John Havlicek vs. Nick Shaback Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nick Shaback 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.

Nick Shaback

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Nick Shaback: 1946-47 to 1946-47

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Nick Shaback 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Nick Shaback 1

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Nick Shaback 1

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Nick Shaback 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Nick Shaback 0 *

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Nick Shaback 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Nick Shaback 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Nick Shaback 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Nick Shaback 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 Nick Shaback 4.6

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Nick Shaback 0.5

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Nick Shaback - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Nick Shaback - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Nick Shaback 242

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Nick Shaback 29

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Nick Shaback - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Nick Shaback - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Nick Shaback 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Nick Shaback .265

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Nick Shaback - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Nick Shaback .717

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Nick Shaback 4.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Nick Shaback - n/a **

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Nick Shaback 0.5 (1947)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Nick Shaback - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Nick Shaback - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Nick Shaback 5.0

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Nick Shaback 0.0

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Nick Shaback - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Nick Shaback - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Nick Shaback 15

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Nick Shaback - n/a **

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Nick Shaback 0

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Nick Shaback - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Nick Shaback - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Nick Shaback 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Nick Shaback .273

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Nick Shaback - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Nick Shaback .600

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Nick Shaback 5.0 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Nick Shaback - n/a **

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Nick Shaback 0.0 (1947)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Nick Shaback - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Nick Shaback - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.