Keith Closs vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Keith Closs 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Keith Closs: 1997-98 to 1999-00
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Keith Closs 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Keith Closs 3 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Keith Closs 0 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Keith Closs 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Keith Closs 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Keith Closs 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Keith Closs 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Keith Closs 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Keith Closs 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Closs 3.9 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Keith Closs 2.9 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Keith Closs 0.3 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Keith Closs 0.2 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Keith Closs 1.3 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Closs 502 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Keith Closs 372 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Keith Closs 44 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Keith Closs 28 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Keith Closs 163 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Keith Closs 130 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Closs .471 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Keith Closs .000 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Keith Closs .606 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Closs 4.2 (2000) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Closs 3.1 (2000) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Keith Closs 0.4 (2000) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Keith Closs 0.2 (2000) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Keith Closs 1.4 (1998) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Closs - John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Keith Closs - John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Keith Closs - John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Keith Closs - John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Keith Closs - John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Closs - John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Keith Closs - John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Keith Closs - John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Keith Closs - John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Keith Closs - John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Keith Closs 0 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Closs - John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Keith Closs - John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Keith Closs - John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Closs - John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Closs - John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Keith Closs - John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Keith Closs - John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Keith Closs - John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) *

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.