Willie Burton vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Willie Burton 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

Willie Burton

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Willie Burton: 1990-91 to 1998-99
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Willie Burton 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Willie Burton 8 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Willie Burton 1 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Willie Burton 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Willie Burton 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Willie Burton 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Willie Burton 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Willie Burton 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Willie Burton 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Willie Burton 10.3 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Willie Burton 2.9 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Willie Burton 1.2 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Willie Burton 0.6 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Willie Burton 0.4 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Willie Burton 3,243 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Willie Burton 932 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Willie Burton 393 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Willie Burton 191 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Willie Burton 121 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Willie Burton 316 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Willie Burton .424 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Willie Burton .345 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Willie Burton .786 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Willie Burton 15.3 (1995) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Willie Burton 3.6 (1992) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Willie Burton 1.8 (1995) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Willie Burton 0.9 (1991) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Willie Burton 0.6 (1993) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Willie Burton 1.0 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Willie Burton 0.0 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Willie Burton 0.0 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Willie Burton 0.0 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Willie Burton 0.0 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Willie Burton 2 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Willie Burton 0 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Willie Burton 0 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Willie Burton 0 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Willie Burton 0 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Willie Burton 2 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Willie Burton .250 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Willie Burton .000 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Willie Burton - John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Willie Burton 1.0 (1994) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Willie Burton 0.0 (1994) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Willie Burton 0.0 (1994) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Willie Burton 0.0 (1994) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Willie Burton 0.0 (1994) 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.