John Havlicek vs. Brian Howard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Brian Howard 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.

Brian Howard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Brian Howard: 1991-92 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Brian Howard 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Brian Howard 2

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Brian Howard 0

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Brian Howard 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Brian Howard 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Brian Howard 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Brian Howard 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Brian Howard 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 Brian Howard 6.0

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Brian Howard 2.8

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Brian Howard 0.9

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Brian Howard 0.7

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Brian Howard 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Brian Howard 570

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Brian Howard 263

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Brian Howard 81

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Brian Howard 66

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Brian Howard 42

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Brian Howard 95

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Brian Howard .458

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Brian Howard .222

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Brian Howard .752

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Brian Howard 6.5 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Brian Howard 3.1 (1993)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Brian Howard 1.0 (1993)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Brian Howard 0.8 (1993)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Brian Howard 0.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Brian Howard -

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Brian Howard -

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Brian Howard -

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Brian Howard -

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Brian Howard -

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Brian Howard -

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Brian Howard -

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Brian Howard -

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Brian Howard -

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Brian Howard -

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Brian Howard 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Brian Howard -

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Brian Howard -

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Brian Howard -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Brian Howard -

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Brian Howard -

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Brian Howard -

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Brian Howard -

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Brian Howard -

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.