Paul Arizin vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Paul Arizin 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

Paul Arizin

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Arizin 0 * John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 4 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Paul Arizin 0 * John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 0 John Havlicek 8

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 John Havlicek 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 22.8 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.