John Havlicek vs. Jan Van Breda Kolff Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jan Van Breda Kolff 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.

Jan Van Breda Kolff

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Jan Van Breda Kolff: 1976-77 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Jan Van Breda Kolff 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Jan Van Breda Kolff 7

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Jan Van Breda Kolff 2

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Jan Van Breda Kolff 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Jan Van Breda Kolff 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Jan Van Breda Kolff 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Jan Van Breda Kolff 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Jan Van Breda Kolff 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Jan Van Breda Kolff 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 Jan Van Breda Kolff 6.0

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Jan Van Breda Kolff 4.1

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Jan Van Breda Kolff 1.9

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Jan Van Breda Kolff 0.8

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Jan Van Breda Kolff 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Jan Van Breda Kolff 2,596

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Jan Van Breda Kolff 1,778

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Jan Van Breda Kolff 815

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Jan Van Breda Kolff 363

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Jan Van Breda Kolff 329

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Jan Van Breda Kolff 434

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Jan Van Breda Kolff .439

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Jan Van Breda Kolff .300 *

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Jan Van Breda Kolff .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Jan Van Breda Kolff 10.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Jan Van Breda Kolff 6.4 (1977)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Jan Van Breda Kolff 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Jan Van Breda Kolff 1.2 (1980)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Jan Van Breda Kolff 0.9 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Jan Van Breda Kolff 5.3

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Jan Van Breda Kolff 5.8

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Jan Van Breda Kolff 1.8

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Jan Van Breda Kolff 0.5

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Jan Van Breda Kolff 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Jan Van Breda Kolff 21

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Jan Van Breda Kolff 23

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Jan Van Breda Kolff 7

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Jan Van Breda Kolff 2

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Jan Van Breda Kolff 4

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Jan Van Breda Kolff 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Jan Van Breda Kolff .381

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Jan Van Breda Kolff - *

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Jan Van Breda Kolff .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Jan Van Breda Kolff 10.5 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Jan Van Breda Kolff 10.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Jan Van Breda Kolff 3.5 (1979)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Jan Van Breda Kolff 1.0 (1982)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Jan Van Breda Kolff 1.5 (1979)

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. 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.