Mel Bennett vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Mel Bennett 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

Mel Bennett

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Bennett: 1976-77 to 1981-82
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Bennett 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Mel Bennett 4 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Mel Bennett 0 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Mel Bennett 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mel Bennett 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Mel Bennett 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Bennett 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Mel Bennett 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Bennett 0 John Havlicek 8

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Bennett 3.9 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Mel Bennett 3.3 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Mel Bennett 0.8 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Mel Bennett 0.4 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Bennett 0.4 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Bennett 498 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Mel Bennett 426 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Mel Bennett 107 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Mel Bennett 52 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Mel Bennett 51 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Mel Bennett 129 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Bennett .346 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Mel Bennett .000 * John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Bennett .608 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Bennett 4.7 (1977) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Bennett 3.5 (1977) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Mel Bennett 1.0 (1977) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Mel Bennett 0.6 (1977) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Bennett 0.5 (1977) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Bennett - John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Bennett - John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Mel Bennett - John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Mel Bennett - John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Bennett - John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Bennett - John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Mel Bennett - John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Mel Bennett - John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Mel Bennett - John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Mel Bennett - John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Mel Bennett 0 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Bennett - John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Mel Bennett - * John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Bennett - John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Bennett - John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Bennett - John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Mel Bennett - John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Mel Bennett - John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Bennett - John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) *

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. 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.