John Havlicek vs. David West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David West and John Havlicek that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
John Havlicek:
1962-63 to 1977-78
David West:
2003-04 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

John Havlicek8
David West2
John Havlicek16
David West15
John Havlicek13
David West9
John Havlicek13
David West2

Honors and Awards

John Havlicek1 *
David West0
John Havlicek4
David West0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
John Havlicek11
David West0
John Havlicek5 *
David West0
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
John Havlicek8
David West0
* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

John Havlicek 20.8
David West 13.6

John Havlicek 6.3
David West 6.4

John Havlicek 4.8
David West 2.2

John Havlicek 1.2
*
David West 0.7

John Havlicek 0.3
*
David West 0.8

Totals Stats

John Havlicek 26,395
David West 14,034

John Havlicek 8,007
David West 6,590

John Havlicek 6,114
David West 2,273

John Havlicek 476
*
David West 764

John Havlicek 117
*
David West 850

John Havlicek 1,270
David West 1,034

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
John Havlicek .439
David West .495

3-Point Percentage
John Havlicek -
n/a **
David West .265

Free Throw Percentage
John Havlicek .815
David West .817

Best Season (no game minimum)

John Havlicek 28.9
(1971)
David West 21.0
(2009)

John Havlicek 9.0
(1971)
David West 8.9
(2008)

John Havlicek 7.5
(1971)
David West 3.4
(2015)

John Havlicek 1.3
(1975)
*
David West 1.0
(2013)

John Havlicek 0.4
(1974)
*
David West 1.3
(2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

John Havlicek 22.0
David West 11.3

John Havlicek 6.9
David West 5.6

John Havlicek 4.8
David West 2.2

John Havlicek 1.1
*
David West 0.6

John Havlicek 0.3
*
David West 0.8

Totals Stats

John Havlicek 3,776
David West 1,335

John Havlicek 1,186
David West 655

John Havlicek 825
David West 265

John Havlicek 60
*
David West 74

John Havlicek 16
*
David West 95

John Havlicek 172
David West 118

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
John Havlicek .436
David West .476

3-Point Percentage
John Havlicek -
n/a **
David West .320

Free Throw Percentage
John Havlicek .836
David West .796

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

John Havlicek 27.4
(1967)
David West 21.2
(2008)

John Havlicek 9.9
(1969)
David West 8.5
(2012)

John Havlicek 7.5
(1968)
David West 3.9
(2014)

John Havlicek 1.5
(1975)
*
David West 1.1
(2008)

John Havlicek 0.4
(1977)
*
David West 1.9
(2008)

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.