Jim Ard vs. John Havlicek Comparison

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

Jim Ard

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Ard: 1974-75 to 1977-78
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Ard 1 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Jim Ard 4 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Jim Ard 2 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Jim Ard 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jim Ard 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jim Ard 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Ard 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Ard 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Ard 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.5 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.7 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 771 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 820 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Jim Ard 149 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Jim Ard 43 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Jim Ard 96 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Jim Ard 218 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .361 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .695 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 (1975) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 4.7 (1977) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.8 (1977) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.3 (1977) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1975) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 1.9 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.3 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.0 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 39 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 28 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Jim Ard 9 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Jim Ard 1 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Jim Ard 4 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Jim Ard 21 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .378 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .786 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 2.3 (1976) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.6 (1976) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1976) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.1 (1976) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 (1975) 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.