John Havlicek vs. Negele Knight Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Negele Knight 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.

Negele Knight

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Negele Knight: 1990-91 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Negele Knight 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Negele Knight 6

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Negele Knight 3

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Negele Knight 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Negele Knight 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Negele Knight 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Negele Knight 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Negele Knight 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Negele Knight 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 Negele Knight 6.2

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Negele Knight 1.3

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Negele Knight 2.8

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Negele Knight 0.4

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Negele Knight 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Negele Knight 1,699

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Negele Knight 351

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Negele Knight 780

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Negele Knight 123

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Negele Knight 30

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Negele Knight 276

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Negele Knight .436

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Negele Knight .263

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Negele Knight .730

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Negele Knight 9.2 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Negele Knight 1.6 (1994)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Negele Knight 3.0 (1994)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Negele Knight 0.6 (1992)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Negele Knight 0.2 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Negele Knight 5.1

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Negele Knight 0.8

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Negele Knight 1.6

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Negele Knight 0.2

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Negele Knight 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Negele Knight 87

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Negele Knight 13

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Negele Knight 28

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Negele Knight 4

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Negele Knight 1

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Negele Knight 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Negele Knight .422

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Negele Knight .167

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Negele Knight .842

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Negele Knight 9.3 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Negele Knight 1.5 (1994)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Negele Knight 3.0 (1994)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Negele Knight 0.8 (1994)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Negele Knight 0.1 (1993)

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.