Mel Davis vs. John Havlicek Comparison

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

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Davis: 1973-74 to 1976-77
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Davis 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Mel Davis 4 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Mel Davis 2 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Mel Davis 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mel Davis 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Mel Davis 0 John Havlicek 4

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Davis 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 Davis 5.3 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Mel Davis 4.3 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Mel Davis 0.9 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Mel Davis 0.3 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Davis 0.1 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Davis 1,008 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Mel Davis 816 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Mel Davis 164 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Mel Davis 66 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Mel Davis 22 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Mel Davis 190 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Davis .376 John Havlicek .439

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

Free Throw Percentage Mel Davis .709 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Davis 7.1 (1977) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Davis 5.2 (1977) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Mel Davis 1.3 (1977) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Mel Davis 0.6 (1977) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Davis 3.4 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Davis 1.3 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Mel Davis 0.3 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Mel Davis 0.0 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Davis 0.0 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Davis 24 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Mel Davis 9 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Mel Davis 2 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Mel Davis 0 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Mel Davis 0 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Mel Davis 7 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Davis .458 John Havlicek .436

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

Free Throw Percentage Mel Davis 1.000 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Davis 4.0 (1975) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Davis 1.3 (1975) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Mel Davis 0.7 (1975) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

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

Blocks Per Game Mel Davis 0.0 (1975) 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.