Derrick Favors vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Derrick Favors 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

Derrick Favors

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Derrick Favors: 2010-11 to 2021-22
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Derrick Favors 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Derrick Favors 12 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Derrick Favors 5 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Derrick Favors 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Derrick Favors 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Derrick Favors 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Derrick Favors 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Derrick Favors 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Derrick Favors 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Derrick Favors 10.6 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Derrick Favors 7.1 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Derrick Favors 1.1 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Derrick Favors 0.7 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Derrick Favors 1.2 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Derrick Favors 8,354 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Derrick Favors 5,608 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Derrick Favors 851 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Derrick Favors 577 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Derrick Favors 939 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Derrick Favors 790 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Derrick Favors .534 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Derrick Favors .198 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Derrick Favors .663 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Derrick Favors 16.4 (2016) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Derrick Favors 9.8 (2020) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Derrick Favors 1.6 (2020) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Derrick Favors 1.2 (2016) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Derrick Favors 1.7 (2013) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Derrick Favors 7.8 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Derrick Favors 5.7 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Derrick Favors 0.8 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Derrick Favors 0.6 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Derrick Favors 1.0 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Derrick Favors 328 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Derrick Favors 238 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Derrick Favors 32 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Derrick Favors 27 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Derrick Favors 42 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Derrick Favors 42 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Derrick Favors .587 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Derrick Favors .250 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Derrick Favors .549 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Derrick Favors 11.8 (2019) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Derrick Favors 9.5 (2012) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Derrick Favors 1.2 (2018) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Derrick Favors 1.3 (2012) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Derrick Favors 1.8 (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.