Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2025-26
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 13 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 9 John Havlicek 13

NBA Cups Won G. Antetokounmpo 1 * John Havlicek 0 *

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 9 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 John Havlicek 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 7 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 9 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 John Havlicek 8

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 John Havlicek 0 *

NBA Cup MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 * John Havlicek 0 *

NBA Cup 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 2 * John Havlicek 0 *

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 24.0 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.9 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.0 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 21,030 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 8,702 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 4,392 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 977 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 1,080 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 876 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .552 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .692 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 27.0 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.2 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.3 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,270 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 1,022 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 446 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 85 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 110 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 84 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .532 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .259 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .625 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 33.0 (2025) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 15.4 (2025) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) 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.