John Havlicek vs. Wayne Sappleton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Sappleton 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.

Wayne Sappleton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Wayne Sappleton: 1984-85 to 1984-85

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Wayne Sappleton 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Wayne Sappleton 1

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Wayne Sappleton 0

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Wayne Sappleton 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Wayne Sappleton 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Wayne Sappleton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Wayne Sappleton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Wayne Sappleton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Wayne Sappleton 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 Wayne Sappleton 2.9

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Wayne Sappleton 2.3

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Wayne Sappleton 0.2

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Wayne Sappleton 0.2

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Wayne Sappleton 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Wayne Sappleton 96

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Wayne Sappleton 75

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Wayne Sappleton 7

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Wayne Sappleton 7

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Wayne Sappleton 4

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Wayne Sappleton 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Wayne Sappleton .471

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Wayne Sappleton -

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Wayne Sappleton .412

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Wayne Sappleton 2.9 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Wayne Sappleton 2.3 (1985)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Wayne Sappleton 0.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Wayne Sappleton 0.2 (1985)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Wayne Sappleton 0.1 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Wayne Sappleton -

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Wayne Sappleton -

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Wayne Sappleton -

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Wayne Sappleton -

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Wayne Sappleton -

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Wayne Sappleton -

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Wayne Sappleton -

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Wayne Sappleton -

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Wayne Sappleton -

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Wayne Sappleton -

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Wayne Sappleton 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Wayne Sappleton -

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Wayne Sappleton -

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Wayne Sappleton -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Wayne Sappleton -

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Wayne Sappleton -

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Wayne Sappleton -

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Wayne Sappleton -

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Wayne Sappleton -

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.