Steve Downing vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Steve Downing 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

Steve Downing

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Downing: 1973-74 to 1974-75
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Downing 1 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Steve Downing 2 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Steve Downing 1 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Steve Downing 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Steve Downing 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Steve Downing 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Downing 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Steve Downing 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Steve Downing 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Downing 2.4 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Steve Downing 1.5 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Steve Downing 0.4 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Steve Downing 0.2 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Downing 64 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Steve Downing 41 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Steve Downing 11 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Steve Downing 5 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Steve Downing 0 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Steve Downing 27 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Downing .318 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Steve Downing - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Downing .550 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Downing 2.7 (1974) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Downing 1.6 (1974) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Steve Downing 0.5 (1974) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Steve Downing 0.2 (1974) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 (1975) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Downing 2.0 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Steve Downing 2.0 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Downing 2 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Steve Downing 2 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Steve Downing 0 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Steve Downing 0 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Steve Downing 0 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Steve Downing 1 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Downing .500 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Steve Downing - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Downing - John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Downing 2.0 (1974) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Downing 2.0 (1974) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 (1974) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 (1974) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 (1974) 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.