John Havlicek vs. Collin Sexton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Collin Sexton and John Havlicek, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

John Havlicek played 16 years in the NBA, 9 more than Collin Sexton, who played 7. John Havlicek had the first of his seasons in 1962-63, while Collin Sexton had his rookie season in 2018-19. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Rookie Season
	John Havlicek	Collin Sexton
Season	1962-63	2018-19
Team	Boston Celtics	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
	-	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Havlicek	80	27.5	14.3	-	-	6.7	2.2	-	-	-	2.4	6.0	13.6	.445	-	-	-	2.2	3.0	.728
difference:	+2	+4.3	+2.4			+3.8	+0.8				-0.1	+0.3	+1.1	+.015				+0.4	+0.1	+.111
Collin Sexton	82	31.8	16.7	0.7	2.2	2.9	3.0	0.5	0.1	2.3	2.3	6.3	14.7	.430	1.5	3.6	.402	2.6	3.1	.839
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Havlicek	11	23.1	11.8	-	-	4.8	1.5	-	-	-	2.5	5.1	11.4	.448	-	-	-	1.6	2.5	.667
Collin Sexton	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	John Havlicek	Collin Sexton
Season	1963-64	2019-20
Team	Boston Celtics	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Havlicek	80	32.3	19.9	-	-	5.4	3.0	-	-	-	2.8	8.0	19.2	.417	-	-	-	3.9	5.3	.746
difference:	+15	+0.7	+0.9			+2.3					-0.6	+0.1	+2.5	+.055				+0.4	+1.2	+.100
Collin Sexton	65	33.0	20.8	0.9	2.2	3.1	3.0	1.0	0.1	2.4	2.2	7.9	16.7	.472	1.5	3.9	.380	3.5	4.1	.846
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Havlicek	10	28.9	15.7	-	-	4.3	3.2	-	-	-	2.6	6.1	15.9	.384	-	-	-	3.5	4.4	.795
Collin Sexton	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 3
	John Havlicek	Collin Sexton
Season	1964-65	2020-21
Team	Boston Celtics	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Havlicek	75	28.9	18.3	-	-	4.9	2.7	-	-	-	2.7	7.6	18.9	.401	-	-	-	3.1	4.2	.744
difference:	+15	+6.4	+6.0			+1.8	+1.7				-0.1	+1.2	+0.5	+.074				+2.1	+2.2	+.071
Collin Sexton	60	35.3	24.3	1.0	2.2	3.1	4.4	1.0	0.2	2.8	2.6	8.8	18.4	.475	1.6	4.4	.371	5.2	6.4	.815
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Havlicek	12	33.8	18.5	-	-	7.3	2.4	-	-	-	3.7	7.3	20.8	.352	-	-	-	3.8	4.6	.836
Collin Sexton	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	John Havlicek	Collin Sexton
Season	1965-66	2021-22
Team	Boston Celtics	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Havlicek	71	30.6	18.8	-	-	6.0	3.0	-	-	-	2.2	7.5	18.7	.399	-	-	-	3.9	4.9	.785
difference:	+60	+1.9	+2.8			+2.7	+0.9				-0.1	+1.3	+5.0	+.051				+1.3	+1.4	+.041
Collin Sexton	11	28.7	16.0	1.2	2.1	3.3	2.1	0.9	0.0	2.8	2.3	6.2	13.7	.450	1.0	4.1	.244	2.6	3.5	.744
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Havlicek	17	42.3	23.6	-	-	9.1	4.1	-	-	-	4.1	9.0	22.0	.409	-	-	-	5.6	6.6	.841
Collin Sexton	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 5
	John Havlicek	Collin Sexton
Season	1966-67	2022-23
Team	Boston Celtics	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Div Finals	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Havlicek	81	32.1	21.4	-	-	6.6	3.4	-	-	-	2.6	8.4	19.0	.444	-	-	-	4.5	5.4	.828
difference:	+33	+8.2	+7.1			+4.4	+0.5				-0.3	+3.5	+9.2	+.062				+1.1	+1.3	+.009
Collin Sexton	48	23.9	14.3	0.8	1.4	2.2	2.9	0.6	0.1	1.8	2.3	4.9	9.8	.506	1.0	2.5	.393	3.4	4.1	.819
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Havlicek	9	36.7	27.4	-	-	8.1	3.1	-	-	-	3.3	10.6	23.6	.448	-	-	-	6.3	7.9	.803
Collin Sexton	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 6
	John Havlicek	Collin Sexton
Season	1967-68	2023-24
Team	Boston Celtics	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Havlicek	82	35.6	20.7	-	-	6.7	4.7	-	-	-	2.9	8.1	18.9	.429	-	-	-	4.5	5.5	.812
difference:	+4	+9.0	+2.0			+4.1	+0.2				-0.9	+1.6	+5.6	+.058				+0.4	+0.8	+.047
Collin Sexton	78	26.6	18.7	0.9	1.7	2.6	4.9	0.8	0.2	2.1	2.0	6.5	13.3	.487	1.6	4.2	.394	4.1	4.7	.859
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Havlicek	19	45.4	25.9	-	-	8.6	7.5	-	-	-	3.5	9.7	21.4	.452	-	-	-	6.6	7.9	.828
Collin Sexton	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 7
	John Havlicek	Collin Sexton
Season	1968-69	2024-25
Team	Boston Celtics	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Havlicek	82	38.7	21.6	-	-	7.0	5.4	-	-	-	3.0	8.4	20.8	.405	-	-	-	4.7	6.0	.780
difference:	+19	+10.8	+3.2			+4.3	+1.2				-0.7	+1.8	+7.0	+.075				+1.3	+2.0	+.085
Collin Sexton	63	27.9	18.4	1.0	1.8	2.7	4.2	0.7	0.1	2.5	2.3	6.6	13.8	.480	1.7	4.3	.406	3.4	4.0	.865
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
John Havlicek	18	47.2	25.4	-	-	9.9	5.6	-	-	-	3.2	9.4	21.2	.445	-	-	-	6.6	7.7	.855
Collin Sexton	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Additional Years
* John Havlicek played 9 seasons more than Collin Sexton in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 8 to 16, from 1970 to 1978—John Havlicek played in 6 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those 9 extra years over Collin Sexton, John Havlicek got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 Finals MVP 4 All-NBA First Team 3 All-NBA Second Team 5 All-Defensive First Team 2 All-Defensive Second Team 9 All-Star Game