Jaylen Brown vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Jaylen Brown 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

Jaylen Brown

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jaylen Brown: 2016-17 to 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jaylen Brown 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Jaylen Brown 8 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Jaylen Brown 6 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Jaylen Brown 3 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jaylen Brown 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jaylen Brown 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jaylen Brown 1 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Jaylen Brown 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jaylen Brown 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaylen Brown 18.6 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Brown 5.3 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Jaylen Brown 2.4 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Jaylen Brown 1.0 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Brown 0.4 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaylen Brown 10,038 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Jaylen Brown 2,840 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Jaylen Brown 1,303 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Jaylen Brown 539 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Jaylen Brown 209 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Jaylen Brown 540 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaylen Brown .480 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Jaylen Brown .364 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jaylen Brown .720 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaylen Brown 26.6 (2023) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Brown 6.9 (2023) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Jaylen Brown 3.6 (2024) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Jaylen Brown 1.2 (2021) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Brown 0.6 (2021) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaylen Brown 18.2 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Brown 5.5 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Jaylen Brown 2.3 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Jaylen Brown 1.0 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Brown 0.4 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaylen Brown 1,911 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Jaylen Brown 580 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Jaylen Brown 241 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Jaylen Brown 100 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Jaylen Brown 41 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Jaylen Brown 105 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaylen Brown .479 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Jaylen Brown .362 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jaylen Brown .740 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaylen Brown 23.1 (2022) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Brown 7.5 (2020) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Jaylen Brown 3.5 (2022) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jaylen Brown 1.5 (2020) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Brown 0.6 (2018) 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.