John Havlicek vs. Nick Vanos Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nick Vanos 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.

Nick Vanos

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Nick Vanos: 1985-86 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Nick Vanos 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Nick Vanos 2

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Nick Vanos 0

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Nick Vanos 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Nick Vanos 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Nick Vanos 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Nick Vanos 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Nick Vanos 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Nick Vanos 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 Nick Vanos 3.3

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Nick Vanos 3.5

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Nick Vanos 0.9

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Nick Vanos 0.3

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Nick Vanos 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Nick Vanos 222

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Nick Vanos 240

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Nick Vanos 59

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Nick Vanos 21

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Nick Vanos 28

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Nick Vanos 68

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Nick Vanos .383

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Nick Vanos .000

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Nick Vanos .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Nick Vanos 4.9 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Nick Vanos 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Nick Vanos 1.5 (1986)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Nick Vanos 0.3 (1987)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Nick Vanos 0.5 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Nick Vanos -

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Nick Vanos -

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Nick Vanos -

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Nick Vanos -

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Nick Vanos -

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Nick Vanos -

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Nick Vanos -

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Nick Vanos -

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Nick Vanos -

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Nick Vanos -

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Nick Vanos 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Nick Vanos -

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Nick Vanos -

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Nick Vanos -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Nick Vanos -

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Nick Vanos -

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Nick Vanos -

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Nick Vanos -

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Nick Vanos -

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.