Bruce Bowen vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Bruce Bowen 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

Bruce Bowen

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bruce Bowen: 1996-97 to 2008-09
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bruce Bowen 3 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Bruce Bowen 13 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Bruce Bowen 10 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Bruce Bowen 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bruce Bowen 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bruce Bowen 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bruce Bowen 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Bruce Bowen 5 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bruce Bowen 8 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 6.1 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 2.8 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.2 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.8 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.4 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Bowen 5,290 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Bruce Bowen 2,428 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Bruce Bowen 1,089 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Bruce Bowen 712 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Bruce Bowen 336 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Bruce Bowen 873 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Bowen .409 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Bruce Bowen .393 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Bowen .575 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 8.2 (2005) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 3.9 (2006) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.6 (2001) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.4 (1998) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.0 (1997) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 6.0 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 2.7 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.3 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.8 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.5 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Bowen 808 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Bruce Bowen 366 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Bruce Bowen 177 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Bruce Bowen 108 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Bruce Bowen 64 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Bruce Bowen 135 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Bowen .394 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Bruce Bowen .422 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Bowen .553 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 6.9 (2003) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 4.1 (2007) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.6 (2003) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.4 (2007) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.7 (2003) 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.