John Havlicek vs. Dick Van Arsdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Van Arsdale 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.

Dick Van Arsdale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Dick Van Arsdale: 1965-66 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Dick Van Arsdale 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Dick Van Arsdale 12

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Dick Van Arsdale 4

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Dick Van Arsdale 3

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Dick Van Arsdale 0 *

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Dick Van Arsdale 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Dick Van Arsdale 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Dick Van Arsdale 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Dick Van Arsdale 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 20.8 Dick Van Arsdale 16.4

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Dick Van Arsdale 4.1

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Dick Van Arsdale 3.3

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Dick Van Arsdale 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Dick Van Arsdale 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Dick Van Arsdale 15,079

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Dick Van Arsdale 3,807

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Dick Van Arsdale 3,057

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Dick Van Arsdale 264 *

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Dick Van Arsdale 44 *

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Dick Van Arsdale 921

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Dick Van Arsdale .464

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Dick Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Dick Van Arsdale .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Dick Van Arsdale 21.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Dick Van Arsdale 7.0 (1967)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Dick Van Arsdale 4.8 (1969)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Dick Van Arsdale 1.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Dick Van Arsdale 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Dick Van Arsdale 9.9

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Dick Van Arsdale 2.4

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Dick Van Arsdale 2.8

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Dick Van Arsdale 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Dick Van Arsdale 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Dick Van Arsdale 336

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Dick Van Arsdale 82

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Dick Van Arsdale 94

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Dick Van Arsdale 13 *

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Dick Van Arsdale 2 *

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Dick Van Arsdale 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Dick Van Arsdale .422

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Dick Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Dick Van Arsdale .838

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Dick Van Arsdale 16.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Dick Van Arsdale 6.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Dick Van Arsdale 4.1 (1970)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Dick Van Arsdale 0.7 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Dick Van Arsdale 0.1 (1976) *

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.