Sam Bowie vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Sam Bowie 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

Sam Bowie

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Bowie: 1984-85 to 1994-95
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Bowie 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Sam Bowie 10 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Sam Bowie 5 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Sam Bowie 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Sam Bowie 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Sam Bowie 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Bowie 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Sam Bowie 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sam Bowie 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Bowie 10.9 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Sam Bowie 7.5 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Sam Bowie 2.1 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Sam Bowie 0.5 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Bowie 1.8 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Bowie 5,564 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Sam Bowie 3,845 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Sam Bowie 1,075 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Sam Bowie 263 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Sam Bowie 909 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Sam Bowie 511 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Bowie .452 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Sam Bowie .302 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Bowie .748 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Bowie 16.0 (1987) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Bowie 10.1 (1990) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Sam Bowie 2.8 (1985) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Sam Bowie 0.7 (1985) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Bowie 2.7 (1985) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Bowie 5.7 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Bowie 5.5 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Sam Bowie 1.3 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Sam Bowie 0.5 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Bowie 1.4 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Bowie 165 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Sam Bowie 160 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Sam Bowie 38 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Sam Bowie 14 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Sam Bowie 41 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Sam Bowie 29 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Bowie .403 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Sam Bowie .500 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Bowie .673 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Bowie 10.3 (1989) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Bowie 8.4 (1985) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Sam Bowie 2.3 (1985) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Sam Bowie 2.0 (1993) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Bowie 2.3 (1989) 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.