Jerry Bird vs. John Havlicek Comparison

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

Jerry Bird

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Bird: 1958-59 to 1958-59
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Bird 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Jerry Bird 1 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Jerry Bird 0 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Jerry Bird 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jerry Bird 0 * John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jerry Bird 0 John Havlicek 4

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jerry 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 Jerry Bird 2.3 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird 1.1 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird 0.4 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Bird 25 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Jerry Bird 12 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Jerry Bird 4 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Jerry Bird - n/a ** John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Jerry Bird - n/a ** John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Jerry Bird 11 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Bird .375 John Havlicek .439

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

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Bird 1.000 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Bird 2.3 (1959) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird 1.1 (1959) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird 0.4 (1959) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Bird - John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird - John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird - John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Bird - John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Jerry Bird - John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Jerry Bird - John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Jerry Bird - n/a ** John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Jerry Bird - n/a ** John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Jerry Bird 0 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Bird - John Havlicek .436

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

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Bird - John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.