Tom Boswell vs. John Havlicek Comparison

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

Tom Boswell

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Boswell: 1975-76 to 1983-84
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Boswell 1 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Tom Boswell 6 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Tom Boswell 4 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Tom Boswell 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tom Boswell 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tom Boswell 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Boswell 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Boswell 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Boswell 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Boswell 7.7 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boswell 4.7 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Tom Boswell 1.6 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Tom Boswell 0.4 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Boswell 0.3 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Boswell 2,821 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Tom Boswell 1,709 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Tom Boswell 591 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Tom Boswell 142 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Tom Boswell 111 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Tom Boswell 366 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Boswell .533 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Tom Boswell .545 * John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Boswell .724 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Boswell 11.4 (1980) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boswell 6.8 (1979) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Tom Boswell 3.1 (1979) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Tom Boswell 0.6 (1979) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Boswell 0.6 (1979) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Boswell 4.1 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boswell 2.7 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Tom Boswell 1.3 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Tom Boswell 0.2 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Boswell 0.3 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Boswell 82 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Tom Boswell 54 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Tom Boswell 25 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Tom Boswell 4 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Tom Boswell 6 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Tom Boswell 20 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Boswell .559 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Tom Boswell - * John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Boswell .667 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Boswell 17.3 (1979) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boswell 9.0 (1979) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Tom Boswell 5.3 (1979) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tom Boswell 1.0 (1979) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Boswell 1.7 (1979) 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. 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.