John Havlicek vs. Mel McCants Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel McCants 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.

Mel McCants

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Mel McCants: 1989-90 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Mel McCants 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Mel McCants 1

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Mel McCants 1

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Mel McCants 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Mel McCants 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Mel McCants 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Mel McCants 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Mel McCants 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Mel McCants 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 Mel McCants 1.7

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Mel McCants 0.5

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Mel McCants 0.2

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Mel McCants 0.2

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Mel McCants 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Mel McCants 22

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Mel McCants 6

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Mel McCants 2

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Mel McCants 3

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Mel McCants 1

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Mel McCants 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Mel McCants .308

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Mel McCants -

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Mel McCants .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Mel McCants 1.7 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Mel McCants 0.5 (1990)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Mel McCants 0.2 (1990)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Mel McCants 0.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Mel McCants 0.1 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Mel McCants 0.0

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Mel McCants 0.0

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Mel McCants 0.0

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Mel McCants 0.0

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Mel McCants 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Mel McCants 0

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Mel McCants 0

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Mel McCants 0

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Mel McCants 0

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Mel McCants 0

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Mel McCants 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Mel McCants -

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Mel McCants -

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Mel McCants -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Mel McCants 0.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Mel McCants 0.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Mel McCants 0.0 (1990)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Mel McCants 0.0 (1990)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Mel McCants 0.0 (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.