John Havlicek vs. Gene Vance Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Vance 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.

Gene Vance

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Gene Vance: 1947-48 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Gene Vance 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Gene Vance 5

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Gene Vance 3

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Gene Vance 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Gene Vance 0 *

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Gene Vance 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Gene Vance 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Gene Vance 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Gene Vance 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 Gene Vance 8.3

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Gene Vance 3.0 *

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Gene Vance 2.3

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Gene Vance - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Gene Vance 1,445

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Gene Vance 109 *

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Gene Vance 403

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Gene Vance 175

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Gene Vance .315

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Gene Vance - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Gene Vance .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Gene Vance 10.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Gene Vance 3.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Gene Vance 3.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Gene Vance - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Gene Vance 8.7

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Gene Vance - *

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Gene Vance 1.7

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Gene Vance - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Gene Vance 87

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Gene Vance 0 *

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Gene Vance 17

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Gene Vance 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Gene Vance .242

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Gene Vance - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Gene Vance .697

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Gene Vance 10.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Gene Vance - *

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Gene Vance 3.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Gene Vance - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.