Dale Ellis vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Dale Ellis 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

Dale Ellis

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dale Ellis: 1983-84 to 1999-00
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dale Ellis 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Dale Ellis 17 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Dale Ellis 10 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Dale Ellis 1 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dale Ellis 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Dale Ellis 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dale Ellis 1 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Dale Ellis 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dale Ellis 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dale Ellis 15.7 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Dale Ellis 3.5 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Dale Ellis 1.4 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Dale Ellis 0.8 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Dale Ellis 0.2 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dale Ellis 19,004 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Dale Ellis 4,201 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Dale Ellis 1,746 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Dale Ellis 974 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Dale Ellis 183 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Dale Ellis 1,209 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dale Ellis .479 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Dale Ellis .403 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dale Ellis .784 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dale Ellis 27.5 (1989) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Dale Ellis 5.5 (1987) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Dale Ellis 2.9 (1987) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Dale Ellis 1.3 (1989) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dale Ellis 0.4 (1987) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dale Ellis 13.8 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Dale Ellis 3.7 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Dale Ellis 1.3 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Dale Ellis 0.7 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Dale Ellis 0.2 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dale Ellis 1,011 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Dale Ellis 273 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Dale Ellis 92 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Dale Ellis 51 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Dale Ellis 14 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Dale Ellis 73 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dale Ellis .443 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Dale Ellis .351 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dale Ellis .784 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dale Ellis 25.2 (1987) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Dale Ellis 6.4 (1987) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Dale Ellis 3.0 (1988) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Dale Ellis 1.4 (1989) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dale Ellis 0.4 (1987) 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.