Bill Garnett vs. John Havlicek Comparison

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

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Garnett: 1982-83 to 1985-86
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Garnett 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Bill Garnett 4 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Bill Garnett 1 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Bill Garnett 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bill Garnett 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bill Garnett 0 John Havlicek 4

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Garnett 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 Garnett 5.5 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 4.3 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.3 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 1,638 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 1,298 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Bill Garnett 393 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Bill Garnett 159 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 173 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Bill Garnett 300 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .490 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Bill Garnett .000 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .720 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 6.4 (1985) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 5.4 (1983) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.6 (1984) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 (1983) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.9 (1983) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 38 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 22 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Bill Garnett 4 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Bill Garnett 0 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 2 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Bill Garnett 8 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .500 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Bill Garnett 1.000 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .875 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 (1984) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 (1984) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 (1984) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 (1984) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 (1984) 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.