John Havlicek vs. Anthony Mason Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Anthony Mason 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.

Anthony Mason

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Anthony Mason: 1989-90 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Anthony Mason 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Anthony Mason 13

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Anthony Mason 10

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Anthony Mason 1

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Anthony Mason 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Anthony Mason 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Anthony Mason 1

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Anthony Mason 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Anthony Mason 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 20.8 Anthony Mason 10.9

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Anthony Mason 8.3

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Anthony Mason 3.4

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Anthony Mason 0.7

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Anthony Mason 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Anthony Mason 9,656

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Anthony Mason 7,279

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Anthony Mason 2,963

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Anthony Mason 648

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Anthony Mason 244

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Anthony Mason 882

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Anthony Mason .509

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Anthony Mason .167

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Anthony Mason .709

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Anthony Mason 16.2 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Anthony Mason 11.4 (1997)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Anthony Mason 5.7 (1997)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Anthony Mason 1.0 (1997)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Anthony Mason 0.5 (1997)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Anthony Mason 9.5

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Anthony Mason 6.6

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Anthony Mason 2.2

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Anthony Mason 0.6

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Anthony Mason 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Anthony Mason 909

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Anthony Mason 636

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Anthony Mason 214

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Anthony Mason 54

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Anthony Mason 28

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Anthony Mason 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Anthony Mason .524

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Anthony Mason .000

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Anthony Mason .668

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Anthony Mason 15.4 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Anthony Mason 12.0 (1997)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Anthony Mason 5.5 (2000)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Anthony Mason 1.0 (2000)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Anthony Mason 0.7 (1992)

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.