John Havlicek vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader John Havlicek 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader John Havlicek 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 20.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Jerry West 855

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Jerry West 970

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

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.