Ira Bowman vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Ira Bowman 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

Ira Bowman

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ira Bowman: 1999-00 to 2001-02
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ira Bowman 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Ira Bowman 3 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Ira Bowman 1 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Ira Bowman 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ira Bowman 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ira Bowman 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ira Bowman 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Ira Bowman 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ira Bowman 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 0.9 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.3 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 0.5 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.2 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ira Bowman 15 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Ira Bowman 5 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Ira Bowman 9 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Ira Bowman 3 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Ira Bowman 0 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Ira Bowman 17 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ira Bowman .636 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Ira Bowman .000 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ira Bowman .500 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 3.3 (2002) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.7 (2001) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 2.3 (2001) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.7 (2002) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2002) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 0.3 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ira Bowman 0 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Ira Bowman 0 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Ira Bowman 2 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Ira Bowman 0 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Ira Bowman 0 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Ira Bowman 7 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ira Bowman .000 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Ira Bowman .000 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ira Bowman .000 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 0.3 (2000) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) 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.