Bruce Hale vs. John Havlicek Comparison

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

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bruce Hale: 1948-49 to 1950-51
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bruce Hale 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Bruce Hale 3 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Bruce Hale 2 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Bruce Hale 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bruce Hale 0 * John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bruce Hale 0 John Havlicek 4

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Bruce Hale 0 * John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bruce Hale 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Hale 9.1 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Hale 1.9 * John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Bruce Hale 3.0 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Hale 1,297 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Bruce Hale 49 * John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Bruce Hale 424 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Bruce Hale - n/a ** John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Bruce Hale - n/a ** John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Bruce Hale 142 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Hale .333 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Bruce Hale - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Hale .763 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Hale 10.5 (1949) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Hale 1.9 (1951) * John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Bruce Hale 3.5 (1950) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Hale 6.1 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Hale 0.0 * John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Bruce Hale 2.4 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Hale 43 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Bruce Hale 0 * John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Bruce Hale 17 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Bruce Hale - n/a ** John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Bruce Hale - n/a ** John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Bruce Hale 7 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Hale .350 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Bruce Hale - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Hale .882 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Hale 7.2 (1950) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Hale 0.0 (1951) * John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Bruce Hale 2.8 (1950) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bruce Hale - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Hale - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.