John Havlicek vs. Jay Vincent Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jay Vincent 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.

Jay Vincent

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Jay Vincent: 1981-82 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Jay Vincent 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Jay Vincent 9

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Jay Vincent 6

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Jay Vincent 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Jay Vincent 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Jay Vincent 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Jay Vincent 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Jay Vincent 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Jay Vincent 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 Jay Vincent 15.2

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Jay Vincent 5.5

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Jay Vincent 2.0

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Jay Vincent 0.7

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Jay Vincent 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Jay Vincent 8,729

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Jay Vincent 3,167

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Jay Vincent 1,124

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Jay Vincent 413

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Jay Vincent 172

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Jay Vincent 576

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Jay Vincent .474

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Jay Vincent .148

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Jay Vincent .784

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Jay Vincent 21.4 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Jay Vincent 8.9 (1985)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Jay Vincent 2.6 (1983)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Jay Vincent 1.1 (1982)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Jay Vincent 0.6 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Jay Vincent 12.9

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Jay Vincent 4.7

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Jay Vincent 1.2

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Jay Vincent 0.6

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Jay Vincent 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Jay Vincent 490

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Jay Vincent 177

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Jay Vincent 46

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Jay Vincent 24

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Jay Vincent 9

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Jay Vincent 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Jay Vincent .410

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Jay Vincent .000

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Jay Vincent .862

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Jay Vincent 17.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Jay Vincent 7.0 (1984)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Jay Vincent 1.9 (1984)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Jay Vincent 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Jay Vincent 0.8 (1985)

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.