John Havlicek vs. Tim Legler Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tim Legler and John Havlicek that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
John Havlicek:
1962-63 to 1977-78
Tim Legler:
1989-90 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

John Havlicek8
Tim Legler0
John Havlicek16
Tim Legler10
John Havlicek13
Tim Legler1
John Havlicek13
Tim Legler0

Honors and Awards

John Havlicek1 *
Tim Legler0
John Havlicek4
Tim Legler0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
John Havlicek11
Tim Legler0
John Havlicek5 *
Tim Legler0
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
John Havlicek8
Tim Legler0
* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

John Havlicek 20.8
Tim Legler 7.0

John Havlicek 6.3
Tim Legler 1.6

John Havlicek 4.8
Tim Legler 1.3

John Havlicek 1.2
*
Tim Legler 0.5

John Havlicek 0.3
*
Tim Legler 0.1

Totals Stats

John Havlicek 26,395
Tim Legler 2,182

John Havlicek 8,007
Tim Legler 481

John Havlicek 6,114
Tim Legler 402

John Havlicek 476
*
Tim Legler 149

John Havlicek 117
*
Tim Legler 41

John Havlicek 1,270
Tim Legler 310

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
John Havlicek .439
Tim Legler .447

3-Point Percentage
John Havlicek -
n/a **
Tim Legler .431

Free Throw Percentage
John Havlicek .815
Tim Legler .840

Best Season (no game minimum)

John Havlicek 28.9
(1971)
Tim Legler 9.4
(1996)

John Havlicek 9.0
(1971)
Tim Legler 1.8
(1996)

John Havlicek 7.5
(1971)
Tim Legler 1.8
(1996)

John Havlicek 1.3
(1975)
*
Tim Legler 0.7
(1993)

John Havlicek 0.4
(1974)
*
Tim Legler 0.3
(1997)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

John Havlicek 22.0
Tim Legler 0.3

John Havlicek 6.9
Tim Legler 0.3

John Havlicek 4.8
Tim Legler 0.7

John Havlicek 1.1
*
Tim Legler 0.0

John Havlicek 0.3
*
Tim Legler 0.0

Totals Stats

John Havlicek 3,776
Tim Legler 1

John Havlicek 1,186
Tim Legler 1

John Havlicek 825
Tim Legler 2

John Havlicek 60
*
Tim Legler 0

John Havlicek 16
*
Tim Legler 0

John Havlicek 172
Tim Legler 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
John Havlicek .436
Tim Legler .000

3-Point Percentage
John Havlicek -
n/a **
Tim Legler .000

Free Throw Percentage
John Havlicek .836
Tim Legler .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

John Havlicek 27.4
(1967)
Tim Legler 0.3
(1997)

John Havlicek 9.9
(1969)
Tim Legler 0.3
(1997)

John Havlicek 7.5
(1968)
Tim Legler 0.7
(1997)

John Havlicek 1.5
(1975)
*
Tim Legler 0.0
(1997)

John Havlicek 0.4
(1977)
*
Tim Legler 0.0
(1997)

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.