John Havlicek vs. James Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Young and John Havlicek that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
John Havlicek:
1962-63 to 1977-78
James Young:
2014-15 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

John Havlicek8
James Young0
John Havlicek16
James Young4
John Havlicek13
James Young2
John Havlicek13
James Young0

Honors and Awards

John Havlicek1 *
James Young0
John Havlicek4
James Young0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
John Havlicek11
James Young0
John Havlicek5 *
James Young0
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
John Havlicek8
James Young0
* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

John Havlicek 20.8
James Young 2.3

John Havlicek 6.3
James Young 1.0

John Havlicek 4.8
James Young 0.3

John Havlicek 1.2
*
James Young 0.3

John Havlicek 0.3
*
James Young 0.1

Totals Stats

John Havlicek 26,395
James Young 219

John Havlicek 8,007
James Young 96

John Havlicek 6,114
James Young 28

John Havlicek 476
*
James Young 24

John Havlicek 117
*
James Young 5

John Havlicek 1,270
James Young 95

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
John Havlicek .439
James Young .367

3-Point Percentage
John Havlicek -
n/a **
James Young .277

Free Throw Percentage
John Havlicek .815
James Young .563

Best Season (no game minimum)

John Havlicek 28.9
(1971)
James Young 3.4
(2015)

John Havlicek 9.0
(1971)
James Young 1.4
(2015)

John Havlicek 7.5
(1971)
James Young 0.4
(2015)

John Havlicek 1.3
(1975)
*
James Young 0.3
(2017)

John Havlicek 0.4
(1974)
*
James Young 0.1
(2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

John Havlicek 22.0
James Young 1.3

John Havlicek 6.9
James Young 0.5

John Havlicek 4.8
James Young 0.2

John Havlicek 1.1
*
James Young 0.0

John Havlicek 0.3
*
James Young 0.0

Totals Stats

John Havlicek 3,776
James Young 17

John Havlicek 1,186
James Young 7

John Havlicek 825
James Young 3

John Havlicek 60
*
James Young 0

John Havlicek 16
*
James Young 0

John Havlicek 172
James Young 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
John Havlicek .436
James Young .333

3-Point Percentage
John Havlicek -
n/a **
James Young .333

Free Throw Percentage
John Havlicek .836
James Young -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

John Havlicek 27.4
(1967)
James Young 1.5
(2017)

John Havlicek 9.9
(1969)
James Young 0.7
(2017)

John Havlicek 7.5
(1968)
James Young 0.3
(2017)

John Havlicek 1.5
(1975)
*
James Young 0.0
(2017)

John Havlicek 0.4
(1977)
*
James Young 0.0
(2017)

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.