Forest Able vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Forest Able 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

Forest Able

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Forest Able: 1956-57 to 1956-57
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Forest Able 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Forest Able 1 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Forest Able 0 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Forest Able 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Forest Able 0 * John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Forest Able 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Forest Able 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Forest Able 0 * John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Forest Able 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Forest Able 0.0 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Forest Able 1.0 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Forest Able 1.0 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Forest Able - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Forest Able - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Forest Able 0 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Forest Able 1 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Forest Able 1 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Forest Able - n/a ** John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Forest Able - n/a ** John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Forest Able 1 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Forest Able .000 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Forest Able - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Forest Able - John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Forest Able 0.0 (1957) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Forest Able 1.0 (1957) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Forest Able 1.0 (1957) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Forest Able - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Forest Able - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Forest Able - John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Forest Able - John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Forest Able - John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Forest Able - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Forest Able - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Forest Able - John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Forest Able - John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Forest Able - John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Forest Able - n/a ** John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Forest Able - n/a ** John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Forest Able 0 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Forest Able - John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Forest Able - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Forest Able - John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Forest Able - John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Forest Able - John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Forest Able - John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Forest Able - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Forest Able - 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.