John Havlicek vs. Jeff Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeff Sanders and John Havlicek that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
John Havlicek:
1962-63 to 1977-78
Jeff Sanders:
1989-90 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

John Havlicek8
Jeff Sanders0
John Havlicek16
Jeff Sanders4
John Havlicek13
Jeff Sanders1
John Havlicek13
Jeff Sanders0

Honors and Awards

John Havlicek1 *
Jeff Sanders0
John Havlicek4
Jeff Sanders0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
John Havlicek11
Jeff Sanders0
John Havlicek5 *
Jeff Sanders0
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
John Havlicek8
Jeff Sanders0
* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

John Havlicek 20.8
Jeff Sanders 2.0

John Havlicek 6.3
Jeff Sanders 1.9

John Havlicek 4.8
Jeff Sanders 0.5

John Havlicek 1.2
*
Jeff Sanders 0.3

John Havlicek 0.3
*
Jeff Sanders 0.2

Totals Stats

John Havlicek 26,395
Jeff Sanders 112

John Havlicek 8,007
Jeff Sanders 103

John Havlicek 6,114
Jeff Sanders 25

John Havlicek 476
*
Jeff Sanders 18

John Havlicek 117
*
Jeff Sanders 9

John Havlicek 1,270
Jeff Sanders 55

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
John Havlicek .439
Jeff Sanders .395

3-Point Percentage
John Havlicek -
n/a **
Jeff Sanders -

Free Throw Percentage
John Havlicek .815
Jeff Sanders .609

Best Season (no game minimum)

John Havlicek 28.9
(1971)
Jeff Sanders 4.3
(1991)

John Havlicek 9.0
(1971)
Jeff Sanders 3.2
(1993)

John Havlicek 7.5
(1971)
Jeff Sanders 0.8
(1992)

John Havlicek 1.3
(1975)
*
Jeff Sanders 0.9
(1993)

John Havlicek 0.4
(1974)
*
Jeff Sanders 0.3
(1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

John Havlicek 22.0
Jeff Sanders 0.7

John Havlicek 6.9
Jeff Sanders 0.0

John Havlicek 4.8
Jeff Sanders 0.0

John Havlicek 1.1
*
Jeff Sanders 0.0

John Havlicek 0.3
*
Jeff Sanders 0.0

Totals Stats

John Havlicek 3,776
Jeff Sanders 2

John Havlicek 1,186
Jeff Sanders 0

John Havlicek 825
Jeff Sanders 0

John Havlicek 60
*
Jeff Sanders 0

John Havlicek 16
*
Jeff Sanders 0

John Havlicek 172
Jeff Sanders 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
John Havlicek .436
Jeff Sanders 1.000

3-Point Percentage
John Havlicek -
n/a **
Jeff Sanders -

Free Throw Percentage
John Havlicek .836
Jeff Sanders -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

John Havlicek 27.4
(1967)
Jeff Sanders 0.7
(1990)

John Havlicek 9.9
(1969)
Jeff Sanders 0.0
(1990)

John Havlicek 7.5
(1968)
Jeff Sanders 0.0
(1990)

John Havlicek 1.5
(1975)
*
Jeff Sanders 0.0
(1990)

John Havlicek 0.4
(1977)
*
Jeff Sanders 0.0
(1990)

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.