Cleveland Buckner vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Cleveland Buckner 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

Cleveland Buckner

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cleveland Buckner: 1961-62 to 1962-63
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cleveland Buckner 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Cleveland Buckner 2 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Cleveland Buckner 0 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Cleveland Buckner 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Cleveland Buckner 0 * John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Cleveland Buckner 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cleveland Buckner 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Cleveland Buckner 0 * John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cleveland Buckner 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner 6.0 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.5 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.6 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner 411 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner 240 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner 44 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 68 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner .432 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner .620 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner 6.4 (1962) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.8 (1962) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.8 (1963) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner - John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner - John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner - John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 0 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner - John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner - John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - 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.