John Havlicek vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit 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.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Havlicek 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Bob Pettit 0 *

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Bob Pettit 11

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Bob Pettit 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Bob Pettit 0

Scoring Leader John Havlicek 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader John Havlicek 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year John Havlicek 0 Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 20.8 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

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.