John Havlicek vs. Swen Nater Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Swen Nater 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.

Swen Nater

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Swen Nater: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Swen Nater 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Swen Nater 8

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Swen Nater 1

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Swen Nater 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Swen Nater 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Swen Nater 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Swen Nater 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Swen Nater 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Swen Nater 0

Rebounds Leader John Havlicek 0 Swen Nater 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 20.8 Swen Nater 12.2

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Swen Nater 10.8

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Swen Nater 2.0

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Swen Nater 0.5

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Swen Nater 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Swen Nater 5,943

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Swen Nater 5,297

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Swen Nater 954

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Swen Nater 258

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Swen Nater 226

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Swen Nater 489

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Swen Nater .537

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Swen Nater .250 *

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Swen Nater .760

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Swen Nater 15.6 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Swen Nater 15.0 (1980)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Swen Nater 2.9 (1980)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Swen Nater 0.8 (1977)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Swen Nater 0.7 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Swen Nater 3.4

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Swen Nater 2.4

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Swen Nater 0.1

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Swen Nater 0.1

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Swen Nater 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Swen Nater 58

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Swen Nater 40

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Swen Nater 1

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Swen Nater 1

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Swen Nater 2

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Swen Nater 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Swen Nater .500

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Swen Nater - *

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Swen Nater .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Swen Nater 3.4 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Swen Nater 2.4 (1984)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Swen Nater 0.1 (1984)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Swen Nater 0.1 (1984)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Swen Nater 0.1 (1984)

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. 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.