James Bailey vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and James Bailey that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
James Bailey:
1979-80 to 1987-88
John Havlicek:
1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

James Bailey0
John Havlicek8
James Bailey9
John Havlicek16
James Bailey2
John Havlicek13
James Bailey0
John Havlicek13

Honors and Awards

James Bailey0
John Havlicek1
*
James Bailey0
John Havlicek4
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
James Bailey0
John Havlicek11
James Bailey0
John Havlicek5
*
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
James Bailey0
John Havlicek8
* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

James Bailey 8.8
John Havlicek 20.8

James Bailey 5.0
John Havlicek 6.3

James Bailey 0.8
John Havlicek 4.8

James Bailey 0.5
John Havlicek 1.2

*
James Bailey 0.9
John Havlicek 0.3

*

Totals Stats

James Bailey 5,246
John Havlicek 26,395

James Bailey 2,988
John Havlicek 8,007

James Bailey 488
John Havlicek 6,114

James Bailey 305
John Havlicek 476

*
James Bailey 521
John Havlicek 117

*
James Bailey 595
John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
James Bailey .484
John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage
James Bailey .077
John Havlicek -

n/a **
Free Throw Percentage
James Bailey .703
John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

James Bailey 14.0
(1981)
John Havlicek 28.9
(1971)

James Bailey 7.4
(1981)
John Havlicek 9.0
(1971)

James Bailey 1.2
(1981)
John Havlicek 7.5
(1971)

James Bailey 0.9
(1981)
John Havlicek 1.3
(1975)

*
James Bailey 1.7
(1981)
John Havlicek 0.4
(1974)

*

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

James Bailey 4.2
John Havlicek 22.0

James Bailey 2.2
John Havlicek 6.9

James Bailey 0.4
John Havlicek 4.8

James Bailey 0.8
John Havlicek 1.1

*
James Bailey 0.7
John Havlicek 0.3

*

Totals Stats

James Bailey 59
John Havlicek 3,776

James Bailey 31
John Havlicek 1,186

James Bailey 6
John Havlicek 825

James Bailey 11
John Havlicek 60

*
James Bailey 10
John Havlicek 16

*
James Bailey 14
John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
James Bailey .468
John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage
James Bailey -
John Havlicek -

n/a **
Free Throw Percentage
James Bailey .682
John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

James Bailey 4.6
(1980)
John Havlicek 27.4
(1967)

James Bailey 3.0
(1982)
John Havlicek 9.9
(1969)

James Bailey 0.5
(1982)
John Havlicek 7.5
(1968)

James Bailey 1.0
(1982)
John Havlicek 1.5
(1975)

*
James Bailey 0.8
(1980)
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.