John Havlicek vs. Joe Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Smith 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.

Joe Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Joe Smith: 1995-96 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Joe Smith 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Joe Smith 16

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Joe Smith 10

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Joe Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Joe Smith 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Joe Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Joe Smith 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Joe Smith 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Joe Smith 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 Joe Smith 10.9

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Joe Smith 6.4

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Joe Smith 1.0

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Joe Smith 0.6

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Joe Smith 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Joe Smith 11,208

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Joe Smith 6,575

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Joe Smith 1,010

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Joe Smith 606

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Joe Smith 868

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Joe Smith 1,030

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Joe Smith .455

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Joe Smith .238

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Joe Smith .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Joe Smith 18.7 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Joe Smith 8.7 (1996)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Joe Smith 1.6 (1999)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Joe Smith 1.0 (1996)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Joe Smith 1.6 (1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Joe Smith 5.4

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Joe Smith 3.9

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Joe Smith 0.3

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Joe Smith 0.4

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Joe Smith 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Joe Smith 337

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Joe Smith 243

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Joe Smith 20

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Joe Smith 23

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Joe Smith 38

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Joe Smith 62

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Joe Smith .451

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Joe Smith .375

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Joe Smith .780

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Joe Smith 13.2 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Joe Smith 10.0 (2004)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Joe Smith 1.3 (1999)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Joe Smith 0.8 (2004)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Joe Smith 2.0 (2004)

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.