Malcolm Delaney vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Malcolm Delaney 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

Malcolm Delaney

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Malcolm Delaney: 2016-17 to 2017-18
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Malcolm Delaney 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Malcolm Delaney 2 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Malcolm Delaney 1 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Malcolm Delaney 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Malcolm Delaney 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Malcolm Delaney 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Malcolm Delaney 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Malcolm Delaney 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Malcolm Delaney 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Malcolm Delaney 5.7 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Malcolm Delaney 1.8 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Malcolm Delaney 2.8 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Malcolm Delaney 0.6 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Malcolm Delaney 0.1 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Malcolm Delaney 729 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Malcolm Delaney 223 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Malcolm Delaney 356 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Malcolm Delaney 74 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Malcolm Delaney 7 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Malcolm Delaney 127 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Malcolm Delaney .377 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Malcolm Delaney .308 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Malcolm Delaney .805 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Malcolm Delaney 6.3 (2018) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Malcolm Delaney 1.9 (2018) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Malcolm Delaney 3.0 (2018) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Malcolm Delaney 0.6 (2018) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Malcolm Delaney 0.1 (2018) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Malcolm Delaney 8.0 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Malcolm Delaney 1.0 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Malcolm Delaney 0.0 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Malcolm Delaney 0.0 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Malcolm Delaney 0.0 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Malcolm Delaney 8 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Malcolm Delaney 1 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Malcolm Delaney 0 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Malcolm Delaney 0 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Malcolm Delaney 0 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Malcolm Delaney 1 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Malcolm Delaney 1.000 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Malcolm Delaney 1.000 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Malcolm Delaney .500 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Malcolm Delaney 8.0 (2017) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Malcolm Delaney 1.0 (2017) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Malcolm Delaney 0.0 (2017) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Malcolm Delaney 0.0 (2017) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Malcolm Delaney 0.0 (2017) 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.