John Havlicek vs. Kon Knueppel Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kon Knueppel 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, 15 more than Kon Knueppel, who played 1. John Havlicek had the first of his seasons in 1962-63, while Kon Knueppel had his rookie season in 2025-26. 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.
Their Careers | |||
| Player | Total Seasons | Playoffs Played | NBA Years |
| John Havlicek | 16 | 13 | 1962-63 to 1977-78 |
| Kon Knueppel | 1 | 0 | 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| John Havlicek | Kon Knueppel | |
| Season | 1962-63 | 2025-26 |
| Team | Boston Celtics | Charlotte Hornets |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | - |
| Playoffs |  NBA Champion | Did Not Play |
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: | +63 | +6.1 | +5.1 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.2 | +.046 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +.172 | |||||||||
| Kon Knueppel | 17 | 33.6 | 19.4 | 1.1 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 6.8 | 13.8 | .491 | 3.7 | 8.5 | .438 | 2.1 | 2.4 | .900 |
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| 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 |
| Kon Knueppel | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* John Havlicek played 15 seasons more than Kon Knueppel in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 16, from 1964 to 1978—John Havlicek played in 12 Playoffs and won 7 NBA Championships. In those 15 extra years over Kon Knueppel, John Havlicek got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Finals MVP 4 All-NBA First Team 7 All-NBA Second Team 5 All-Defensive First Team 3 All-Defensive Second Team 13 All-Star Game |