Greg Ballard vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Greg Ballard 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

Greg Ballard

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Greg Ballard: 1977-78 to 1988-89
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Greg Ballard 1 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Greg Ballard 11 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Greg Ballard 7 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Greg Ballard 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Greg Ballard 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Greg Ballard 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Greg Ballard 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Greg Ballard 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Greg Ballard 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Greg Ballard 12.4 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Greg Ballard 6.1 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Greg Ballard 2.2 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Greg Ballard 1.1 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Greg Ballard 0.3 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Greg Ballard 9,953 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Greg Ballard 4,858 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Greg Ballard 1,733 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Greg Ballard 877 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Greg Ballard 256 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Greg Ballard 802 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Greg Ballard .472 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Greg Ballard .338 * John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Greg Ballard .787 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Greg Ballard 18.8 (1982) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Greg Ballard 8.0 (1982) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Greg Ballard 3.5 (1984) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Greg Ballard 1.7 (1982) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Greg Ballard 0.5 (1981) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Greg Ballard 7.4 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Greg Ballard 5.0 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Greg Ballard 1.6 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Greg Ballard 0.8 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Greg Ballard 0.2 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Greg Ballard 481 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Greg Ballard 326 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Greg Ballard 103 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Greg Ballard 51 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Greg Ballard 16 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Greg Ballard 65 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Greg Ballard .433 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Greg Ballard .308 * John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Greg Ballard .793 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Greg Ballard 16.5 (1984) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Greg Ballard 9.0 (1982) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Greg Ballard 3.5 (1984) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Greg Ballard 2.0 (1982) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Greg Ballard 0.8 (1984) 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.