John Havlicek vs. Matt Ryan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Matt Ryan 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.

Matt Ryan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Matt Ryan: 2021-22 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Matt Ryan 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Matt Ryan 3

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Matt Ryan 1

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Matt Ryan 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Matt Ryan 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Matt Ryan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Matt Ryan 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Matt Ryan 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Matt Ryan 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 Matt Ryan 4.4

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Matt Ryan 1.0

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Matt Ryan 0.5

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Matt Ryan 0.2

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Matt Ryan 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Matt Ryan 277

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Matt Ryan 66

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Matt Ryan 34

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Matt Ryan 12

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Matt Ryan 2

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Matt Ryan 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Matt Ryan .398

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Matt Ryan .411

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Matt Ryan .885

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Matt Ryan 5.4 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Matt Ryan 1.4 (2024)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Matt Ryan 0.6 (2024)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Matt Ryan 1.0 (2022)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Matt Ryan 0.0 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Matt Ryan 0.0

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Matt Ryan 1.0

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Matt Ryan 0.0

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Matt Ryan 1.0

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Matt Ryan 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Matt Ryan 0

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Matt Ryan 1

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Matt Ryan 0

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Matt Ryan 1

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Matt Ryan 0

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Matt Ryan 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Matt Ryan .000

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Matt Ryan .000

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Matt Ryan -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Matt Ryan 0.0 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Matt Ryan 1.0 (2024)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Matt Ryan 0.0 (2024)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Matt Ryan 1.0 (2024)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Matt Ryan 0.0 (2024)

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.