Greg Butler vs. John Havlicek Comparison

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

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Greg Butler: 1988-89 to 1990-91
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Greg Butler 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Greg Butler 3 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Greg Butler 0 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Greg Butler 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Greg Butler 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Greg Butler 0 John Havlicek 4

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Greg Butler 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 Butler 1.4 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Greg Butler 1.0 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Greg Butler 0.1 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Greg Butler 0.0 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Greg Butler 0.0 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Greg Butler 76 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Greg Butler 53 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Greg Butler 4 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Greg Butler 1 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Greg Butler 2 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Greg Butler 55 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Greg Butler .354 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Greg Butler .000 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Greg Butler .714 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Greg Butler 1.7 (1989) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Greg Butler 1.8 (1991) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Greg Butler 0.1 (1991) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Greg Butler 0.0 (1989) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Greg Butler 0.1 (1989) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Greg Butler - John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Greg Butler - John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Greg Butler - John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Greg Butler - John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Greg Butler - John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Greg Butler - John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Greg Butler - John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Greg Butler - John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Greg Butler - John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Greg Butler - John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Greg Butler 0 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Greg Butler - John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Greg Butler - John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Greg Butler - John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Greg Butler - John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Greg Butler - John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Greg Butler - John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Greg Butler - John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Greg Butler - 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.