Ben Coleman vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Ben Coleman 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

Ben Coleman

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben Coleman: 1986-87 to 1993-94
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben Coleman 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Ben Coleman 5 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Ben Coleman 1 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Ben Coleman 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ben Coleman 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ben Coleman 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ben Coleman 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Ben Coleman 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ben Coleman 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Coleman 6.6 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Ben Coleman 4.1 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Ben Coleman 0.6 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Ben Coleman 0.4 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Ben Coleman 0.4 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Coleman 1,494 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Ben Coleman 928 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Ben Coleman 128 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Ben Coleman 94 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Ben Coleman 99 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Ben Coleman 227 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Coleman .516 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Ben Coleman .000 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben Coleman .759 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Coleman 8.5 (1988) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Coleman 5.0 (1988) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Ben Coleman 0.9 (1988) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Ben Coleman 0.6 (1988) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ben Coleman 0.6 (1988) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Coleman 4.7 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Ben Coleman 1.7 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Ben Coleman 0.0 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Ben Coleman 0.3 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Ben Coleman 0.0 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Coleman 14 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Ben Coleman 5 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Ben Coleman 0 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Ben Coleman 1 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Ben Coleman 0 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Ben Coleman 3 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Coleman .750 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Ben Coleman - John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben Coleman 1.000 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Coleman 4.7 (1989) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Coleman 1.7 (1989) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Ben Coleman 0.0 (1989) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Ben Coleman 0.3 (1989) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ben Coleman 0.0 (1989) 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.