John Havlicek vs. Lance Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lance Thomas and John Havlicek that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
John Havlicek:
1962-63 to 1977-78
Lance Thomas:
2011-12 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

John Havlicek8
Lance Thomas0
John Havlicek16
Lance Thomas9
John Havlicek13
Lance Thomas1
John Havlicek13
Lance Thomas0

Honors and Awards

John Havlicek1 *
Lance Thomas0
John Havlicek4
Lance Thomas0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
John Havlicek11
Lance Thomas0
John Havlicek5 *
Lance Thomas0
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
John Havlicek8
Lance Thomas0
* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

John Havlicek 20.8
Lance Thomas 5.1

John Havlicek 6.3
Lance Thomas 2.6

John Havlicek 4.8
Lance Thomas 0.7

John Havlicek 1.2
*
Lance Thomas 0.4

John Havlicek 0.3
*
Lance Thomas 0.1

Totals Stats

John Havlicek 26,395
Lance Thomas 2,050

John Havlicek 8,007
Lance Thomas 1,021

John Havlicek 6,114
Lance Thomas 266

John Havlicek 476
*
Lance Thomas 148

John Havlicek 117
*
Lance Thomas 55

John Havlicek 1,270
Lance Thomas 399

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
John Havlicek .439
Lance Thomas .416

3-Point Percentage
John Havlicek -
n/a **
Lance Thomas .381

Free Throw Percentage
John Havlicek .815
Lance Thomas .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

John Havlicek 28.9
(1971)
Lance Thomas 8.2
(2016)

John Havlicek 9.0
(1971)
Lance Thomas 3.1
(2015)

John Havlicek 7.5
(1971)
Lance Thomas 1.1
(2015)

John Havlicek 1.3
(1975)
*
Lance Thomas 0.6
(2015)

John Havlicek 0.4
(1974)
*
Lance Thomas 0.2
(2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

John Havlicek 22.0
Lance Thomas 1.3

John Havlicek 6.9
Lance Thomas 1.0

John Havlicek 4.8
Lance Thomas 0.0

John Havlicek 1.1
*
Lance Thomas 0.0

John Havlicek 0.3
*
Lance Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

John Havlicek 3,776
Lance Thomas 4

John Havlicek 1,186
Lance Thomas 3

John Havlicek 825
Lance Thomas 0

John Havlicek 60
*
Lance Thomas 0

John Havlicek 16
*
Lance Thomas 1

John Havlicek 172
Lance Thomas 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
John Havlicek .436
Lance Thomas .200

3-Point Percentage
John Havlicek -
n/a **
Lance Thomas .000

Free Throw Percentage
John Havlicek .836
Lance Thomas .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

John Havlicek 27.4
(1967)
Lance Thomas 1.3
(2020)

John Havlicek 9.9
(1969)
Lance Thomas 1.0
(2020)

John Havlicek 7.5
(1968)
Lance Thomas 0.0
(2020)

John Havlicek 1.5
(1975)
*
Lance Thomas 0.0
(2020)

John Havlicek 0.4
(1977)
*
Lance Thomas 0.3
(2020)

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.