John Havlicek vs. Cotton Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cotton Nash and John Havlicek 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

John Havlicek

vs.

Cotton Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Cotton Nash: 1964-65 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Cotton Nash 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Cotton Nash 1

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Cotton Nash 0

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Cotton Nash 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Cotton Nash 0 *

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Cotton Nash 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Cotton Nash 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Cotton Nash 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Cotton Nash 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 20.8 Cotton Nash 3.0

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Cotton Nash 1.8

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Cotton Nash 0.4

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Cotton Nash 137

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Cotton Nash 83

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Cotton Nash 19

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Cotton Nash 45

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Cotton Nash .324

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Cotton Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Cotton Nash .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Cotton Nash 3.0 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Cotton Nash 1.8 (1965)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Cotton Nash 0.4 (1965)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Cotton Nash - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Cotton Nash -

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Cotton Nash -

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Cotton Nash -

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Cotton Nash -

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Cotton Nash -

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Cotton Nash -

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Cotton Nash 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Cotton Nash -

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Cotton Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Cotton Nash -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Cotton Nash -

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Cotton Nash -

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Cotton Nash -

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Cotton Nash - n/a **

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.