John Havlicek vs. Jack Nichols Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jack Nichols 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.

Jack Nichols

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Jack Nichols: 1948-49 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Jack Nichols 1

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Jack Nichols 9

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Jack Nichols 7

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Jack Nichols 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Jack Nichols 0 *

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Jack Nichols 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Jack Nichols 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Jack Nichols 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Jack Nichols 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 Jack Nichols 10.4

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Jack Nichols 6.9 *

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Jack Nichols 1.9

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Jack Nichols - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Jack Nichols - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Jack Nichols 5,269

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Jack Nichols 2,793 *

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Jack Nichols 965

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Jack Nichols - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Jack Nichols - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Jack Nichols 505

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Jack Nichols .368

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Jack Nichols - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Jack Nichols .752

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Jack Nichols 15.8 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Jack Nichols 10.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Jack Nichols 2.8 (1953)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Jack Nichols - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Jack Nichols - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Jack Nichols 10.2

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Jack Nichols 5.6 *

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Jack Nichols 2.3

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Jack Nichols - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Jack Nichols - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Jack Nichols 519

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Jack Nichols 209 *

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Jack Nichols 117

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Jack Nichols - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Jack Nichols - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Jack Nichols 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Jack Nichols .389

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Jack Nichols - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Jack Nichols .739

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Jack Nichols 19.7 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Jack Nichols 12.0 (1956) *

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Jack Nichols 5.2 (1954)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Jack Nichols - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Jack Nichols - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.