Mel Counts vs. John Havlicek Comparison

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

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mel Counts 0 * John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 John Havlicek 4

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 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 Counts 8.3 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Mel Counts 789 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 John Havlicek .439

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

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Mel Counts 85 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 John Havlicek .436

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

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * 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, this player has no data for the stat.