Melvin Ely vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek and Melvin Ely 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

Melvin Ely

vs.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Melvin Ely: 2002-03 to 2013-14
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Melvin Ely 1 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Melvin Ely 9 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Melvin Ely 1 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Melvin Ely 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Melvin Ely 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Melvin Ely 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Melvin Ely 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Melvin Ely 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Melvin Ely 0 John Havlicek 8

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Melvin Ely 5.3 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Ely 3.2 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Melvin Ely 0.7 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Melvin Ely 0.3 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Ely 0.6 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Melvin Ely 1,992 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Melvin Ely 1,215 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Melvin Ely 261 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Melvin Ely 99 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Melvin Ely 209 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Melvin Ely 375 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Melvin Ely .460 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Melvin Ely .000 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Melvin Ely .625 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Melvin Ely 9.8 (2006) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Ely 4.9 (2006) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Melvin Ely 1.3 (2006) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Melvin Ely 0.5 (2006) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Ely 0.9 (2005) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Melvin Ely 2.1 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Ely 1.6 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Melvin Ely 0.1 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Melvin Ely 0.0 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Ely 0.0 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Melvin Ely 15 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Melvin Ely 11 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Melvin Ely 1 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Melvin Ely 0 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Melvin Ely 0 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Melvin Ely 7 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Melvin Ely .267 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Melvin Ely - John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Melvin Ely .700 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Melvin Ely 2.1 (2008) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Ely 1.6 (2008) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Melvin Ely 0.1 (2008) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Melvin Ely 0.0 (2008) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Ely 0.0 (2008) 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.