Vern Gardner vs. John Havlicek Comparison

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

Vern Gardner

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vern Gardner 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Vern Gardner 3 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Vern Gardner 3 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Vern Gardner 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Vern Gardner 0 * John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Vern Gardner 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vern Gardner 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Vern Gardner 0 * John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Vern Gardner 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 8.9 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.0 * John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.6 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 1,339 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 349 * John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Vern Gardner 245 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Vern Gardner 151 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .344 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .748 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) * John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 10.1 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 3.6 * John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 0.7 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 71 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 18 * John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Vern Gardner 5 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Vern Gardner 7 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .366 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .826 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) * John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.