John Havlicek vs. Thaddeus Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Thaddeus 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.

Thaddeus Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Thaddeus Young: 2007-08 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Thaddeus Young 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Thaddeus Young 17

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Thaddeus Young 10

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Thaddeus Young 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Thaddeus Young 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Thaddeus Young 0

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Thaddeus 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 Thaddeus Young 12.1

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Thaddeus Young 5.6

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Thaddeus Young 1.8

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Thaddeus Young 1.4

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Thaddeus Young 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Thaddeus Young 14,225

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Thaddeus Young 6,614

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Thaddeus Young 2,135

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Thaddeus Young 1,612

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Thaddeus Young 458

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Thaddeus Young 1,172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Thaddeus Young .503

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Thaddeus Young .328

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Thaddeus Young .661

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Thaddeus Young 17.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Thaddeus Young 9.0 (2016)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Thaddeus Young 4.3 (2021)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Thaddeus Young 2.1 (2014)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Thaddeus Young 0.7 (2013)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Thaddeus Young 9.3

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Thaddeus Young 5.7

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Thaddeus Young 1.6

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Thaddeus Young 1.1

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Thaddeus Young 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Thaddeus Young 542

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Thaddeus Young 330

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Thaddeus Young 92

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Thaddeus Young 65

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Thaddeus Young 21

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Thaddeus Young 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Thaddeus Young .468

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Thaddeus Young .250

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Thaddeus Young .606

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Thaddeus Young 12.0 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Thaddeus Young 9.0 (2017)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Thaddeus Young 3.8 (2019)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Thaddeus Young 2.8 (2019)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Thaddeus Young 0.9 (2018)

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.