Mel Daniels vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Mel Daniels 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

Mel Daniels

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Daniels: 1976-77 to 1976-77
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Daniels 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Mel Daniels 1 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Mel Daniels 0 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Mel Daniels 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mel Daniels 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Mel Daniels 0 John Havlicek 4

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Daniels 0 John Havlicek 8

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Daniels 3.5 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Mel Daniels 3.1 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Mel Daniels 0.5 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Mel Daniels 0.3 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Daniels 1.0 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Daniels 39 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Mel Daniels 34 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Mel Daniels 6 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Mel Daniels 3 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Mel Daniels 11 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Mel Daniels 11 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Daniels .371 John Havlicek .439

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

Free Throw Percentage Mel Daniels .565 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Daniels 3.5 (1977) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Daniels 3.1 (1977) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Mel Daniels 0.5 (1977) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Mel Daniels 0.3 (1977) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Daniels 1.0 (1977) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Daniels - John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Daniels - John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Mel Daniels - John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Mel Daniels - John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Daniels - John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Daniels - John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Mel Daniels - John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Mel Daniels - John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Mel Daniels - John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Mel Daniels - John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Mel Daniels 0 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Daniels - John Havlicek .436

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

Free Throw Percentage Mel Daniels - John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Daniels - John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Daniels - John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Mel Daniels - John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Mel Daniels - John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Daniels - John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) *

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.