Ken Bannister vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Ken Bannister 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

Ken Bannister

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ken Bannister: 1984-85 to 1990-91
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ken Bannister 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Ken Bannister 5 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Ken Bannister 0 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Ken Bannister 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ken Bannister 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ken Bannister 0 John Havlicek 4

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Ken Bannister 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ken Bannister 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ken Bannister 5.9 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Ken Bannister 3.5 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Ken Bannister 0.4 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Ken Bannister 0.4 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Ken Bannister 0.3 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ken Bannister 1,501 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Ken Bannister 893 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Ken Bannister 111 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Ken Bannister 109 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Ken Bannister 80 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Ken Bannister 253 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ken Bannister .488 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Ken Bannister .000 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ken Bannister .492 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ken Bannister 8.6 (1986) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Ken Bannister 4.6 (1986) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Ken Bannister 0.6 (1986) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Ken Bannister 0.8 (1989) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ken Bannister 0.5 (1985) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ken Bannister - John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Ken Bannister - John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Ken Bannister - John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Ken Bannister - John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Ken Bannister - John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ken Bannister - John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Ken Bannister - John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Ken Bannister - John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Ken Bannister - John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Ken Bannister - John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Ken Bannister 0 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ken Bannister - John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Ken Bannister - John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ken Bannister - John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ken Bannister - John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Ken Bannister - John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Ken Bannister - John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Ken Bannister - John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ken Bannister - John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) *

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.