Dante Exum vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Dante Exum 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Dante Exum: 2014-15 to 2024-25
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dante Exum 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Dante Exum 8 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Dante Exum 3 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Dante Exum 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dante Exum 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Dante Exum 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dante Exum 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Dante Exum 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dante Exum 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dante Exum 6.2 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Dante Exum 1.9 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Dante Exum 2.3 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Dante Exum 0.4 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Dante Exum 0.2 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dante Exum 1,991 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Dante Exum 623 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Dante Exum 728 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Dante Exum 135 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Dante Exum 52 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Dante Exum 320 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dante Exum .435 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Dante Exum .343 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dante Exum .765 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dante Exum 8.7 (2025) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Dante Exum 2.8 (2021) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Dante Exum 3.1 (2018) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Dante Exum 0.7 (2021) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dante Exum 0.3 (2021) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dante Exum 3.3 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Dante Exum 1.0 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Dante Exum 0.8 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Dante Exum 0.2 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Dante Exum 0.1 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dante Exum 126 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Dante Exum 37 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Dante Exum 31 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Dante Exum 9 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Dante Exum 2 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Dante Exum 38 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dante Exum .420 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Dante Exum .333 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dante Exum .792 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dante Exum 5.1 (2018) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Dante Exum 1.4 (2018) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Dante Exum 1.3 (2017) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Dante Exum 0.7 (2017) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dante Exum 0.1 (2018) 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.