John Havlicek vs. Brandon Rush Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Brandon Rush 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.

Brandon Rush

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Brandon Rush: 2008-09 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Brandon Rush 1

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Brandon Rush 9

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Brandon Rush 3

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Brandon Rush 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Brandon Rush 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Brandon Rush 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Brandon Rush 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Brandon Rush 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Brandon Rush 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 Brandon Rush 6.8

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Brandon Rush 2.9

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Brandon Rush 1.0

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Brandon Rush 0.5

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Brandon Rush 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Brandon Rush 3,250

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Brandon Rush 1,413

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Brandon Rush 468

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Brandon Rush 222

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Brandon Rush 262

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Brandon Rush 481

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Brandon Rush .426

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Brandon Rush .402

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Brandon Rush .706

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Brandon Rush 9.8 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Brandon Rush 4.2 (2010)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Brandon Rush 1.4 (2010)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Brandon Rush 0.7 (2010)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Brandon Rush 0.9 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Brandon Rush 1.9

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Brandon Rush 1.5

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Brandon Rush 0.3

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Brandon Rush 0.1

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Brandon Rush 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Brandon Rush 42

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Brandon Rush 33

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Brandon Rush 6

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Brandon Rush 3

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Brandon Rush 3

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Brandon Rush 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Brandon Rush .410

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Brandon Rush .444

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Brandon Rush .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Brandon Rush 3.2 (2011)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Brandon Rush 1.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Brandon Rush 0.6 (2011)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Brandon Rush 0.2 (2011)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Brandon Rush 0.2 (2011)

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.