John Havlicek vs. Jim Paxson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Paxson 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.

Jim Paxson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Jim Paxson: 1979-80 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Jim Paxson 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Jim Paxson 11

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Jim Paxson 9

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Jim Paxson 2

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Jim Paxson 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Jim Paxson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Jim Paxson 1

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Jim Paxson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Jim Paxson 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 Jim Paxson 14.3

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Jim Paxson 2.0

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Jim Paxson 2.9

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Jim Paxson 1.2

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Jim Paxson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Jim Paxson 11,199

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Jim Paxson 1,593

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Jim Paxson 2,300

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Jim Paxson 951

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Jim Paxson 93

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Jim Paxson 784

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Jim Paxson .498

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Jim Paxson .225

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Jim Paxson .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Jim Paxson 21.7 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Jim Paxson 3.3 (1985)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Jim Paxson 3.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Jim Paxson 1.8 (1981)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Jim Paxson 0.2 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Jim Paxson 10.5

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Jim Paxson 1.5

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Jim Paxson 1.9

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Jim Paxson 0.7

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Jim Paxson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Jim Paxson 554

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Jim Paxson 80

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Jim Paxson 100

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Jim Paxson 38

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Jim Paxson 4

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Jim Paxson 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Jim Paxson .463

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Jim Paxson .267

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Jim Paxson .808

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Jim Paxson 23.3 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Jim Paxson 3.8 (1984)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Jim Paxson 3.8 (1986)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Jim Paxson 1.3 (1983)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Jim Paxson 0.3 (1980)

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.