Hoot Gibson vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Hoot Gibson 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

Hoot Gibson

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hoot Gibson: 1949-50 to 1949-50
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hoot Gibson 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Hoot Gibson 1 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Hoot Gibson 0 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Hoot Gibson 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Hoot Gibson 0 * John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Hoot Gibson 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hoot Gibson 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Hoot Gibson 0 * John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Hoot Gibson 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hoot Gibson 5.5 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Hoot Gibson 1.2 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Hoot Gibson 176 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Hoot Gibson - n/a ** John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Hoot Gibson 37 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Hoot Gibson - n/a ** John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Hoot Gibson - n/a ** John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Hoot Gibson 32 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hoot Gibson .344 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Hoot Gibson - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hoot Gibson .656 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hoot Gibson 5.5 (1950) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Hoot Gibson 1.2 (1950) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hoot Gibson - John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Hoot Gibson - John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Hoot Gibson - John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Hoot Gibson - n/a ** John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Hoot Gibson - John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Hoot Gibson - n/a ** John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Hoot Gibson - n/a ** John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Hoot Gibson 0 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hoot Gibson - John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Hoot Gibson - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Hoot Gibson - John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hoot Gibson - John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Hoot Gibson - John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Hoot Gibson - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Hoot Gibson - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.