William Avery vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and William Avery 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

William Avery

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
William Avery: 1999-00 to 2001-02
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships William Avery 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons William Avery 3 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played William Avery 1 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games William Avery 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP William Avery 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team William Avery 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) William Avery 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team William Avery 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) William Avery 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game William Avery 2.7 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game William Avery 0.7 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game William Avery 1.4 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game William Avery 0.2 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game William Avery 0.0 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points William Avery 379 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds William Avery 93 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists William Avery 199 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals William Avery 34 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks William Avery 6 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games William Avery 142 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage William Avery .330 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage William Avery .255 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage William Avery .714 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game William Avery 2.8 (2001) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game William Avery 0.9 (2002) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game William Avery 1.5 (2000) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game William Avery 0.3 (2002) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game William Avery 0.1 (2001) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game William Avery 3.5 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game William Avery 0.5 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game William Avery 1.0 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game William Avery 0.0 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game William Avery 0.5 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points William Avery 7 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds William Avery 1 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists William Avery 2 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals William Avery 0 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks William Avery 1 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games William Avery 2 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage William Avery .500 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage William Avery .500 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage William Avery - John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game William Avery 3.5 (2001) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game William Avery 0.5 (2001) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game William Avery 1.0 (2001) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game William Avery 0.0 (2001) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game William Avery 0.5 (2001) 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.