John Havlicek vs. Byron Scott Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Byron Scott 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.

Byron Scott

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Byron Scott: 1983-84 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Byron Scott 3

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Byron Scott 14

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Byron Scott 13

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Byron Scott 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Byron Scott 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Byron Scott 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Byron Scott 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Byron Scott 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Byron Scott 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 Byron Scott 14.1

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Byron Scott 2.8

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Byron Scott 2.5

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Byron Scott 1.1

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Byron Scott 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Byron Scott 15,097

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Byron Scott 2,987

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Byron Scott 2,729

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Byron Scott 1,224

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Byron Scott 276

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Byron Scott 1,073

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Byron Scott .482

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Byron Scott .370

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Byron Scott .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Byron Scott 21.7 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Byron Scott 4.1 (1988)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Byron Scott 4.1 (1988)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Byron Scott 1.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Byron Scott 0.4 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Byron Scott 13.4

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Byron Scott 2.9

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Byron Scott 2.1

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Byron Scott 1.2

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Byron Scott 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Byron Scott 2,451

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Byron Scott 536

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Byron Scott 390

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Byron Scott 226

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Byron Scott 30

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Byron Scott 183

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Byron Scott .482

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Byron Scott .395

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Byron Scott .819

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Byron Scott 19.9 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Byron Scott 4.2 (1988)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Byron Scott 3.5 (1992)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Byron Scott 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Byron Scott 0.3 (1990)

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.