John Havlicek vs. Dean Oliver Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dean Oliver 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.

Dean Oliver

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Dean Oliver: 2001-02 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Dean Oliver 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Dean Oliver 2

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Dean Oliver 0

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Dean Oliver 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Dean Oliver 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Dean Oliver 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Dean Oliver 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Dean Oliver 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Dean Oliver 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 Dean Oliver 1.8

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Dean Oliver 0.7

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Dean Oliver 1.3

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Dean Oliver 0.3

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Dean Oliver 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Dean Oliver 64

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Dean Oliver 24

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Dean Oliver 44

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Dean Oliver 10

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Dean Oliver 0

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Dean Oliver 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Dean Oliver .320

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Dean Oliver .158

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Dean Oliver .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Dean Oliver 2.1 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Dean Oliver 1.1 (2003)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Dean Oliver 1.5 (2003)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Dean Oliver 0.5 (2003)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Dean Oliver 0.0 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Dean Oliver -

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Dean Oliver -

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Dean Oliver -

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Dean Oliver -

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Dean Oliver -

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Dean Oliver -

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Dean Oliver -

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Dean Oliver -

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Dean Oliver -

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Dean Oliver -

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Dean Oliver 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Dean Oliver -

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Dean Oliver -

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Dean Oliver -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Dean Oliver -

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Dean Oliver -

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Dean Oliver -

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Dean Oliver -

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Dean Oliver -

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.