Bill Downey vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Bill Downey 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

Bill Downey

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Downey: 1947-48 to 1947-48
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Downey 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Bill Downey 1 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Bill Downey 0 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Bill Downey 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bill Downey 0 * John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bill Downey 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Downey 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Downey 0 * John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Downey 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Downey 0 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Bill Downey - n/a ** John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Bill Downey 0 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Bill Downey - n/a ** John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Bill Downey - n/a ** John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Bill Downey 3 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Downey .000 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Bill Downey - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Downey - John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 (1948) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 (1948) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Downey - John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Bill Downey - John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Downey - John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Bill Downey - n/a ** John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Bill Downey - John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Bill Downey - n/a ** John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Bill Downey - n/a ** John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Bill Downey 0 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Downey - John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Bill Downey - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Downey - John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Downey - John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Bill Downey - John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.