John Havlicek vs. Bennie Swain Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bennie Swain 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.

Bennie Swain

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Bennie Swain: 1958-59 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Bennie Swain 1

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Bennie Swain 1

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Bennie Swain 1

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Bennie Swain 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Bennie Swain 0 *

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Bennie Swain 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Bennie Swain 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Bennie Swain 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 Bennie Swain 4.6

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Bennie Swain 4.5

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Bennie Swain 0.5

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Bennie Swain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Bennie Swain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Bennie Swain 265

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Bennie Swain 262

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Bennie Swain 29

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Bennie Swain - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Bennie Swain - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Bennie Swain 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Bennie Swain .406

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Bennie Swain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Bennie Swain .609

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Bennie Swain 4.6 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Bennie Swain 4.5 (1959)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Bennie Swain 0.5 (1959)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Bennie Swain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Bennie Swain - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Bennie Swain 1.0

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Bennie Swain 2.8

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Bennie Swain 0.2

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Bennie Swain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Bennie Swain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Bennie Swain 5

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Bennie Swain 14

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Bennie Swain 1

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Bennie Swain - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Bennie Swain - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Bennie Swain 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Bennie Swain .333

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Bennie Swain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Bennie Swain .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Bennie Swain 1.0 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Bennie Swain 2.8 (1959)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Bennie Swain 0.2 (1959)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Bennie Swain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Bennie Swain - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. 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.