David Burns vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and David Burns 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

David Burns

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Burns: 1981-82 to 1981-82
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Burns 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons David Burns 1 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played David Burns 0 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games David Burns 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP David Burns 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team David Burns 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) David Burns 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team David Burns 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) David Burns 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Burns 2.6 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game David Burns 0.6 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game David Burns 1.7 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game David Burns 0.3 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game David Burns 0.0 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Burns 23 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds David Burns 5 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists David Burns 15 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals David Burns 3 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks David Burns 0 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games David Burns 9 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Burns .438 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage David Burns - John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Burns .600 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Burns 2.6 (1982) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game David Burns 0.6 (1982) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game David Burns 1.7 (1982) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game David Burns 0.3 (1982) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game David Burns 0.0 (1982) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Burns - John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game David Burns - John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game David Burns - John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game David Burns - John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game David Burns - John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Burns - John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds David Burns - John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists David Burns - John Havlicek 825

Total Steals David Burns - John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks David Burns - John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games David Burns 0 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Burns - John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage David Burns - John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Burns - John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Burns - John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game David Burns - John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game David Burns - John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game David Burns - John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game David Burns - 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.