Pervis Ellison vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Pervis Ellison 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

Pervis Ellison

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pervis Ellison: 1989-90 to 2000-01
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pervis Ellison 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Pervis Ellison 11 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Pervis Ellison 1 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Pervis Ellison 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Pervis Ellison 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Pervis Ellison 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pervis Ellison 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Pervis Ellison 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Pervis Ellison 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pervis Ellison 9.5 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Pervis Ellison 6.7 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Pervis Ellison 1.5 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Pervis Ellison 0.6 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Pervis Ellison 1.6 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pervis Ellison 4,494 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Pervis Ellison 3,170 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Pervis Ellison 691 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Pervis Ellison 293 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Pervis Ellison 752 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Pervis Ellison 474 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pervis Ellison .510 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Pervis Ellison .050 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pervis Ellison .689 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pervis Ellison 20.0 (1992) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Pervis Ellison 11.2 (1992) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Pervis Ellison 2.9 (1992) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Pervis Ellison 0.9 (1992) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Pervis Ellison 2.7 (1992) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pervis Ellison 6.0 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Pervis Ellison 4.3 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Pervis Ellison 0.5 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Pervis Ellison 0.5 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Pervis Ellison 1.3 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pervis Ellison 24 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Pervis Ellison 17 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Pervis Ellison 2 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Pervis Ellison 2 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Pervis Ellison 5 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Pervis Ellison 4 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pervis Ellison .579 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Pervis Ellison - John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pervis Ellison 1.000 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pervis Ellison 6.0 (1995) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Pervis Ellison 4.3 (1995) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Pervis Ellison 0.5 (1995) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Pervis Ellison 0.5 (1995) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Pervis Ellison 1.3 (1995) 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.