George Gervin vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and George Gervin 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

George Gervin

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP George Gervin 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team George Gervin 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 0 John Havlicek 8

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 John Havlicek 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals George Gervin 941 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games George Gervin 791 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists George Gervin 186 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals George Gervin 69 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games George Gervin 59 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) 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. 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.