Kent Benson vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Kent Benson 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

Kent Benson

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kent Benson: 1977-78 to 1987-88
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kent Benson 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Kent Benson 11 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Kent Benson 5 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Kent Benson 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Kent Benson 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Kent Benson 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kent Benson 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Kent Benson 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kent Benson 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kent Benson 9.1 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Kent Benson 5.7 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Kent Benson 1.8 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Kent Benson 0.9 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Kent Benson 0.9 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kent Benson 6,168 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Kent Benson 3,881 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Kent Benson 1,203 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Kent Benson 605 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Kent Benson 586 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Kent Benson 680 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kent Benson .493 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Kent Benson .206 * John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kent Benson .757 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kent Benson 15.7 (1981) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kent Benson 8.7 (1982) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Kent Benson 2.9 (1981) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Kent Benson 1.2 (1981) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kent Benson 1.3 (1982) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kent Benson 4.7 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Kent Benson 3.2 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Kent Benson 0.5 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Kent Benson 0.6 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Kent Benson 0.5 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kent Benson 137 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Kent Benson 94 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Kent Benson 14 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Kent Benson 18 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Kent Benson 14 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Kent Benson 29 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kent Benson .483 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Kent Benson - * John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kent Benson .694 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kent Benson 7.6 (1984) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Kent Benson 6.0 (1984) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Kent Benson 1.4 (1984) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Kent Benson 1.0 (1984) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kent Benson 1.4 (1984) 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. 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.