John Havlicek vs. Gus Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gus Williams 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.

Gus Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Gus Williams: 1975-76 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Gus Williams 1

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Gus Williams 11

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Gus Williams 10

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Gus Williams 2

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Gus Williams 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Gus Williams 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Gus Williams 2

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Gus Williams 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Gus Williams 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 Gus Williams 17.1

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Gus Williams 2.7

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Gus Williams 5.6

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Gus Williams 2.0

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Gus Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Gus Williams 14,093

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Gus Williams 2,222

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Gus Williams 4,597

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Gus Williams 1,638

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Gus Williams 291

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Gus Williams 825

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Gus Williams .461

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Gus Williams .238 *

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Gus Williams .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Gus Williams 23.4 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Gus Williams 3.4 (1980)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Gus Williams 8.4 (1984)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Gus Williams 2.4 (1980)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Gus Williams 0.5 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Gus Williams 19.5

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Gus Williams 3.1

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Gus Williams 4.7

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Gus Williams 1.8

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Gus Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Gus Williams 1,927

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Gus Williams 308

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Gus Williams 469

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Gus Williams 174

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Gus Williams 40

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Gus Williams 99

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Gus Williams .476

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Gus Williams .231 *

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Gus Williams .737

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Gus Williams 32.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Gus Williams 4.1 (1979)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Gus Williams 11.4 (1984)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Gus Williams 2.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Gus Williams 0.6 (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.