Thomas Gardner vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Thomas Gardner 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

Thomas Gardner

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Thomas Gardner: 2007-08 to 2008-09
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Thomas Gardner 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Thomas Gardner 2 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Thomas Gardner 1 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Thomas Gardner 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Thomas Gardner 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Thomas Gardner 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Thomas Gardner 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Thomas Gardner 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Thomas Gardner 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 2.3 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.6 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.2 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.2 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.1 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Thomas Gardner 45 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Thomas Gardner 11 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Thomas Gardner 3 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Thomas Gardner 4 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Thomas Gardner 1 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Thomas Gardner 20 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thomas Gardner .305 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Thomas Gardner .200 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Thomas Gardner .333 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 5.3 (2008) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 1.0 (2008) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2008) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2009) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.1 (2009) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 4.7 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.0 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Thomas Gardner 14 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Thomas Gardner 2 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Thomas Gardner 2 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Thomas Gardner 1 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Thomas Gardner 0 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Thomas Gardner 3 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thomas Gardner .385 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Thomas Gardner .500 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Thomas Gardner 1.000 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 4.7 (2009) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 (2009) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 (2009) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2009) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.0 (2009) 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.