John Havlicek vs. Royce O'Neale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Royce O'Neale 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.

Royce O'Neale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Royce O'Neale: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Royce O'Neale 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Royce O'Neale 7

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Royce O'Neale 7

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Royce O'Neale 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Royce O'Neale 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Royce O'Neale 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Royce O'Neale 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Royce O'Neale 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Royce O'Neale 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 Royce O'Neale 6.8

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Royce O'Neale 4.8

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Royce O'Neale 2.4

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Royce O'Neale 0.8

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Royce O'Neale 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Royce O'Neale 3,564

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Royce O'Neale 2,524

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Royce O'Neale 1,273

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Royce O'Neale 416

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Royce O'Neale 229

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Royce O'Neale 525

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Royce O'Neale .426

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Royce O'Neale .381

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Royce O'Neale .773

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Royce O'Neale 8.8 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Royce O'Neale 6.8 (2021)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Royce O'Neale 3.7 (2023)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Royce O'Neale 1.1 (2022)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Royce O'Neale 0.6 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Royce O'Neale 7.7

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Royce O'Neale 5.2

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Royce O'Neale 1.9

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Royce O'Neale 0.9

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Royce O'Neale 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Royce O'Neale 371

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Royce O'Neale 249

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Royce O'Neale 92

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Royce O'Neale 42

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Royce O'Neale 13

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Royce O'Neale 48

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Royce O'Neale .438

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Royce O'Neale .369

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Royce O'Neale .711

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Royce O'Neale 11.3 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Royce O'Neale 7.3 (2021)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Royce O'Neale 3.5 (2023)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Royce O'Neale 1.3 (2020)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Royce O'Neale 0.4 (2019)

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.