John Havlicek vs. Tom Van Arsdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Van Arsdale 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.

Tom Van Arsdale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Tom Van Arsdale: 1965-66 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Tom Van Arsdale 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Tom Van Arsdale 12

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Tom Van Arsdale 0

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Tom Van Arsdale 3

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Tom Van Arsdale 0 *

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Tom Van Arsdale 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Tom Van Arsdale 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Tom Van Arsdale 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Tom Van Arsdale 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 Tom Van Arsdale 15.3

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Tom Van Arsdale 4.2

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Tom Van Arsdale 2.2

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Tom Van Arsdale 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Tom Van Arsdale 14,232

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Tom Van Arsdale 3,942

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Tom Van Arsdale 2,085

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Tom Van Arsdale 230 *

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Tom Van Arsdale 16 *

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Tom Van Arsdale 929

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Tom Van Arsdale .431

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Tom Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Tom Van Arsdale .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Tom Van Arsdale 22.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Tom Van Arsdale 6.5 (1970)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Tom Van Arsdale 2.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Tom Van Arsdale 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Tom Van Arsdale -

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Tom Van Arsdale -

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Tom Van Arsdale -

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Tom Van Arsdale - *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Tom Van Arsdale - *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Tom Van Arsdale - *

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Tom Van Arsdale - *

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Tom Van Arsdale 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Tom Van Arsdale -

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Tom Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Tom Van Arsdale -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Tom Van Arsdale -

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Tom Van Arsdale -

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Tom Van Arsdale -

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Tom Van Arsdale - *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Tom Van Arsdale - *

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.