Jim Baechtold vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Jim Baechtold 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

Jim Baechtold

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Baechtold: 1952-53 to 1956-57
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Baechtold 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Jim Baechtold 5 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Jim Baechtold 3 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Jim Baechtold 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jim Baechtold 0 * John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jim Baechtold 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Baechtold 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Baechtold 0 * John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Baechtold 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Baechtold 9.7 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Jim Baechtold 3.1 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Jim Baechtold 2.1 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Jim Baechtold - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Baechtold - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Baechtold 3,123 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Jim Baechtold 1,009 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Jim Baechtold 685 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Jim Baechtold - n/a ** John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Jim Baechtold - n/a ** John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Jim Baechtold 321 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Baechtold .388 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Jim Baechtold - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Baechtold .783 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Baechtold 13.9 (1955) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Baechtold 4.3 (1955) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Jim Baechtold 3.0 (1955) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Jim Baechtold - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Baechtold - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Baechtold 13.4 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Baechtold 3.6 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Jim Baechtold 4.0 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Jim Baechtold - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Baechtold - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Baechtold 121 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Jim Baechtold 32 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Jim Baechtold 36 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Jim Baechtold - n/a ** John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Jim Baechtold - n/a ** John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Jim Baechtold 9 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Baechtold .433 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Jim Baechtold - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Baechtold .795 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Baechtold 19.0 (1953) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Baechtold 4.7 (1955) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Jim Baechtold 5.5 (1953) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jim Baechtold - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Baechtold - 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.