Kenny Battle vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Kenny Battle 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

Kenny Battle

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kenny Battle: 1989-90 to 1992-93
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kenny Battle 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Kenny Battle 4 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Kenny Battle 1 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Kenny Battle 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Kenny Battle 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Kenny Battle 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kenny Battle 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Kenny Battle 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kenny Battle 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Battle 4.7 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Battle 2.4 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Kenny Battle 0.8 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Kenny Battle 0.7 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Battle 0.2 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Battle 627 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Kenny Battle 327 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Kenny Battle 106 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Kenny Battle 98 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Kenny Battle 31 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Kenny Battle 134 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Battle .504 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Kenny Battle .133 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Battle .725 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Battle 6.1 (1991) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Battle 3.7 (1993) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Kenny Battle 1.1 (1991) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Kenny Battle 1.1 (1991) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Battle 0.3 (1991) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kenny Battle 1.1 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Battle 0.6 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Kenny Battle 0.0 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Kenny Battle 0.0 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Battle 0.0 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kenny Battle 9 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Kenny Battle 5 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Kenny Battle 0 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Kenny Battle 0 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Kenny Battle 0 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Kenny Battle 8 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kenny Battle .308 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Kenny Battle - John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kenny Battle 1.000 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kenny Battle 1.1 (1990) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Kenny Battle 0.6 (1990) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Kenny Battle 0.0 (1990) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Kenny Battle 0.0 (1990) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kenny Battle 0.0 (1990) 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.