Ricky Berry vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Ricky Berry 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

Ricky Berry

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ricky Berry: 1988-89 to 1988-89
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ricky Berry 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Ricky Berry 1 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Ricky Berry 0 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Ricky Berry 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ricky Berry 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ricky Berry 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ricky Berry 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Ricky Berry 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ricky Berry 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ricky Berry 11.0 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Berry 3.1 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Ricky Berry 1.3 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Ricky Berry 0.6 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Ricky Berry 0.3 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ricky Berry 706 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Ricky Berry 197 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Ricky Berry 80 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Ricky Berry 37 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Ricky Berry 22 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Ricky Berry 64 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ricky Berry .450 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Ricky Berry .406 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ricky Berry .789 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ricky Berry 11.0 (1989) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Berry 3.1 (1989) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Ricky Berry 1.3 (1989) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Ricky Berry 0.6 (1989) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ricky Berry 0.3 (1989) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ricky Berry - John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Berry - John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Ricky Berry - John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Ricky Berry - John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Ricky Berry - John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ricky Berry - John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Ricky Berry - John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Ricky Berry - John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Ricky Berry - John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Ricky Berry - John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Ricky Berry 0 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ricky Berry - John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Ricky Berry - John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ricky Berry - John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ricky Berry - John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Berry - John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Ricky Berry - John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Ricky Berry - John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ricky Berry - 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.