John Havlicek vs. Gene Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Short 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.

Gene Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Gene Short: 1975-76 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Gene Short 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Gene Short 1

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Gene Short 0

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Gene Short 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Gene Short 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Gene Short 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Gene Short 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Gene Short 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Gene Short 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 20.8 Gene Short 2.5

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Gene Short 1.4

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Gene Short 0.3

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Gene Short 0.2

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Gene Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Gene Short 84

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Gene Short 48

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Gene Short 10

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Gene Short 8

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Gene Short 3

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Gene Short 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Gene Short .352

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Gene Short - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Gene Short .625

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Gene Short 2.5 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Gene Short 1.4 (1976)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Gene Short 0.3 (1976)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Gene Short 0.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Gene Short 0.1 (1976)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Gene Short -

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Gene Short -

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Gene Short -

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Gene Short -

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Gene Short -

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Gene Short -

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Gene Short -

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Gene Short -

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Gene Short -

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Gene Short -

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Gene Short 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Gene Short -

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Gene Short - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Gene Short -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Gene Short -

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Gene Short -

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Gene Short -

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Gene Short -

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Gene Short -

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.