John Havlicek vs. Kevin Love Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kevin Love 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.

Kevin Love

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Kevin Love: 2008-09 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Kevin Love 1

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Kevin Love 16

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Kevin Love 6

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Kevin Love 5

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Kevin Love 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Kevin Love 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Kevin Love 2

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Kevin Love 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Kevin Love 0

Rebounds Leader John Havlicek 0 Kevin Love 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 20.8 Kevin Love 16.5

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Kevin Love 10.1

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Kevin Love 2.3

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Kevin Love 0.6

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Kevin Love 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Kevin Love 15,299

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Kevin Love 9,403

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Kevin Love 2,150

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Kevin Love 562

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Kevin Love 364

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Kevin Love 929

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Kevin Love .439

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Kevin Love .369

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Kevin Love .829

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Kevin Love 26.1 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Kevin Love 15.2 (2011)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Kevin Love 4.4 (2014)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Kevin Love 0.9 (2017)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Kevin Love 0.6 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Kevin Love 13.2

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Kevin Love 8.6

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Kevin Love 1.7

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Kevin Love 0.7

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Kevin Love 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Kevin Love 1,110

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Kevin Love 724

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Kevin Love 142

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Kevin Love 55

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Kevin Love 41

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Kevin Love 84

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Kevin Love .402

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Kevin Love .399

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Kevin Love .855

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Kevin Love 16.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Kevin Love 10.6 (2017)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Kevin Love 2.5 (2015)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Kevin Love 1.2 (2017)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Kevin Love 0.9 (2017)

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.