Paolo Banchero vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Paolo Banchero 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
Paolo Banchero: 2022-23 to 2024-25
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paolo Banchero 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Paolo Banchero 3 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Paolo Banchero 2 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Paolo Banchero 1 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paolo Banchero 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Paolo Banchero 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paolo Banchero 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Paolo Banchero 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paolo Banchero 0 John Havlicek 8

Rookie of The Year Paolo Banchero 1 John Havlicek 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 22.4 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 7.1 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 4.6 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.8 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.6 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paolo Banchero 4,432 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Paolo Banchero 1,396 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Paolo Banchero 919 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Paolo Banchero 167 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Paolo Banchero 114 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Paolo Banchero 198 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paolo Banchero .445 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Paolo Banchero .320 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paolo Banchero .730 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 25.9 (2025) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 7.5 (2025) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 5.4 (2024) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.9 (2024) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.6 (2025) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 28.0 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 8.5 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 4.1 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.9 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.7 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paolo Banchero 336 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Paolo Banchero 102 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Paolo Banchero 49 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Paolo Banchero 11 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Paolo Banchero 8 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Paolo Banchero 12 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paolo Banchero .447 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Paolo Banchero .418 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paolo Banchero .711 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 29.4 (2025) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 8.6 (2024) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 4.2 (2025) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 1.1 (2024) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.8 (2025) 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.