John Havlicek vs. Dan Issel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dan Issel 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.

Dan Issel

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Dan Issel: 1976-77 to 1984-85

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Dan Issel 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Dan Issel 9

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Dan Issel 7

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Dan Issel 1

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Dan Issel 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Dan Issel 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Dan Issel 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Dan Issel 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Dan Issel 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 Dan Issel 20.4

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Dan Issel 7.9

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Dan Issel 2.5

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Dan Issel 1.0

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Dan Issel 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Dan Issel 14,659

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Dan Issel 5,707

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Dan Issel 1,804

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Dan Issel 698

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Dan Issel 396

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Dan Issel 718

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Dan Issel .506

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Dan Issel .253 *

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Dan Issel .797

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Dan Issel 23.8 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Dan Issel 10.1 (1978)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Dan Issel 3.7 (1978)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Dan Issel 1.2 (1978)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Dan Issel 0.7 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Dan Issel 19.4

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Dan Issel 7.4

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Dan Issel 2.7

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Dan Issel 0.8

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Dan Issel 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Dan Issel 1,029

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Dan Issel 393

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Dan Issel 145

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Dan Issel 42

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Dan Issel 24

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Dan Issel 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Dan Issel .496

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Dan Issel .500 *

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Dan Issel .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Dan Issel 27.4 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Dan Issel 10.3 (1978)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Dan Issel 4.1 (1978)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Dan Issel 1.2 (1984)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Dan Issel 1.2 (1984)

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. 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.