John Havlicek vs. Brian Oliver Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Brian Oliver 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.

Brian Oliver

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Brian Oliver: 1990-91 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Brian Oliver 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Brian Oliver 4

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Brian Oliver 1

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Brian Oliver 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Brian Oliver 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Brian Oliver 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Brian Oliver 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Brian Oliver 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Brian Oliver 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 Brian Oliver 3.3

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Brian Oliver 1.0

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Brian Oliver 1.0

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Brian Oliver 0.4

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Brian Oliver 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Brian Oliver 389

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Brian Oliver 123

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Brian Oliver 114

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Brian Oliver 45

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Brian Oliver 6

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Brian Oliver 118

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Brian Oliver .388

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Brian Oliver .227

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Brian Oliver .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Brian Oliver 3.8 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Brian Oliver 1.8 (1998)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Brian Oliver 1.2 (1991)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Brian Oliver 0.5 (1991)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Brian Oliver 0.1 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Brian Oliver 1.5

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Brian Oliver 0.0

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Brian Oliver 0.3

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Brian Oliver 0.3

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Brian Oliver 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Brian Oliver 6

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Brian Oliver 0

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Brian Oliver 1

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Brian Oliver 1

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Brian Oliver 0

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Brian Oliver 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Brian Oliver .333

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Brian Oliver -

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Brian Oliver 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Brian Oliver 1.5 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Brian Oliver 0.0 (1991)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Brian Oliver 0.3 (1991)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Brian Oliver 0.3 (1991)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Brian Oliver 0.0 (1991)

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.