John Havlicek vs. David Lee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Lee 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.

David Lee

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
David Lee: 2005-06 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 David Lee 1

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 David Lee 12

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 David Lee 5

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 David Lee 2

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * David Lee 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 David Lee 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 David Lee 1

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * David Lee 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 David Lee 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 David Lee 13.5

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 David Lee 8.8

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 David Lee 2.2

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * David Lee 0.8

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * David Lee 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 David Lee 11,232

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 David Lee 7,320

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 David Lee 1,825

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * David Lee 625

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * David Lee 329

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 David Lee 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 David Lee .535

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** David Lee .034

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 David Lee .772

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) David Lee 20.2 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) David Lee 11.7 (2009)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) David Lee 3.6 (2010)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * David Lee 1.0 (2010)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * David Lee 0.5 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 David Lee 5.6

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 David Lee 4.4

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 David Lee 1.0

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * David Lee 0.3

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * David Lee 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 David Lee 240

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 David Lee 189

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 David Lee 43

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * David Lee 14

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * David Lee 8

Total Games John Havlicek 172 David Lee 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 David Lee .490

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** David Lee .000

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 David Lee .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) David Lee 13.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) David Lee 9.1 (2014)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) David Lee 2.6 (2014)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * David Lee 0.6 (2014)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * David Lee 0.3 (2017)

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.