Don Ford vs. John Havlicek Comparison

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

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Ford: 1975-76 to 1981-82
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Ford 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Don Ford 7 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Don Ford 3 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Don Ford 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Don Ford 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Don Ford 0 John Havlicek 4

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Don Ford 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 Ford 6.4 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Don Ford 3.6 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Don Ford 1.4 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Don Ford 0.6 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Don Ford 0.3 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Ford 3,016 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Don Ford 1,691 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Don Ford 647 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Don Ford 274 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Don Ford 139 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Don Ford 474 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Ford .464 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Don Ford .143 * John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Don Ford .773 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Ford 9.6 (1976) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Don Ford 4.5 (1978) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Don Ford 1.8 (1978) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Don Ford 0.9 (1978) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Don Ford 0.6 (1978) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Ford 7.2 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Don Ford 4.3 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Don Ford 2.2 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Don Ford 1.1 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Don Ford 0.3 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Ford 144 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Don Ford 85 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Don Ford 44 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Don Ford 21 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Don Ford 6 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Don Ford 20 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Ford .443 John Havlicek .436

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

Free Throw Percentage Don Ford .718 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Ford 10.1 (1977) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Don Ford 5.3 (1977) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Don Ford 3.4 (1977) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Don Ford 1.5 (1977) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Don Ford 0.4 (1977) 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. 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.