Gus Gerard vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Gus Gerard 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

Gus Gerard

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gus Gerard: 1976-77 to 1980-81
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gus Gerard 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Gus Gerard 5 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Gus Gerard 2 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Gus Gerard 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Gus Gerard 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Gus Gerard 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gus Gerard 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Gus Gerard 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gus Gerard 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gus Gerard 5.7 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Gus Gerard 2.6 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Gus Gerard 0.8 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Gus Gerard 0.5 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Gus Gerard 0.5 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gus Gerard 1,607 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Gus Gerard 719 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Gus Gerard 224 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Gus Gerard 151 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Gus Gerard 135 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Gus Gerard 280 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gus Gerard .436 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Gus Gerard .143 * John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gus Gerard .649 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gus Gerard 7.4 (1977) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Gus Gerard 3.3 (1977) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Gus Gerard 1.4 (1977) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Gus Gerard 0.7 (1977) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gus Gerard 1.0 (1977) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gus Gerard 2.5 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Gus Gerard 2.0 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Gus Gerard 0.3 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Gus Gerard 0.1 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Gus Gerard 0.1 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gus Gerard 20 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Gus Gerard 16 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Gus Gerard 2 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Gus Gerard 1 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Gus Gerard 1 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Gus Gerard 8 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gus Gerard .421 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Gus Gerard - * John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gus Gerard .500 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gus Gerard 3.3 (1980) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Gus Gerard 2.7 (1980) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Gus Gerard 0.7 (1980) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Gus Gerard 0.2 (1979) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gus Gerard 0.2 (1979) 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.