John Havlicek vs. Russ Smith Comparison

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

Russ Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Russ Smith: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Russ Smith 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Russ Smith 2

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Russ Smith 1

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Russ Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Russ Smith 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Russ Smith 0

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Russ 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 Russ Smith 2.0

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Russ Smith 0.6

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Russ Smith 0.7

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Russ Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Russ Smith 53

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Russ Smith 15

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Russ Smith 19

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Russ Smith 8

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Russ Smith 1

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Russ Smith 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Russ Smith .319

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Russ Smith .188

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Russ Smith .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Russ Smith 2.5 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Russ Smith 0.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Russ Smith 0.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Russ Smith 0.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Russ Smith 0.1 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Russ Smith 0.0

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Russ Smith 0.0

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Russ Smith 1.0

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Russ Smith 0.0

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Russ Smith 0

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Russ Smith 0

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Russ Smith 2

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Russ Smith 0

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Russ Smith 0

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Russ Smith 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Russ Smith -

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

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Russ Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Russ Smith 1.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

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.