John Havlicek vs. Bernard King Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bernard King 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.

Bernard King

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Bernard King 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Bernard King 14

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Bernard King 5

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Bernard King 4

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Bernard King 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Bernard King 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Bernard King 4

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Bernard King 0

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

Scoring Leader John Havlicek 0 Bernard King 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 20.8 Bernard King 22.5

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Bernard King 5.8

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Bernard King 3.3

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Bernard King 1.0

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Bernard King 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Bernard King 19,655

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Bernard King 5,060

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Bernard King 2,863

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Bernard King 866

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Bernard King 230

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Bernard King 874

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Bernard King .518

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Bernard King .172 *

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Bernard King .730

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Bernard King 32.9 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Bernard King 9.5 (1978)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Bernard King 4.6 (1990)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Bernard King 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Bernard King 0.5 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Bernard King 24.5

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Bernard King 4.3

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Bernard King 2.3

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Bernard King 0.9

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Bernard King 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Bernard King 687

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Bernard King 121

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Bernard King 65

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Bernard King 24

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Bernard King 6

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Bernard King 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Bernard King .559

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Bernard King .250 *

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Bernard King .729

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Bernard King 34.8 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Bernard King 6.2 (1984)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Bernard King 3.5 (1979)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Bernard King 2.0 (1979)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Bernard King 0.5 (1984)

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. 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.