Donnie Butcher vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Donnie Butcher 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

Donnie Butcher

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Donnie Butcher: 1961-62 to 1965-66
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Donnie Butcher 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Donnie Butcher 5 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Donnie Butcher 0 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Donnie Butcher 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Donnie Butcher 0 * John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Donnie Butcher 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Donnie Butcher 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Donnie Butcher 0 * John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Donnie Butcher 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Donnie Butcher 6.1 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Donnie Butcher 2.9 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Donnie Butcher 2.1 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Donnie Butcher - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Donnie Butcher - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Donnie Butcher 1,696 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Donnie Butcher 821 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Donnie Butcher 585 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Donnie Butcher - n/a ** John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Donnie Butcher - n/a ** John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Donnie Butcher 279 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donnie Butcher .397 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Donnie Butcher - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Donnie Butcher .629 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donnie Butcher 7.2 (1964) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Donnie Butcher 4.2 (1964) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Donnie Butcher 3.1 (1964) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Donnie Butcher - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Donnie Butcher - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Donnie Butcher - John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Donnie Butcher - John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Donnie Butcher - John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Donnie Butcher - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Donnie Butcher - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Donnie Butcher - John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Donnie Butcher - John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Donnie Butcher - John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Donnie Butcher - n/a ** John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Donnie Butcher - n/a ** John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Donnie Butcher 0 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donnie Butcher - John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Donnie Butcher - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Donnie Butcher - John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donnie Butcher - John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Donnie Butcher - John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Donnie Butcher - John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Donnie Butcher - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Donnie Butcher - 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.