John Havlicek vs. Travis Mays Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Travis Mays and John Havlicek that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
John Havlicek:
1962-63 to 1977-78
Travis Mays:
1990-91 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

John Havlicek8
Travis Mays0
John Havlicek16
Travis Mays3
John Havlicek13
Travis Mays1
John Havlicek13
Travis Mays0

Honors and Awards

John Havlicek1 *
Travis Mays0
John Havlicek4
Travis Mays0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
John Havlicek11
Travis Mays0
John Havlicek5 *
Travis Mays0
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
John Havlicek8
Travis Mays0
* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

John Havlicek 20.8
Travis Mays 11.1

John Havlicek 6.3
Travis Mays 2.0

John Havlicek 4.8
Travis Mays 2.8

John Havlicek 1.2
*
Travis Mays 0.9

John Havlicek 0.3
*
Travis Mays 0.1

Totals Stats

John Havlicek 26,395
Travis Mays 1,273

John Havlicek 8,007
Travis Mays 233

John Havlicek 6,114
Travis Mays 326

John Havlicek 476
*
Travis Mays 102

John Havlicek 117
*
Travis Mays 14

John Havlicek 1,270
Travis Mays 115

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
John Havlicek .439
Travis Mays .410

3-Point Percentage
John Havlicek -
n/a **
Travis Mays .362

Free Throw Percentage
John Havlicek .815
Travis Mays .749

Best Season (no game minimum)

John Havlicek 28.9
(1971)
Travis Mays 14.3
(1991)

John Havlicek 9.0
(1971)
Travis Mays 2.8
(1991)

John Havlicek 7.5
(1971)
Travis Mays 4.0
(1991)

John Havlicek 1.3
(1975)
*
Travis Mays 1.3
(1991)

John Havlicek 0.4
(1974)
*
Travis Mays 0.2
(1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

John Havlicek 22.0
Travis Mays 4.0

John Havlicek 6.9
Travis Mays 1.0

John Havlicek 4.8
Travis Mays 0.0

John Havlicek 1.1
*
Travis Mays 0.0

John Havlicek 0.3
*
Travis Mays 0.0

Totals Stats

John Havlicek 3,776
Travis Mays 4

John Havlicek 1,186
Travis Mays 1

John Havlicek 825
Travis Mays 0

John Havlicek 60
*
Travis Mays 0

John Havlicek 16
*
Travis Mays 0

John Havlicek 172
Travis Mays 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
John Havlicek .436
Travis Mays .500

3-Point Percentage
John Havlicek -
n/a **
Travis Mays .000

Free Throw Percentage
John Havlicek .836
Travis Mays -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

John Havlicek 27.4
(1967)
Travis Mays 4.0
(1993)

John Havlicek 9.9
(1969)
Travis Mays 1.0
(1993)

John Havlicek 7.5
(1968)
Travis Mays 0.0
(1993)

John Havlicek 1.5
(1975)
*
Travis Mays 0.0
(1993)

John Havlicek 0.4
(1977)
*
Travis Mays 0.0
(1993)

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.