John Havlicek vs. Nathan Mensah Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nathan Mensah 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.

Nathan Mensah

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Nathan Mensah: 2023-24 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Nathan Mensah 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Nathan Mensah 1

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Nathan Mensah 0

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Nathan Mensah 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Nathan Mensah 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Nathan Mensah 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Nathan Mensah 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Nathan Mensah 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Nathan Mensah 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 Nathan Mensah 1.3

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Nathan Mensah 2.6

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Nathan Mensah 0.4

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Nathan Mensah 0.2

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Nathan Mensah 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Nathan Mensah 33

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Nathan Mensah 65

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Nathan Mensah 9

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Nathan Mensah 6

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Nathan Mensah 14

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Nathan Mensah 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Nathan Mensah .429

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Nathan Mensah -

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Nathan Mensah .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Nathan Mensah 1.3 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Nathan Mensah 2.6 (2024)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Nathan Mensah 0.4 (2024)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Nathan Mensah 0.2 (2024)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Nathan Mensah 0.6 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Nathan Mensah -

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Nathan Mensah -

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Nathan Mensah -

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Nathan Mensah -

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Nathan Mensah -

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Nathan Mensah -

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Nathan Mensah -

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Nathan Mensah -

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Nathan Mensah -

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Nathan Mensah -

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Nathan Mensah 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Nathan Mensah -

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Nathan Mensah -

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Nathan Mensah -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Nathan Mensah -

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Nathan Mensah -

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Nathan Mensah -

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Nathan Mensah -

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Nathan Mensah -

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.