John Havlicek vs. Wes Matthews Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wes Matthews 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.

Wes Matthews

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Wes Matthews: 1980-81 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Wes Matthews 2

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Wes Matthews 9

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Wes Matthews 7

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Wes Matthews 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Wes Matthews 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Wes Matthews 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Wes Matthews 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Wes Matthews 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Wes Matthews 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 Wes Matthews 7.9

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Wes Matthews 1.3

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Wes Matthews 4.2

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Wes Matthews 1.0

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Wes Matthews 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Wes Matthews 3,654

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Wes Matthews 626

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Wes Matthews 1,955

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Wes Matthews 444

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Wes Matthews 81

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Wes Matthews 465

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Wes Matthews .478

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Wes Matthews .225

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Wes Matthews .788

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Wes Matthews 12.4 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Wes Matthews 1.8 (1981)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Wes Matthews 6.3 (1986)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Wes Matthews 1.4 (1981)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Wes Matthews 0.4 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Wes Matthews 4.6

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Wes Matthews 0.5

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Wes Matthews 1.7

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Wes Matthews 0.4

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Wes Matthews 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Wes Matthews 173

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Wes Matthews 18

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Wes Matthews 66

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Wes Matthews 14

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Wes Matthews 2

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Wes Matthews 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Wes Matthews .482

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Wes Matthews .111

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Wes Matthews .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Wes Matthews 25.3 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Wes Matthews 2.3 (1986)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Wes Matthews 8.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Wes Matthews 2.0 (1986)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Wes Matthews 0.5 (1982)

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.