Don Ackerman vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Don Ackerman 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

Don Ackerman

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Ackerman: 1953-54 to 1953-54
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Ackerman 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Don Ackerman 1 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Don Ackerman 1 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Don Ackerman 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Don Ackerman 0 * John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Don Ackerman 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don Ackerman 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Don Ackerman 0 * John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Don Ackerman 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Ackerman 1.5 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Don Ackerman 0.5 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Don Ackerman 0.8 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Don Ackerman - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Don Ackerman - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Ackerman 43 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Don Ackerman 15 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Don Ackerman 23 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Don Ackerman - n/a ** John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Don Ackerman - n/a ** John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Don Ackerman 28 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Ackerman .222 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Don Ackerman - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Don Ackerman .536 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Ackerman 1.5 (1954) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Don Ackerman 0.5 (1954) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Don Ackerman 0.8 (1954) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Don Ackerman - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Don Ackerman - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Ackerman 0.5 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Don Ackerman 1.0 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Don Ackerman 0.3 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Don Ackerman - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Don Ackerman - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Ackerman 2 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Don Ackerman 4 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Don Ackerman 1 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Don Ackerman - n/a ** John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Don Ackerman - n/a ** John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Don Ackerman 4 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Ackerman .333 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Don Ackerman - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Don Ackerman - John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Ackerman 0.5 (1954) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Don Ackerman 1.0 (1954) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Don Ackerman 0.3 (1954) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Don Ackerman - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Don Ackerman - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.