Blaine Denning vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Blaine Denning 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

Blaine Denning

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Blaine Denning: 1952-53 to 1952-53
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Blaine Denning 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Blaine Denning 1 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Blaine Denning 0 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Blaine Denning 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Blaine Denning 0 * John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Blaine Denning 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Blaine Denning 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Blaine Denning 0 * John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Blaine Denning 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Blaine Denning 5.0 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Blaine Denning 4.0 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Blaine Denning 0.0 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Blaine Denning - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Blaine Denning - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Blaine Denning 5 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Blaine Denning 4 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Blaine Denning 0 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Blaine Denning - n/a ** John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Blaine Denning - n/a ** John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Blaine Denning 1 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Blaine Denning .400 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Blaine Denning - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Blaine Denning 1.000 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Blaine Denning 5.0 (1953) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Blaine Denning 4.0 (1953) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Blaine Denning 0.0 (1953) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Blaine Denning - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Blaine Denning - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Blaine Denning - John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Blaine Denning - John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Blaine Denning - John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Blaine Denning - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Blaine Denning - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Blaine Denning - John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Blaine Denning - John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Blaine Denning - John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Blaine Denning - n/a ** John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Blaine Denning - n/a ** John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Blaine Denning 0 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Blaine Denning - John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Blaine Denning - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Blaine Denning - John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Blaine Denning - John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Blaine Denning - John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Blaine Denning - John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Blaine Denning - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Blaine Denning - 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.