John Havlicek vs. Tom Kelly Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Kelly 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
Tom Kelly:
1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

John Havlicek8
Tom Kelly0
John Havlicek16
Tom Kelly1
John Havlicek13
Tom Kelly0
John Havlicek13
Tom Kelly0

Honors and Awards

John Havlicek1 *
Tom Kelly0
*
John Havlicek4
Tom Kelly0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
John Havlicek11
Tom Kelly0
John Havlicek5 *
Tom Kelly0
*
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
John Havlicek8
Tom Kelly0
* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

John Havlicek 20.8
Tom Kelly 7.1

John Havlicek 6.3
Tom Kelly -

n/a **
John Havlicek 4.8
Tom Kelly 1.4

John Havlicek 1.2
*
Tom Kelly -

n/a **
John Havlicek 0.3
*
Tom Kelly -

n/a **

Totals Stats

John Havlicek 26,395
Tom Kelly 191

John Havlicek 8,007
Tom Kelly -

n/a **
John Havlicek 6,114
Tom Kelly 38

John Havlicek 476
*
Tom Kelly -

n/a **
John Havlicek 117
*
Tom Kelly -

n/a **
John Havlicek 1,270
Tom Kelly 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
John Havlicek .439
Tom Kelly .335

3-Point Percentage
John Havlicek -
n/a **
Tom Kelly -

n/a **
Free Throw Percentage
John Havlicek .815
Tom Kelly .616

Best Season (no game minimum)

John Havlicek 28.9
(1971)
Tom Kelly 7.1
(1949)

John Havlicek 9.0
(1971)
Tom Kelly -

n/a **
John Havlicek 7.5
(1971)
Tom Kelly 1.4
(1949)

John Havlicek 1.3
(1975)
*
Tom Kelly -

n/a **
John Havlicek 0.4
(1974)
*
Tom Kelly -

n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

John Havlicek 22.0
Tom Kelly -

John Havlicek 6.9
Tom Kelly -

n/a **
John Havlicek 4.8
Tom Kelly -

John Havlicek 1.1
*
Tom Kelly -

n/a **
John Havlicek 0.3
*
Tom Kelly -

n/a **

Totals Stats

John Havlicek 3,776
Tom Kelly -

John Havlicek 1,186
Tom Kelly -

n/a **
John Havlicek 825
Tom Kelly -

John Havlicek 60
*
Tom Kelly -

n/a **
John Havlicek 16
*
Tom Kelly -

n/a **
John Havlicek 172
Tom Kelly 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
John Havlicek .436
Tom Kelly -

3-Point Percentage
John Havlicek -
n/a **
Tom Kelly -

n/a **
Free Throw Percentage
John Havlicek .836
Tom Kelly -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

John Havlicek 27.4
(1967)
Tom Kelly -

John Havlicek 9.9
(1969)
Tom Kelly -

n/a **
John Havlicek 7.5
(1968)
Tom Kelly -

John Havlicek 1.5
(1975)
*
Tom Kelly -

n/a **
John Havlicek 0.4
(1977)
*
Tom Kelly -

n/a **
Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.
** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat.
Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.
Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.