John Havlicek vs. Mychal Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mychal Thompson 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.

Mychal Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Mychal Thompson: 1978-79 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Mychal Thompson 2

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Mychal Thompson 12

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Mychal Thompson 11

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Mychal Thompson 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Mychal Thompson 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Mychal Thompson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Mychal Thompson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Mychal Thompson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Mychal Thompson 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 Mychal Thompson 13.7

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Mychal Thompson 7.4

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Mychal Thompson 2.3

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Mychal Thompson 0.7

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Mychal Thompson 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Mychal Thompson 12,810

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Mychal Thompson 6,951

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Mychal Thompson 2,141

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Mychal Thompson 701

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Mychal Thompson 1,073

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Mychal Thompson 935

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Mychal Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Mychal Thompson .083 *

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Mychal Thompson .655

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Mychal Thompson 20.8 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Mychal Thompson 11.7 (1982)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Mychal Thompson 4.8 (1983)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Mychal Thompson 1.1 (1984)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Mychal Thompson 2.2 (1981)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Mychal Thompson 10.9

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Mychal Thompson 6.0

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Mychal Thompson 1.2

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Mychal Thompson 0.5

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Mychal Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Mychal Thompson 1,132

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Mychal Thompson 627

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Mychal Thompson 126

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Mychal Thompson 56

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Mychal Thompson 106

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Mychal Thompson 104

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Mychal Thompson .501

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Mychal Thompson - *

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Mychal Thompson .648

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Mychal Thompson 25.0 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Mychal Thompson 10.3 (1979)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Mychal Thompson 5.6 (1983)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Mychal Thompson 1.3 (1984)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Mychal Thompson 3.0 (1981)

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. 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.