John Butler vs. John Havlicek Comparison

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

John Butler

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Butler: 2022-23 to 2022-23
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Butler 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons John Butler 1 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played John Butler 0 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games John Butler 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Butler 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team John Butler 0 John Havlicek 4

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Butler 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 Butler 2.4 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game John Butler 0.9 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game John Butler 0.6 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game John Butler 0.4 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game John Butler 0.5 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Butler 45 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds John Butler 17 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists John Butler 11 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals John Butler 7 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks John Butler 9 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games John Butler 19 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Butler .321 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage John Butler .229 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Butler .750 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Butler 2.4 (2023) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game John Butler 0.9 (2023) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game John Butler 0.6 (2023) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game John Butler 0.4 (2023) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Butler 0.5 (2023) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Butler - John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game John Butler - John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game John Butler - John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game John Butler - John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game John Butler - John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Butler - John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds John Butler - John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists John Butler - John Havlicek 825

Total Steals John Butler - John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks John Butler - John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games John Butler 0 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Butler - John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage John Butler - John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Butler - John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Butler - John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game John Butler - John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game John Butler - John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game John Butler - John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Butler - 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.