John Havlicek vs. Jamal Sampson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jamal Sampson 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.

Jamal Sampson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Jamal Sampson: 2002-03 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Jamal Sampson 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Jamal Sampson 5

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Jamal Sampson 0

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Jamal Sampson 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Jamal Sampson 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Jamal Sampson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Jamal Sampson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Jamal Sampson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Jamal Sampson 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 Jamal Sampson 2.0

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Jamal Sampson 3.4

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Jamal Sampson 0.4

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Jamal Sampson 0.1

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Jamal Sampson 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Jamal Sampson 142

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Jamal Sampson 242

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Jamal Sampson 26

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Jamal Sampson 9

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Jamal Sampson 32

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Jamal Sampson 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Jamal Sampson .491

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Jamal Sampson .000

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Jamal Sampson .537

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Jamal Sampson 3.4 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Jamal Sampson 5.3 (2005)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Jamal Sampson 0.7 (2004)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Jamal Sampson 0.2 (2004)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Jamal Sampson 0.7 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Jamal Sampson -

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Jamal Sampson -

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Jamal Sampson -

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Jamal Sampson -

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Jamal Sampson -

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Jamal Sampson -

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Jamal Sampson -

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Jamal Sampson -

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Jamal Sampson -

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Jamal Sampson -

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Jamal Sampson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Jamal Sampson -

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Jamal Sampson -

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Jamal Sampson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Jamal Sampson -

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Jamal Sampson -

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Jamal Sampson -

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Jamal Sampson -

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Jamal Sampson -

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.