Frank Gates vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Frank Gates 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

Frank Gates

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Frank Gates: 1949-50 to 1949-50
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Frank Gates 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Frank Gates 1 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Frank Gates 1 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Frank Gates 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Frank Gates 0 * John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Frank Gates 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Frank Gates 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Frank Gates 0 * John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Frank Gates 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Frank Gates 4.5 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Frank Gates 1.4 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Frank Gates 287 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Frank Gates - n/a ** John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Frank Gates 91 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Frank Gates - n/a ** John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Frank Gates - n/a ** John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Frank Gates 64 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Frank Gates .281 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Frank Gates - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Frank Gates .622 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Frank Gates 4.5 (1950) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Frank Gates 1.4 (1950) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Frank Gates 3.6 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Frank Gates 1.3 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Frank Gates 25 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Frank Gates - n/a ** John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Frank Gates 9 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Frank Gates - n/a ** John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Frank Gates - n/a ** John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Frank Gates 7 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Frank Gates .243 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Frank Gates - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Frank Gates .700 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Frank Gates 3.6 (1950) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Frank Gates 1.3 (1950) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Frank Gates - 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. ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.