John Havlicek vs. Donald Royal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Donald Royal 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.

Donald Royal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Donald Royal: 1989-90 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Donald Royal 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Donald Royal 8

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Donald Royal 6

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Donald Royal 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Donald Royal 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Donald Royal 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Donald Royal 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Donald Royal 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Donald Royal 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 Donald Royal 6.3

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Donald Royal 2.8

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Donald Royal 1.0

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Donald Royal 0.5

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Donald Royal 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Donald Royal 3,161

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Donald Royal 1,431

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Donald Royal 500

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Donald Royal 247

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Donald Royal 99

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Donald Royal 504

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Donald Royal .473

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Donald Royal .000

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Donald Royal .770

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Donald Royal 9.2 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Donald Royal 4.0 (1995)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Donald Royal 2.8 (1995)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Donald Royal 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Donald Royal 0.3 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Donald Royal 3.0

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Donald Royal 1.4

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Donald Royal 0.4

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Donald Royal 0.2

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Donald Royal 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Donald Royal 107

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Donald Royal 52

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Donald Royal 16

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Donald Royal 6

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Donald Royal 3

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Donald Royal 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Donald Royal .421

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Donald Royal -

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Donald Royal .705

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Donald Royal 7.0 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Donald Royal 4.0 (1992)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Donald Royal 1.7 (1994)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Donald Royal 0.7 (1992)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Donald Royal 0.7 (1992)

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.