John Havlicek vs. Jeryl Sasser Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeryl Sasser 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.

Jeryl Sasser

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Jeryl Sasser: 2001-02 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Jeryl Sasser 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Jeryl Sasser 2

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Jeryl Sasser 1

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Jeryl Sasser 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Jeryl Sasser 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Jeryl Sasser 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Jeryl Sasser 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Jeryl Sasser 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Jeryl Sasser 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 Jeryl Sasser 2.5

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Jeryl Sasser 2.3

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Jeryl Sasser 0.8

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Jeryl Sasser 0.6

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Jeryl Sasser 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Jeryl Sasser 204

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Jeryl Sasser 191

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Jeryl Sasser 67

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Jeryl Sasser 48

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Jeryl Sasser 12

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Jeryl Sasser 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Jeryl Sasser .303

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Jeryl Sasser .295

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Jeryl Sasser .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Jeryl Sasser 2.6 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Jeryl Sasser 2.5 (2003)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Jeryl Sasser 0.9 (2003)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Jeryl Sasser 0.6 (2003)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Jeryl Sasser 0.2 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Jeryl Sasser 0.8

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Jeryl Sasser 0.8

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Jeryl Sasser 0.2

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Jeryl Sasser 0.2

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Jeryl Sasser 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Jeryl Sasser 5

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Jeryl Sasser 5

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Jeryl Sasser 1

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Jeryl Sasser 1

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Jeryl Sasser 1

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Jeryl Sasser 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Jeryl Sasser .286

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Jeryl Sasser .250

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Jeryl Sasser -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Jeryl Sasser 0.8 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Jeryl Sasser 0.8 (2003)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Jeryl Sasser 0.2 (2003)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Jeryl Sasser 0.2 (2003)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Jeryl Sasser 0.2 (2003)

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.