A.J. Green vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and A.J. Green 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
A.J. Green: 2022-23 to 2024-25
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships A.J. Green 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons A.J. Green 3 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played A.J. Green 2 John Havlicek 13

NBA Cups Won A.J. Green 1 * John Havlicek 0 *

All-Star Games A.J. Green 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP A.J. Green 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team A.J. Green 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) A.J. Green 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team A.J. Green 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) A.J. Green 0 John Havlicek 8

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game A.J. Green 5.8 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game A.J. Green 1.7 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game A.J. Green 1.0 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game A.J. Green 0.3 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game A.J. Green 0.1 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points A.J. Green 947 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds A.J. Green 283 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists A.J. Green 160 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals A.J. Green 52 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks A.J. Green 11 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games A.J. Green 164 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage A.J. Green .427 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage A.J. Green .421 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage A.J. Green .860 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game A.J. Green 7.4 (2025) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game A.J. Green 2.4 (2025) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game A.J. Green 1.5 (2025) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game A.J. Green 0.5 (2025) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game A.J. Green 0.1 (2025) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game A.J. Green 6.5 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game A.J. Green 2.1 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game A.J. Green 1.1 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game A.J. Green 0.0 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game A.J. Green 0.1 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points A.J. Green 72 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds A.J. Green 23 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists A.J. Green 12 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals A.J. Green 0 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks A.J. Green 1 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games A.J. Green 11 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage A.J. Green .436 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage A.J. Green .435 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage A.J. Green .800 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game A.J. Green 11.0 (2025) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game A.J. Green 2.8 (2025) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game A.J. Green 2.0 (2025) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game A.J. Green 0.0 (2025) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game A.J. Green 0.2 (2025) John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) *

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.