John Havlicek vs. Jim Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Smith 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 Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Jim Smith: 1981-82 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Jim Smith 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Jim Smith 2

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Jim Smith 0

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Jim Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Jim Smith 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Jim Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Jim Smith 0

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Jim Smith 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 Smith 2.9

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Jim Smith 2.5

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Jim Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Jim Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Jim Smith 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Jim Smith 219

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Jim Smith 187

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Jim Smith 46

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Jim Smith 22

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Jim Smith 51

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Jim Smith 76

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Jim Smith .514

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Jim Smith -

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Jim Smith .461

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Jim Smith 2.9 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Jim Smith 2.5 (1982)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Jim Smith 0.6 (1982)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Jim Smith 0.3 (1982)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Jim Smith 0.7 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Jim Smith -

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Jim Smith -

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Jim Smith -

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Jim Smith -

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Jim Smith -

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Jim Smith -

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Jim Smith -

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Jim Smith -

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Jim Smith -

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Jim Smith -

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Jim Smith 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Jim Smith -

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Jim Smith -

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Jim Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Jim Smith -

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Jim Smith -

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Jim Smith -

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Jim Smith -

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Jim Smith -

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.