John Havlicek vs. Ed Nealy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Nealy 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.

Ed Nealy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Ed Nealy: 1982-83 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Ed Nealy 1

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Ed Nealy 10

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Ed Nealy 6

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Ed Nealy 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Ed Nealy 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Ed Nealy 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Ed Nealy 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Ed Nealy 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Ed Nealy 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 Ed Nealy 2.7

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Ed Nealy 3.3

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Ed Nealy 0.7

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Ed Nealy 0.5

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Ed Nealy 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Ed Nealy 1,451

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Ed Nealy 1,799

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Ed Nealy 392

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Ed Nealy 256

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Ed Nealy 51

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Ed Nealy 540

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Ed Nealy .498

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Ed Nealy .292

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Ed Nealy .684

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Ed Nealy 4.4 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Ed Nealy 5.9 (1983)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Ed Nealy 1.4 (1987)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Ed Nealy 0.8 (1983)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Ed Nealy 0.2 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Ed Nealy 2.5

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Ed Nealy 2.8

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Ed Nealy 0.5

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Ed Nealy 0.4

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Ed Nealy 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Ed Nealy 84

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Ed Nealy 91

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Ed Nealy 15

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Ed Nealy 14

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Ed Nealy 1

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Ed Nealy 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Ed Nealy .441

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Ed Nealy .333

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Ed Nealy .704

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Ed Nealy 3.1 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Ed Nealy 3.5 (1988)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Ed Nealy 2.0 (1988)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Ed Nealy 0.7 (1990)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Ed Nealy 0.1 (1990)

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.