John Havlicek vs. Arnie Risen Comparison

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

vs.

Arnie Risen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Arnie Risen: 1948-49 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Arnie Risen 2

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Arnie Risen 10

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Arnie Risen 10

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Arnie Risen 4

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Arnie Risen 0 *

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Arnie Risen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Arnie Risen 1

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Arnie Risen 0 *

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 20.8 Arnie Risen 12.0

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Arnie Risen 9.7 *

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Arnie Risen 1.7

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Arnie Risen 7,633

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Arnie Risen 5,011 *

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Arnie Risen 1,058

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Arnie Risen 637

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Arnie Risen .381

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Arnie Risen .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Arnie Risen 16.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Arnie Risen 12.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Arnie Risen 2.4 (1951)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Arnie Risen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Arnie Risen 13.0

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Arnie Risen 10.2 *

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Arnie Risen 1.4

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Arnie Risen 790

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Arnie Risen 561 *

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Arnie Risen 86

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Arnie Risen 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Arnie Risen .385

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Arnie Risen .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Arnie Risen 19.5 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Arnie Risen 14.7 (1956) *

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Arnie Risen 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.