John Havlicek vs. Mike Novak Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Novak 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.

Mike Novak

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Mike Novak: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Mike Novak 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Mike Novak 3

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Mike Novak 1

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Mike Novak 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Mike Novak 0 *

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Mike Novak 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Mike Novak 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Mike Novak 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Mike Novak 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 Mike Novak 3.4

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Mike Novak 0.4 *

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Mike Novak 1.4

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Mike Novak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Mike Novak 420

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Mike Novak 2 *

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Mike Novak 175

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Mike Novak 125

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Mike Novak .310

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Mike Novak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Mike Novak .566

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Mike Novak 5.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Mike Novak 0.4 (1954) *

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Mike Novak 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Mike Novak - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Mike Novak 3.3

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Mike Novak - *

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Mike Novak 2.5

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Mike Novak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Mike Novak 13

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Mike Novak 0 *

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Mike Novak 10

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Mike Novak 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Mike Novak .273

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Mike Novak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Mike Novak 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Mike Novak 3.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Mike Novak - *

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Mike Novak 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Mike Novak - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.