John Havlicek vs. John Olive Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Olive 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.

John Olive

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
John Olive: 1978-79 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 John Olive 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 John Olive 2

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 John Olive 0

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 John Olive 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * John Olive 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 John Olive 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * John Olive 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 John Olive 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 John Olive 1.3

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 John Olive 0.6

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 John Olive 0.1

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * John Olive 0.1

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * John Olive 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 John Olive 44

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 John Olive 20

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 John Olive 3

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * John Olive 4

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * John Olive 0

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 John Olive 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 John Olive .310

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** John Olive - *

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 John Olive .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) John Olive 1.3 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) John Olive 1.0 (1980)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) John Olive 0.1 (1979)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * John Olive 0.1 (1979)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * John Olive 0.0 (1980)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 John Olive -

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 John Olive -

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 John Olive -

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * John Olive -

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * John Olive -

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 John Olive -

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 John Olive -

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 John Olive -

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * John Olive -

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * John Olive -

Total Games John Havlicek 172 John Olive 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 John Olive -

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** John Olive - *

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 John Olive -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) John Olive -

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) John Olive -

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) John Olive -

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * John Olive -

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * John Olive -

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.