John Battle vs. John Havlicek Comparison

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

John Battle

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Battle: 1985-86 to 1994-95
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Battle 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons John Battle 10 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played John Battle 9 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games John Battle 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Battle 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team John Battle 0 John Havlicek 4

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

All-Defensive 1st Team John Battle 0 John Havlicek 5 *

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 8.7 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.1 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 5,338 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds John Battle 824 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists John Battle 1,257 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals John Battle 273 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks John Battle 43 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games John Battle 612 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .464 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage John Battle .273 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .793 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 13.6 (1991) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.0 (1991) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.7 (1991) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.6 (1991) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1993) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 6.3 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game John Battle 1.5 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.2 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.0 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 347 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds John Battle 72 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists John Battle 80 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals John Battle 13 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks John Battle 1 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games John Battle 55 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .429 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage John Battle .182 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .848 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 11.6 (1991) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.6 (1989) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game John Battle 3.2 (1989) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 (1989) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1992) 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.