John Havlicek vs. Grant Long Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Grant Long 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.

Grant Long

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Grant Long: 1988-89 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Grant Long 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Grant Long 15

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Grant Long 7

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Grant Long 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Grant Long 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Grant Long 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Grant Long 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Grant Long 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Grant Long 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 Grant Long 9.5

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Grant Long 6.1

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Grant Long 1.7

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Grant Long 1.2

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Grant Long 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Grant Long 9,518

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Grant Long 6,154

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Grant Long 1,716

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Grant Long 1,199

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Grant Long 366

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Grant Long 1,003

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Grant Long .467

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Grant Long .283

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Grant Long .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Grant Long 14.8 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Grant Long 9.6 (1996)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Grant Long 2.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Grant Long 1.7 (1992)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Grant Long 0.6 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Grant Long 8.9

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Grant Long 5.8

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Grant Long 1.4

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Grant Long 1.0

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Grant Long 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Grant Long 373

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Grant Long 243

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Grant Long 59

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Grant Long 41

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Grant Long 10

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Grant Long 42

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Grant Long .411

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Grant Long .200

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Grant Long .756

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Grant Long 13.7 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Grant Long 11.3 (1995)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Grant Long 2.8 (1996)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Grant Long 2.0 (1999)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Grant Long 0.5 (1994)

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.