John Havlicek vs. Jayson Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Williams and John Havlicek that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
John Havlicek:
1962-63 to 1977-78
Jayson Williams:
1990-91 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

John Havlicek8
Jayson Williams0
John Havlicek16
Jayson Williams9
John Havlicek13
Jayson Williams3
John Havlicek13
Jayson Williams1

Honors and Awards

John Havlicek1 *
Jayson Williams0
John Havlicek4
Jayson Williams0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
John Havlicek11
Jayson Williams0
John Havlicek5 *
Jayson Williams0
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
John Havlicek8
Jayson Williams0
* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

John Havlicek 20.8
Jayson Williams 7.3

John Havlicek 6.3
Jayson Williams 7.5

John Havlicek 4.8
Jayson Williams 0.6

John Havlicek 1.2
*
Jayson Williams 0.4

John Havlicek 0.3
*
Jayson Williams 0.6

Totals Stats

John Havlicek 26,395
Jayson Williams 3,472

John Havlicek 8,007
Jayson Williams 3,584

John Havlicek 6,114
Jayson Williams 287

John Havlicek 476
*
Jayson Williams 204

John Havlicek 117
*
Jayson Williams 301

John Havlicek 1,270
Jayson Williams 475

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
John Havlicek .439
Jayson Williams .440

3-Point Percentage
John Havlicek -
n/a **
Jayson Williams .125

Free Throw Percentage
John Havlicek .815
Jayson Williams .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

John Havlicek 28.9
(1971)
Jayson Williams 13.4
(1997)

John Havlicek 9.0
(1971)
Jayson Williams 13.6
(1998)

John Havlicek 7.5
(1971)
Jayson Williams 1.2
(1997)

John Havlicek 1.3
(1975)
*
Jayson Williams 0.8
(1999)

John Havlicek 0.4
(1974)
*
Jayson Williams 2.0
(1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

John Havlicek 22.0
Jayson Williams 3.3

John Havlicek 6.9
Jayson Williams 5.4

John Havlicek 4.8
Jayson Williams 0.6

John Havlicek 1.1
*
Jayson Williams 0.2

John Havlicek 0.3
*
Jayson Williams 0.3

Totals Stats

John Havlicek 3,776
Jayson Williams 30

John Havlicek 1,186
Jayson Williams 49

John Havlicek 825
Jayson Williams 5

John Havlicek 60
*
Jayson Williams 2

John Havlicek 16
*
Jayson Williams 3

John Havlicek 172
Jayson Williams 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
John Havlicek .436
Jayson Williams .448

3-Point Percentage
John Havlicek -
n/a **
Jayson Williams -

Free Throw Percentage
John Havlicek .836
Jayson Williams .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

John Havlicek 27.4
(1967)
Jayson Williams 7.0
(1998)

John Havlicek 9.9
(1969)
Jayson Williams 14.0
(1998)

John Havlicek 7.5
(1968)
Jayson Williams 1.7
(1998)

John Havlicek 1.5
(1975)
*
Jayson Williams 0.7
(1998)

John Havlicek 0.4
(1977)
*
Jayson Williams 1.0
(1998)

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.