John Havlicek vs. Cody Zeller Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cody Zeller 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.

Cody Zeller

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Cody Zeller: 2013-14 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Cody Zeller 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Cody Zeller 11

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Cody Zeller 3

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Cody Zeller 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Cody Zeller 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Cody Zeller 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Cody Zeller 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Cody Zeller 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Cody Zeller 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 Cody Zeller 7.9

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Cody Zeller 5.7

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Cody Zeller 1.3

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Cody Zeller 0.6

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Cody Zeller 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Cody Zeller 4,376

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Cody Zeller 3,125

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Cody Zeller 740

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Cody Zeller 332

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Cody Zeller 330

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Cody Zeller 552

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Cody Zeller .520

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Cody Zeller .220

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Cody Zeller .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Cody Zeller 11.1 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Cody Zeller 7.1 (2020)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Cody Zeller 2.1 (2019)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Cody Zeller 1.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Cody Zeller 0.9 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Cody Zeller 3.5

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Cody Zeller 2.9

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Cody Zeller 0.3

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Cody Zeller 0.1

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Cody Zeller 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Cody Zeller 113

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Cody Zeller 94

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Cody Zeller 11

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Cody Zeller 3

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Cody Zeller 10

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Cody Zeller 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Cody Zeller .537

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Cody Zeller -

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Cody Zeller .625

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Cody Zeller 8.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Cody Zeller 5.3 (2016)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Cody Zeller 0.5 (2014)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Cody Zeller 0.1 (2016)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Cody Zeller 0.8 (2014)

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.