Sundiata Gaines vs. John Havlicek Comparison

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

Sundiata Gaines

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sundiata Gaines: 2009-10 to 2011-12
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sundiata Gaines 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Sundiata Gaines 3 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Sundiata Gaines 1 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Sundiata Gaines 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Sundiata Gaines 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Sundiata Gaines 0 John Havlicek 4

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sundiata 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 Sundiata Gaines 4.5 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Sundiata Gaines 1.5 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Sundiata Gaines 1.8 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.7 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sundiata Gaines 508 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Sundiata Gaines 175 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Sundiata Gaines 207 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Sundiata Gaines 83 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Sundiata Gaines 3 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Sundiata Gaines 113 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sundiata Gaines .397 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Sundiata Gaines .301 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sundiata Gaines .562 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sundiata Gaines 5.1 (2012) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Sundiata Gaines 1.9 (2012) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Sundiata Gaines 2.2 (2012) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Sundiata Gaines 1.0 (2012) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 (2011) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sundiata Gaines 2.2 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.4 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sundiata Gaines 11 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Sundiata Gaines 2 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Sundiata Gaines 0 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Sundiata Gaines 0 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Sundiata Gaines 0 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Sundiata Gaines 5 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sundiata Gaines .833 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Sundiata Gaines 1.000 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sundiata Gaines .000 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sundiata Gaines 2.2 (2010) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.4 (2010) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 (2010) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 (2010) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 (2010) 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.