Daniel Gafford vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Daniel Gafford 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

Daniel Gafford

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Daniel Gafford: 2019-20 to 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Daniel Gafford 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Daniel Gafford 5 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Daniel Gafford 2 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Daniel Gafford 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Daniel Gafford 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Daniel Gafford 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Daniel Gafford 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Daniel Gafford 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Daniel Gafford 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Daniel Gafford 8.7 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Daniel Gafford 5.4 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Daniel Gafford 1.0 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Daniel Gafford 0.5 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Daniel Gafford 1.5 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Daniel Gafford 2,796 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Daniel Gafford 1,739 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Daniel Gafford 317 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Daniel Gafford 167 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Daniel Gafford 482 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Daniel Gafford 321 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Daniel Gafford .711 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Daniel Gafford .000 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Daniel Gafford .668 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Daniel Gafford 11.0 (2024) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Daniel Gafford 7.6 (2024) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Daniel Gafford 1.6 (2024) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Daniel Gafford 0.9 (2024) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Daniel Gafford 2.1 (2024) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Daniel Gafford 8.7 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Daniel Gafford 4.5 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Daniel Gafford 0.5 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Daniel Gafford 0.7 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Daniel Gafford 1.4 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Daniel Gafford 96 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Daniel Gafford 50 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Daniel Gafford 6 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Daniel Gafford 8 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Daniel Gafford 15 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Daniel Gafford 11 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Daniel Gafford .648 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Daniel Gafford - John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Daniel Gafford .667 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Daniel Gafford 11.8 (2021) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Daniel Gafford 5.8 (2021) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Daniel Gafford 0.6 (2021) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Daniel Gafford 1.0 (2021) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Daniel Gafford 2.0 (2021) 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.