John Havlicek vs. Alton Lister Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alton Lister and John Havlicek 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

John Havlicek

vs.

Alton Lister

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Alton Lister: 1981-82 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Alton Lister 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Alton Lister 16

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Alton Lister 11

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Alton Lister 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Alton Lister 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Alton Lister 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Alton Lister 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Alton Lister 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Alton Lister 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 20.8 Alton Lister 6.6

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Alton Lister 6.3

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Alton Lister 1.0

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Alton Lister 0.4

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Alton Lister 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Alton Lister 6,298

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Alton Lister 5,996

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Alton Lister 914

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Alton Lister 351

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Alton Lister 1,473

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Alton Lister 953

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Alton Lister .512

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Alton Lister .111

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Alton Lister .597

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Alton Lister 11.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Alton Lister 9.4 (1987)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Alton Lister 1.6 (1985)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Alton Lister 0.6 (1983)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Alton Lister 2.4 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Alton Lister 7.1

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Alton Lister 5.8

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Alton Lister 0.8

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Alton Lister 0.4

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Alton Lister 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Alton Lister 617

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Alton Lister 506

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Alton Lister 70

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Alton Lister 39

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Alton Lister 142

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Alton Lister 87

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Alton Lister .505

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Alton Lister .000

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Alton Lister .640

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Alton Lister 11.9 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Alton Lister 7.8 (1985)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Alton Lister 1.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Alton Lister 1.0 (1983)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Alton Lister 2.6 (1989)

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.