John Havlicek vs. Steve Novak Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Novak 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.

Steve Novak

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Steve Novak: 2006-07 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Steve Novak 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Steve Novak 11

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Steve Novak 5

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Steve Novak 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Steve Novak 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Steve Novak 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Steve Novak 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Steve Novak 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Steve Novak 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 Steve Novak 4.7

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Steve Novak 1.3

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Steve Novak 0.3

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Steve Novak 0.2

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Steve Novak 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Steve Novak 2,177

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Steve Novak 591

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Steve Novak 132

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Steve Novak 91

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Steve Novak 38

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Steve Novak 467

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Steve Novak .437

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Steve Novak .430

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Steve Novak .877

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Steve Novak 8.8 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Steve Novak 1.9 (2012)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Steve Novak 0.6 (2009)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Steve Novak 0.3 (2013)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Steve Novak 0.2 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Steve Novak 1.7

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Steve Novak 1.2

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Steve Novak 0.0

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Steve Novak 0.0

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Steve Novak 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Steve Novak 38

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Steve Novak 27

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Steve Novak 1

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Steve Novak 1

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Steve Novak 2

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Steve Novak 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Steve Novak .483

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Steve Novak .455

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Steve Novak -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Steve Novak 2.7 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Steve Novak 3.0 (2012)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Steve Novak 0.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Steve Novak 0.1 (2013)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Steve Novak 0.3 (2008)

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.