John Havlicek vs. James Ray Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Ray 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.

James Ray

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
James Ray: 1980-81 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 James Ray 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 James Ray 3

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 James Ray 2

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 James Ray 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * James Ray 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 James Ray 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 James Ray 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * James Ray 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 James Ray 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 James Ray 3.2

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 James Ray 2.2

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 James Ray 0.7

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * James Ray 0.4

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * James Ray 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 James Ray 334

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 James Ray 228

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 James Ray 76

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * James Ray 38

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * James Ray 39

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 James Ray 103

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 James Ray .428

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** James Ray .333

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 James Ray .629

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) James Ray 3.8 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) James Ray 2.8 (1983)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) James Ray 0.9 (1983)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * James Ray 0.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * James Ray 0.4 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 James Ray 0.8

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 James Ray 0.8

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 James Ray 0.0

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * James Ray 0.0

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * James Ray 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 James Ray 3

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 James Ray 3

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 James Ray 0

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * James Ray 0

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * James Ray 2

Total Games John Havlicek 172 James Ray 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 James Ray .167

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** James Ray -

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 James Ray .250

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) James Ray 1.0 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) James Ray 1.0 (1983)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) James Ray 0.0 (1983)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * James Ray 0.0 (1983)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * James Ray 1.0 (1982)

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.