Dragan Bender vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Dragan Bender 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

Dragan Bender

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dragan Bender: 2016-17 to 2019-20
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dragan Bender 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Dragan Bender 4 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Dragan Bender 0 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Dragan Bender 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dragan Bender 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Dragan Bender 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dragan Bender 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Dragan Bender 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dragan Bender 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dragan Bender 5.4 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Dragan Bender 3.9 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Dragan Bender 1.3 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Dragan Bender 0.3 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Dragan Bender 0.6 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dragan Bender 1,014 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Dragan Bender 720 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Dragan Bender 237 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Dragan Bender 54 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Dragan Bender 106 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Dragan Bender 187 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dragan Bender .399 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Dragan Bender .323 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dragan Bender .654 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dragan Bender 6.7 (2020) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Dragan Bender 4.6 (2020) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Dragan Bender 1.8 (2020) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Dragan Bender 0.4 (2019) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dragan Bender 0.6 (2018) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dragan Bender - John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Dragan Bender - John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Dragan Bender - John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Dragan Bender - John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Dragan Bender - John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dragan Bender - John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Dragan Bender - John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Dragan Bender - John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Dragan Bender - John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Dragan Bender - John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Dragan Bender 0 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dragan Bender - John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Dragan Bender - John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dragan Bender - John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dragan Bender - John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Dragan Bender - John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Dragan Bender - John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Dragan Bender - John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dragan Bender - 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.