John Havlicek vs. Herb Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herb Williams 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.

Herb Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Herb Williams: 1981-82 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Herb Williams 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Herb Williams 18

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Herb Williams 8

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Herb Williams 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Herb Williams 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Herb Williams 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Herb Williams 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Herb Williams 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Herb Williams 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 Herb Williams 10.8

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Herb Williams 5.9

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Herb Williams 1.7

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Herb Williams 0.5

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Herb Williams 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Herb Williams 11,944

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Herb Williams 6,509

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Herb Williams 1,856

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Herb Williams 605

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Herb Williams 1,605

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Herb Williams 1,102

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Herb Williams .467

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Herb Williams .095

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Herb Williams .696

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Herb Williams 19.9 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Herb Williams 9.1 (1986)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Herb Williams 3.4 (1985)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Herb Williams 0.9 (1984)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Herb Williams 2.4 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Herb Williams 2.7

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Herb Williams 1.4

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Herb Williams 0.3

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Herb Williams 0.2

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Herb Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Herb Williams 153

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Herb Williams 78

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Herb Williams 17

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Herb Williams 10

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Herb Williams 25

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Herb Williams 57

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Herb Williams .469

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Herb Williams -

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Herb Williams .738

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Herb Williams 13.7 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Herb Williams 5.0 (1987)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Herb Williams 1.8 (1987)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Herb Williams 0.6 (1995)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Herb Williams 0.7 (1990)

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.