Tommy Byrnes vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Tommy Byrnes 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

Tommy Byrnes

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tommy Byrnes: 1946-47 to 1950-51
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tommy Byrnes 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Tommy Byrnes 5 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Tommy Byrnes 2 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Tommy Byrnes 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tommy Byrnes 0 * John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tommy Byrnes 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tommy Byrnes 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Tommy Byrnes 0 * John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tommy Byrnes 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tommy Byrnes 6.5 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Byrnes 1.5 * John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Tommy Byrnes 1.2 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tommy Byrnes 1,712 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Tommy Byrnes 72 * John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Tommy Byrnes 311 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Tommy Byrnes 265 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tommy Byrnes .299 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tommy Byrnes .648 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tommy Byrnes 7.6 (1947) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Byrnes 1.5 (1951) * John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Tommy Byrnes 1.8 (1949) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tommy Byrnes 6.3 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Byrnes - * John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Tommy Byrnes 0.3 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tommy Byrnes 50 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Tommy Byrnes 0 * John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Tommy Byrnes 2 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Tommy Byrnes 8 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tommy Byrnes .301 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tommy Byrnes .261 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tommy Byrnes 8.7 (1948) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Tommy Byrnes - * John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Tommy Byrnes 0.7 (1948) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tommy Byrnes - n/a ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.