Walt Bellamy vs. John Havlicek Comparison

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

Walt Bellamy

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Walt Bellamy 0 * John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Walt Bellamy 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Walt Bellamy 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Walt Bellamy 0 * John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Walt Bellamy 0 John Havlicek 8

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 John Havlicek 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * 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.