Bird Averitt vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Bird Averitt 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

Bird Averitt

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bird Averitt: 1976-77 to 1977-78
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bird Averitt 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Bird Averitt 2 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Bird Averitt 0 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Bird Averitt 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bird Averitt 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bird Averitt 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bird Averitt 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Bird Averitt 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bird Averitt 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bird Averitt 8.3 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Bird Averitt 1.2 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Bird Averitt 2.5 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Bird Averitt 0.5 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Bird Averitt 0.1 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bird Averitt 1,085 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Bird Averitt 161 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Bird Averitt 330 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Bird Averitt 69 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Bird Averitt 14 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Bird Averitt 130 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bird Averitt .392 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Bird Averitt - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bird Averitt .713 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bird Averitt 9.0 (1978) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bird Averitt 1.5 (1978) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Bird Averitt 3.6 (1978) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Bird Averitt 0.7 (1978) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bird Averitt 0.2 (1978) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bird Averitt - John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Bird Averitt - John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Bird Averitt - John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Bird Averitt - John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Bird Averitt - John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bird Averitt - John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Bird Averitt - John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Bird Averitt - John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Bird Averitt - John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Bird Averitt - John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Bird Averitt 0 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bird Averitt - John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Bird Averitt - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bird Averitt - John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bird Averitt - John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Bird Averitt - John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Bird Averitt - John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bird Averitt - John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bird Averitt - 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.