John Havlicek vs. John Salmons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Salmons 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 Salmons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
John Salmons: 2002-03 to 2014-15

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 John Salmons 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 John Salmons 13

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 John Salmons 5

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 John Salmons 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * John Salmons 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 John Salmons 0

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 John Salmons 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 Salmons 9.3

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 John Salmons 2.9

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 John Salmons 2.4

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * John Salmons 0.8

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * John Salmons 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 John Salmons 8,292

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 John Salmons 2,603

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 John Salmons 2,183

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * John Salmons 756

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * John Salmons 239

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 John Salmons 895

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 John Salmons .431

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** John Salmons .366

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 John Salmons .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) John Salmons 18.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) John Salmons 4.3 (2008)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) John Salmons 3.5 (2011)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * John Salmons 1.2 (2010)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * John Salmons 0.4 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 John Salmons 9.3

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 John Salmons 2.4

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 John Salmons 1.8

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * John Salmons 0.8

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * John Salmons 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 John Salmons 259

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 John Salmons 66

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 John Salmons 50

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * John Salmons 21

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * John Salmons 11

Total Games John Havlicek 172 John Salmons 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 John Salmons .393

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** John Salmons .243

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 John Salmons .877

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) John Salmons 18.1 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) John Salmons 4.4 (2009)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) John Salmons 4.0 (2010)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * John Salmons 1.4 (2010)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * John Salmons 1.0 (2009)

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.