John Havlicek vs. Don Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don 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.

Don Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Don Smith: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Don Smith 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Don Smith 1

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Don Smith 0

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Don Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Don Smith 0 *

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Don Smith 0

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Don 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 Don Smith 0.8

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Don Smith - n/a **

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Don Smith 0.3

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Don Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Don Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Don Smith 6

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Don Smith - n/a **

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Don Smith 2

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Don Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Don Smith - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Don Smith 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Don Smith .154

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

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Don Smith .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Don Smith 0.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Don Smith - n/a **

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Don Smith 0.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Don Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Don Smith - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Don Smith -

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Don Smith - n/a **

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Don Smith -

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Don Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Don Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Don Smith -

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Don Smith - n/a **

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Don Smith -

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Don Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Don Smith - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Don Smith 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Don Smith -

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

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Don Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Don Smith -

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Don Smith - n/a **

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Don Smith -

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Don Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Don Smith - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.