John Havlicek vs. Bingo Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bingo Smith 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.

Bingo Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Bingo Smith: 1969-70 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Bingo Smith 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Bingo Smith 11

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Bingo Smith 3

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Bingo Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Bingo Smith 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Bingo Smith 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Bingo Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Bingo Smith 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 Bingo Smith 12.6

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Bingo Smith 4.2

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Bingo Smith 2.0

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Bingo Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Bingo Smith 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Bingo Smith 10,882

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Bingo Smith 3,630

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Bingo Smith 1,734

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Bingo Smith 431 *

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Bingo Smith 167 *

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Bingo Smith 865

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Bingo Smith .449

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Bingo Smith .284 *

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Bingo Smith .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Bingo Smith 15.9 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Bingo Smith 6.1 (1972)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Bingo Smith 3.4 (1971)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Bingo Smith 1.1 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Bingo Smith 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Bingo Smith 11.2

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Bingo Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Bingo Smith 1.9

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Bingo Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Bingo Smith 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Bingo Smith 201

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Bingo Smith 54

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Bingo Smith 35

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Bingo Smith 14 *

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Bingo Smith 4 *

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Bingo Smith 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Bingo Smith .407

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Bingo Smith - *

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Bingo Smith .893

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Bingo Smith 12.6 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Bingo Smith 3.3 (1976)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Bingo Smith 2.3 (1976)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Bingo Smith 1.0 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Bingo Smith 0.3 (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. 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.