Reece Gaines vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Reece Gaines 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
Reece Gaines: 2003-04 to 2005-06
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Reece Gaines 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Reece Gaines 3 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Reece Gaines 0 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Reece Gaines 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Reece Gaines 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Reece Gaines 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Reece Gaines 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Reece Gaines 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Reece Gaines 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Reece Gaines 1.7 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Reece Gaines 0.7 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Reece Gaines 0.7 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Reece Gaines 0.2 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Reece Gaines 0.0 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Reece Gaines 123 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Reece Gaines 53 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Reece Gaines 50 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Reece Gaines 17 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Reece Gaines 3 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Reece Gaines 71 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Reece Gaines .324 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Reece Gaines .269 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Reece Gaines .606 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Reece Gaines 2.0 (2005) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Reece Gaines 1.0 (2004) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Reece Gaines 1.1 (2004) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Reece Gaines 0.3 (2004) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Reece Gaines 0.1 (2004) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Reece Gaines - John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Reece Gaines - John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Reece Gaines - John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Reece Gaines - John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Reece Gaines - John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Reece Gaines - John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Reece Gaines - John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Reece Gaines - John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Reece Gaines - John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Reece Gaines - John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Reece Gaines 0 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Reece Gaines - John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Reece Gaines - John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Reece Gaines - John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Reece Gaines - John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Reece Gaines - John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Reece Gaines - John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Reece Gaines - John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Reece Gaines - 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.