Emoni Bates vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Emoni Bates 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
Emoni Bates: 2023-24 to 2024-25
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Emoni Bates 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Emoni Bates 2 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Emoni Bates 0 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Emoni Bates 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Emoni Bates 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Emoni Bates 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Emoni Bates 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Emoni Bates 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Emoni Bates 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Emoni Bates 3.1 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Emoni Bates 0.8 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Emoni Bates 0.7 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Emoni Bates 0.1 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Emoni Bates 0.1 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Emoni Bates 78 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Emoni Bates 21 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Emoni Bates 18 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Emoni Bates 2 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Emoni Bates 3 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Emoni Bates 25 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Emoni Bates .322 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Emoni Bates .333 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Emoni Bates .250 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Emoni Bates 3.7 (2025) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Emoni Bates 0.9 (2024) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Emoni Bates 0.8 (2025) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Emoni Bates 0.1 (2025) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Emoni Bates 0.1 (2024) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Emoni Bates - John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Emoni Bates - John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Emoni Bates - John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Emoni Bates - John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Emoni Bates - John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Emoni Bates - John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Emoni Bates - John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Emoni Bates - John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Emoni Bates - John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Emoni Bates - John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Emoni Bates 0 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Emoni Bates - John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Emoni Bates - John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Emoni Bates - John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Emoni Bates - John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Emoni Bates - John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Emoni Bates - John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Emoni Bates - John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Emoni Bates - 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.