Rudy Gay vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Rudy Gay 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

Rudy Gay

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rudy Gay 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Rudy Gay 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Gay 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Rudy Gay 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Gay 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) 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.