Mike Gale vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Mike Gale 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

Mike Gale

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mike Gale: 1976-77 to 1981-82
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike Gale 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Mike Gale 6 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Mike Gale 5 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Mike Gale 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mike Gale 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Mike Gale 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mike Gale 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Mike Gale 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mike Gale 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Gale 7.4 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Mike Gale 2.5 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Mike Gale 4.3 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Mike Gale 1.9 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Mike Gale 0.4 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Gale 3,372 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Mike Gale 1,122 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Mike Gale 1,965 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Mike Gale 840 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Mike Gale 163 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Mike Gale 453 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Gale .474 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Mike Gale .160 * John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike Gale .825 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Gale 10.3 (1977) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Gale 3.3 (1977) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Mike Gale 5.8 (1977) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Mike Gale 2.3 (1977) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mike Gale 0.6 (1977) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Gale 7.1 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Mike Gale 2.7 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Mike Gale 4.4 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Mike Gale 1.3 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Mike Gale 0.4 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Gale 198 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Mike Gale 75 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Mike Gale 122 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Mike Gale 37 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Mike Gale 10 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Mike Gale 28 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Gale .416 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Mike Gale .250 * John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike Gale .725 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Gale 11.0 (1977) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Gale 5.0 (1977) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Mike Gale 5.3 (1980) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Mike Gale 2.0 (1977) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mike Gale 1.0 (1977) 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. 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.