Jabari Bird vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Jabari Bird 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

Jabari Bird

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jabari Bird: 2017-18 to 2017-18
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jabari Bird 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Jabari Bird 1 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Jabari Bird 0 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Jabari Bird 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jabari Bird 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jabari Bird 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jabari Bird 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Jabari Bird 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jabari Bird 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jabari Bird 3.0 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Bird 1.5 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Jabari Bird 0.6 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Jabari Bird 0.2 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Jabari Bird 0.1 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jabari Bird 39 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Jabari Bird 19 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Jabari Bird 8 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Jabari Bird 3 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Jabari Bird 1 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Jabari Bird 13 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jabari Bird .577 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Jabari Bird .429 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jabari Bird .462 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jabari Bird 3.0 (2018) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Bird 1.5 (2018) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Jabari Bird 0.6 (2018) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Jabari Bird 0.2 (2018) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jabari Bird 0.1 (2018) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jabari Bird - John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Bird - John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Jabari Bird - John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Jabari Bird - John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Jabari Bird - John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jabari Bird - John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Jabari Bird - John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Jabari Bird - John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Jabari Bird - John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Jabari Bird - John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Jabari Bird 0 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jabari Bird - John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Jabari Bird - John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jabari Bird - John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jabari Bird - John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Bird - John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Jabari Bird - John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jabari Bird - John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jabari Bird - 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.