Jimmy Butler vs. John Havlicek Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2025-26
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 15 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 12 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jimmy Butler 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jimmy Butler 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Jimmy Butler 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 John Havlicek 8

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 John Havlicek 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 18.3 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 16,050 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,690 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,808 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,409 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 382 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Jimmy Butler 877 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .472 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .330 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.1 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.7 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.5 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,745 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 807 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 608 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 217 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 71 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Jimmy Butler 130 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .459 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .344 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .827 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) 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.