Larry Bird vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Larry Bird 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

Larry Bird

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 John Havlicek 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Larry Bird 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 John Havlicek 8

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 John Havlicek 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) 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.