lester 1,816

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Ronnie Lester 473

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Ronnie Lester 1,003

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Ronnie Lester 187

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Ronnie Lester 32

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Ronnie Lester 250

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Ronnie Lester .469

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Ronnie Lester .227

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Ronnie Lester .788

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Ronnie Lester 11.6 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Ronnie Lester 2.8 (1982)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Ronnie Lester 5.1 (1983)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Ronnie Lester 1.1 (1982)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Ronnie Lester 0.2 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Ronnie Lester 2.7

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Ronnie Lester 1.0

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Ronnie Lester 0.9

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Ronnie Lester 0.1

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Ronnie Lester 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Ronnie Lester 38

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Ronnie Lester 14

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Ronnie Lester 13

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Ronnie Lester 2

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Ronnie Lester 0

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Ronnie Lester 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Ronnie Lester .394

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Ronnie Lester .000

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Ronnie Lester .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Ronnie Lester 3.8 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Ronnie Lester 1.2 (1981)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Ronnie Lester 1.0 (1985)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Ronnie Lester 0.4 (1981)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Ronnie Lester 0.0 (1985)

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.