John Havlicek vs. Stromile Swift Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Stromile Swift 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.

Stromile Swift

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Stromile Swift: 2000-01 to 2008-09

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Stromile Swift 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Stromile Swift 9

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Stromile Swift 2

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Stromile Swift 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Stromile Swift 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Stromile Swift 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Stromile Swift 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Stromile Swift 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Stromile Swift 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 Stromile Swift 8.4

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Stromile Swift 4.6

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Stromile Swift 0.5

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Stromile Swift 0.6

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Stromile Swift 1.2

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Stromile Swift 4,582

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Stromile Swift 2,535

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Stromile Swift 275

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Stromile Swift 354

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Stromile Swift 683

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Stromile Swift 547

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Stromile Swift .473

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Stromile Swift .074

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Stromile Swift .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Stromile Swift 11.8 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Stromile Swift 6.3 (2002)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Stromile Swift 0.7 (2002)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Stromile Swift 0.8 (2003)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Stromile Swift 1.7 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Stromile Swift 7.4

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Stromile Swift 4.7

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Stromile Swift 0.6

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Stromile Swift 0.6

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Stromile Swift 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Stromile Swift 52

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Stromile Swift 33

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Stromile Swift 4

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Stromile Swift 4

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Stromile Swift 6

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Stromile Swift 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Stromile Swift .457

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Stromile Swift -

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Stromile Swift .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Stromile Swift 9.3 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Stromile Swift 4.8 (2004)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Stromile Swift 0.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Stromile Swift 0.8 (2004)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Stromile Swift 1.5 (2004)

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.