Tom Burleson vs. John Havlicek Comparison

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

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Burleson: 1974-75 to 1980-81
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Burleson 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Tom Burleson 7 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Tom Burleson 2 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Tom Burleson 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tom Burleson 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tom Burleson 0 John Havlicek 4

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Burleson 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 Burleson 9.4 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 6.3 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.3 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.7 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.3 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Burleson 4,190 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Tom Burleson 2,794 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Tom Burleson 601 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Tom Burleson 312 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Tom Burleson 591 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Tom Burleson 446 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Burleson .445 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Tom Burleson .000 * John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Burleson .726 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 15.6 (1976) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 9.0 (1976) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 2.2 (1976) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.9 (1977) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.9 (1975) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 20.7 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 10.2 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.5 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.9 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.7 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Burleson 311 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Tom Burleson 153 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Tom Burleson 23 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Tom Burleson 13 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Tom Burleson 26 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Tom Burleson 15 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Burleson .542 John Havlicek .436

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Burleson .756 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 20.8 (1976) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 10.7 (1975) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.7 (1976) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 1.0 (1976) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 2.0 (1975) 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.