John Havlicek vs. Russ Lee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russ Lee 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.

Russ Lee

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Russ Lee: 1972-73 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Russ Lee 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Russ Lee 3

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Russ Lee 2

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Russ Lee 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Russ Lee 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Russ Lee 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Russ Lee 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Russ Lee 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Russ Lee 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 Russ Lee 2.9

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Russ Lee 1.2

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Russ Lee 0.7

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Russ Lee 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Russ Lee 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Russ Lee 282

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Russ Lee 114

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Russ Lee 65

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Russ Lee 22 *

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Russ Lee 3 *

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Russ Lee 97

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Russ Lee .391

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Russ Lee - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Russ Lee .685

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Russ Lee 4.3 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Russ Lee 2.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Russ Lee 0.8 (1973)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Russ Lee 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Russ Lee 0.2 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Russ Lee 2.5

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Russ Lee 0.6

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Russ Lee 0.3

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Russ Lee 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Russ Lee 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Russ Lee 27

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Russ Lee 7

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Russ Lee 3

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Russ Lee 3 *

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Russ Lee 1 *

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Russ Lee 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Russ Lee .591

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Russ Lee - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Russ Lee .250

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Russ Lee 3.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Russ Lee 0.8 (1973)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Russ Lee 0.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Russ Lee 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Russ Lee 0.2 (1974) *

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.