Herm Gilliam vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Herm Gilliam 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

Herm Gilliam

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Herm Gilliam: 1969-70 to 1976-77
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Herm Gilliam 1 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Herm Gilliam 8 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Herm Gilliam 4 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Herm Gilliam 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Herm Gilliam 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Herm Gilliam 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Herm Gilliam 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Herm Gilliam 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Herm Gilliam 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Herm Gilliam 10.8 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Herm Gilliam 3.8 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Herm Gilliam 3.8 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Herm Gilliam 1.3 * John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Herm Gilliam 0.2 * John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Herm Gilliam 6,252 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Herm Gilliam 2,175 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Herm Gilliam 2,225 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Herm Gilliam 369 * John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Herm Gilliam 49 * John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Herm Gilliam 578 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Herm Gilliam .441 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Herm Gilliam - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Herm Gilliam .792 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Herm Gilliam 14.1 (1974) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Herm Gilliam 6.3 (1973) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Herm Gilliam 2.2 (1974) * John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Herm Gilliam 0.3 (1974) * John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Herm Gilliam 7.5 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Herm Gilliam 2.6 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Herm Gilliam 3.0 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Herm Gilliam 0.8 * John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Herm Gilliam 0.0 * John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Herm Gilliam 269 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Herm Gilliam 93 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Herm Gilliam 108 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Herm Gilliam 19 * John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Herm Gilliam 1 * John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Herm Gilliam 36 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Herm Gilliam .397 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Herm Gilliam - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Herm Gilliam .806 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Herm Gilliam 11.8 (1973) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Herm Gilliam 5.5 (1972) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Herm Gilliam 1.0 (1976) * John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Herm Gilliam 0.1 (1977) * 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.