Bayard Forrest vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Bayard Forrest 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

Bayard Forrest

vs.

John Havlicek

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bayard Forrest 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Bayard Forrest 2 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Bayard Forrest 2 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Bayard Forrest 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bayard Forrest 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bayard Forrest 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bayard Forrest 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Bayard Forrest 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bayard Forrest 0 John Havlicek 8

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bayard Forrest 4.1 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Bayard Forrest 4.1 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Bayard Forrest 2.1 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Bayard Forrest 0.4 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Bayard Forrest 0.5 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bayard Forrest 569 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Bayard Forrest 565 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Bayard Forrest 296 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Bayard Forrest 52 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Bayard Forrest 71 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Bayard Forrest 139 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bayard Forrest .449 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Bayard Forrest - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bayard Forrest .509 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bayard Forrest 4.2 (1978) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bayard Forrest 4.2 (1979) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Bayard Forrest 2.2 (1979) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Bayard Forrest 0.4 (1979) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bayard Forrest 0.5 (1978) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bayard Forrest 1.6 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Bayard Forrest 1.9 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Bayard Forrest 0.7 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Bayard Forrest 0.3 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Bayard Forrest 0.1 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bayard Forrest 24 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Bayard Forrest 29 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Bayard Forrest 11 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Bayard Forrest 4 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Bayard Forrest 2 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Bayard Forrest 15 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bayard Forrest .579 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Bayard Forrest - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bayard Forrest .200 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bayard Forrest 2.0 (1978) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Bayard Forrest 2.1 (1979) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Bayard Forrest 0.8 (1979) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bayard Forrest 0.3 (1979) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bayard Forrest 0.1 (1979) 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.