Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 John Havlicek 8

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 John Havlicek 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.5 (2024) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (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.