John Havlicek vs. Michael Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael Young 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.

Michael Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Michael Young: 1984-85 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Michael Young 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Michael Young 3

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Michael Young 1

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Michael Young 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Michael Young 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Michael Young 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Michael Young 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Michael Young 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Michael Young 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 Michael Young 4.6

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Michael Young 1.8

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Michael Young 0.5

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Michael Young 0.5

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Michael Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Michael Young 223

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Michael Young 88

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Michael Young 24

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Michael Young 25

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Michael Young 3

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Michael Young 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Michael Young .465

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Michael Young .296

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Michael Young .711

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Michael Young 4.9 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Michael Young 1.9 (1990)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Michael Young 0.5 (1990)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Michael Young 0.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Michael Young 0.1 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Michael Young 0.7

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Michael Young 0.3

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Michael Young 0.0

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Michael Young 0.0

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Michael Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Michael Young 2

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Michael Young 1

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Michael Young 0

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Michael Young 0

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Michael Young 0

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Michael Young 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Michael Young .250

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Michael Young -

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Michael Young -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Michael Young 0.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Michael Young 0.3 (1986)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Michael Young 0.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Michael Young 0.0 (1986)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Michael Young 0.0 (1986)

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.