Leon Benbow vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Leon Benbow 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
Leon Benbow: 1974-75 to 1975-76
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Leon Benbow 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Leon Benbow 2 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Leon Benbow 1 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Leon Benbow 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Leon Benbow 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Leon Benbow 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Leon Benbow 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Leon Benbow 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Leon Benbow 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Leon Benbow 5.5 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Leon Benbow 1.9 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Leon Benbow 1.6 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Leon Benbow 0.6 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Leon Benbow 0.1 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Leon Benbow 628 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Leon Benbow 214 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Leon Benbow 183 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Leon Benbow 73 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Leon Benbow 17 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Leon Benbow 115 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Leon Benbow .394 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Leon Benbow - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Leon Benbow .759 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Leon Benbow 7.1 (1976) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Leon Benbow 2.3 (1976) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Leon Benbow 2.1 (1976) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Leon Benbow 0.8 (1976) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Leon Benbow 0.2 (1975) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Leon Benbow 2.5 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Leon Benbow 0.5 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Leon Benbow 1.0 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Leon Benbow 0.0 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Leon Benbow 0.0 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Leon Benbow 5 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Leon Benbow 1 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Leon Benbow 2 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Leon Benbow 0 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Leon Benbow 0 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Leon Benbow 2 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Leon Benbow .500 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Leon Benbow - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Leon Benbow .500 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Leon Benbow 2.5 (1975) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Leon Benbow 0.5 (1975) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Leon Benbow 1.0 (1975) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Leon Benbow 0.0 (1975) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Leon Benbow 0.0 (1975) 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.