John Havlicek vs. Harold Pressley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Harold Pressley 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.

Harold Pressley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Harold Pressley: 1986-87 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Harold Pressley 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Harold Pressley 4

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Harold Pressley 0

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Harold Pressley 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Harold Pressley 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Harold Pressley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Harold Pressley 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Harold Pressley 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Harold Pressley 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 Harold Pressley 9.0

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Harold Pressley 4.5

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Harold Pressley 2.1

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Harold Pressley 0.9

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Harold Pressley 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Harold Pressley 2,702

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Harold Pressley 1,339

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Harold Pressley 628

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Harold Pressley 275

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Harold Pressley 188

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Harold Pressley 299

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Harold Pressley .437

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Harold Pressley .358

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Harold Pressley .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Harold Pressley 12.3 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Harold Pressley 6.1 (1989)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Harold Pressley 2.3 (1988)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Harold Pressley 1.2 (1989)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Harold Pressley 1.0 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Harold Pressley -

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Harold Pressley -

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Harold Pressley -

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Harold Pressley -

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Harold Pressley -

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Harold Pressley -

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Harold Pressley -

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Harold Pressley -

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Harold Pressley -

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Harold Pressley -

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Harold Pressley 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Harold Pressley -

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Harold Pressley -

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Harold Pressley -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Harold Pressley -

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Harold Pressley -

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Harold Pressley -

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Harold Pressley -

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Harold Pressley -

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.