Ben Gillery vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Ben Gillery 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
Ben Gillery: 1988-89 to 1988-89
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben Gillery 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Ben Gillery 1 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Ben Gillery 0 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Ben Gillery 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ben Gillery 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ben Gillery 0 John Havlicek 4

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ben Gillery 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 Gillery 1.0 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Ben Gillery 1.0 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Ben Gillery 0.1 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Ben Gillery 0.1 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Ben Gillery 0.2 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Gillery 25 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Ben Gillery 23 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Ben Gillery 2 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Ben Gillery 2 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Ben Gillery 4 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Ben Gillery 24 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Gillery .316 John Havlicek .439

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

Free Throw Percentage Ben Gillery .565 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Gillery 1.0 (1989) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Gillery 1.0 (1989) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Ben Gillery 0.1 (1989) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Ben Gillery 0.1 (1989) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ben Gillery 0.2 (1989) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Gillery - John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Ben Gillery - John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Ben Gillery - John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Ben Gillery - John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Ben Gillery - John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Gillery - John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Ben Gillery - John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Ben Gillery - John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Ben Gillery - John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Ben Gillery - John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Ben Gillery 0 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Gillery - John Havlicek .436

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

Free Throw Percentage Ben Gillery - John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Gillery - John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Gillery - John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Ben Gillery - John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Ben Gillery - John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ben Gillery - 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.