Tom Brennan vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Tom Brennan 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
Tom Brennan: 1954-55 to 1954-55
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Brennan 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Tom Brennan 1 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Tom Brennan 0 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Tom Brennan 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tom Brennan 0 * John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tom Brennan 0 John Havlicek 4

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Brennan 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 Brennan 0.9 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Tom Brennan 0.5 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Tom Brennan 0.2 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Tom Brennan - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Brennan - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Brennan 10 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Tom Brennan 5 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Tom Brennan 2 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Tom Brennan - n/a ** John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Tom Brennan - n/a ** John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Tom Brennan 11 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Brennan .455 John Havlicek .439

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Brennan - John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Brennan 0.9 (1955) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Brennan 0.5 (1955) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Tom Brennan 0.2 (1955) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Tom Brennan - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Brennan - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Brennan - John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Brennan - John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Tom Brennan - John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Tom Brennan - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Brennan - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Brennan - John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Tom Brennan - John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Tom Brennan - John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Tom Brennan - n/a ** John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Tom Brennan - n/a ** John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Tom Brennan 0 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Brennan - John Havlicek .436

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Brennan - John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Brennan - John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Brennan - John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Tom Brennan - John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tom Brennan - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Brennan - 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.