John Havlicek vs. Kirk Penney Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kirk Penney 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.

Kirk Penney

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Kirk Penney: 2003-04 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Kirk Penney 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Kirk Penney 2

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Kirk Penney 0

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Kirk Penney 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Kirk Penney 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Kirk Penney 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Kirk Penney 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Kirk Penney 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Kirk Penney 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 Kirk Penney 0.8

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Kirk Penney 0.3

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Kirk Penney 0.3

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Kirk Penney 0.2

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Kirk Penney 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Kirk Penney 5

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Kirk Penney 2

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Kirk Penney 2

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Kirk Penney 1

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Kirk Penney 0

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Kirk Penney 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Kirk Penney .222

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Kirk Penney .250

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Kirk Penney -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Kirk Penney 1.5 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Kirk Penney 0.5 (2004)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Kirk Penney 0.5 (2004)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Kirk Penney 0.5 (2004)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Kirk Penney 0.0 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Kirk Penney -

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Kirk Penney -

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Kirk Penney -

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Kirk Penney -

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Kirk Penney -

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Kirk Penney -

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Kirk Penney -

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Kirk Penney -

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Kirk Penney -

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Kirk Penney -

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Kirk Penney 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Kirk Penney -

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Kirk Penney -

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Kirk Penney -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Kirk Penney -

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Kirk Penney -

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Kirk Penney -

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Kirk Penney -

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Kirk Penney -

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.