John Havlicek vs. George Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Johnson 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
George Johnson:
1972-73 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

John Havlicek8
George Johnson1
John Havlicek16
George Johnson13
John Havlicek13
George Johnson8
John Havlicek13
George Johnson0

Honors and Awards

John Havlicek1 *
George Johnson0
John Havlicek4
George Johnson0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
John Havlicek11
George Johnson0
John Havlicek5 *
George Johnson0
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
John Havlicek8
George Johnson1
John Havlicek0 *
George Johnson3
*
* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.
Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

John Havlicek 20.8
George Johnson 4.8

John Havlicek 6.3
George Johnson 6.5

John Havlicek 4.8
George Johnson 1.0

John Havlicek 1.2
*
George Johnson 0.5

*
John Havlicek 0.3
*
George Johnson 2.5

*

Totals Stats

John Havlicek 26,395
George Johnson 4,369

John Havlicek 8,007
George Johnson 5,887

John Havlicek 6,114
George Johnson 929

John Havlicek 476
*
George Johnson 456

*
John Havlicek 117
*
George Johnson 2,082

*
John Havlicek 1,270
George Johnson 904

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
John Havlicek .439
George Johnson .451

3-Point Percentage
John Havlicek -
n/a **
George Johnson .500

*
Free Throw Percentage
John Havlicek .815
George Johnson .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

John Havlicek 28.9
(1971)
George Johnson 8.7
(1978)

John Havlicek 9.0
(1971)
George Johnson 9.6
(1978)

John Havlicek 7.5
(1971)
George Johnson 2.1
(1980)

John Havlicek 1.3
(1975)
*
George Johnson 1.0
(1978)

*
John Havlicek 0.4
(1974)
*
George Johnson 3.4
(1981)

*

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

John Havlicek 22.0
George Johnson 4.2

John Havlicek 6.9
George Johnson 6.1

John Havlicek 4.8
George Johnson 0.9

John Havlicek 1.1
*
George Johnson 0.7

*
John Havlicek 0.3
*
George Johnson 2.0

*

Totals Stats

John Havlicek 3,776
George Johnson 248

John Havlicek 1,186
George Johnson 361

John Havlicek 825
George Johnson 55

John Havlicek 60
*
George Johnson 34

*
John Havlicek 16
*
George Johnson 101

*
John Havlicek 172
George Johnson 59

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
John Havlicek .436
George Johnson .551

3-Point Percentage
John Havlicek -
n/a **
George Johnson -

*
Free Throw Percentage
John Havlicek .836
George Johnson .618

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

John Havlicek 27.4
(1967)
George Johnson 14.5
(1979)

John Havlicek 9.9
(1969)
George Johnson 12.5
(1979)

John Havlicek 7.5
(1968)
George Johnson 1.3
(1982)

John Havlicek 1.5
(1975)
*
George Johnson 1.1
(1976)

*
John Havlicek 0.4
(1977)
*
George Johnson 3.5
(1979)

*
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.