Cedric Ball vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Cedric Ball 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

Cedric Ball

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cedric Ball: 1990-91 to 1990-91
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cedric Ball 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Cedric Ball 1 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Cedric Ball 0 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Cedric Ball 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Cedric Ball 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Cedric Ball 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cedric Ball 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Cedric Ball 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cedric Ball 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cedric Ball 1.1 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Cedric Ball 1.6 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Cedric Ball 0.0 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Cedric Ball 0.0 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Cedric Ball 0.3 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cedric Ball 8 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Cedric Ball 11 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Cedric Ball 0 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Cedric Ball 0 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Cedric Ball 2 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Cedric Ball 7 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cedric Ball .375 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Cedric Ball - John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cedric Ball 1.000 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cedric Ball 1.1 (1991) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Cedric Ball 1.6 (1991) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Cedric Ball 0.0 (1991) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Cedric Ball 0.0 (1991) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Cedric Ball 0.3 (1991) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cedric Ball - John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Cedric Ball - John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Cedric Ball - John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Cedric Ball - John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Cedric Ball - John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cedric Ball - John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Cedric Ball - John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Cedric Ball - John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Cedric Ball - John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Cedric Ball - John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Cedric Ball 0 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cedric Ball - John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Cedric Ball - John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cedric Ball - John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cedric Ball - John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Cedric Ball - John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Cedric Ball - John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Cedric Ball - John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Cedric Ball - 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.