John Havlicek vs. Alec Kessler Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alec Kessler 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.

Alec Kessler

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Alec Kessler: 1990-91 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Alec Kessler 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Alec Kessler 4

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Alec Kessler 1

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Alec Kessler 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Alec Kessler 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Alec Kessler 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Alec Kessler 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Alec Kessler 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Alec Kessler 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 Alec Kessler 5.2

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Alec Kessler 3.6

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Alec Kessler 0.4

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Alec Kessler 0.2

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Alec Kessler 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Alec Kessler 1,084

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Alec Kessler 751

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Alec Kessler 81

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Alec Kessler 39

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Alec Kessler 71

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Alec Kessler 210

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Alec Kessler .426

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Alec Kessler .417

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Alec Kessler .744

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Alec Kessler 6.2 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Alec Kessler 4.3 (1991)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Alec Kessler 0.4 (1992)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Alec Kessler 0.2 (1992)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Alec Kessler 0.4 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Alec Kessler 1.0

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Alec Kessler 0.5

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Alec Kessler 0.0

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Alec Kessler 0.0

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Alec Kessler 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Alec Kessler 2

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Alec Kessler 1

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Alec Kessler 0

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Alec Kessler 0

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Alec Kessler 0

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Alec Kessler 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Alec Kessler .000

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Alec Kessler -

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Alec Kessler 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Alec Kessler 1.0 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Alec Kessler 0.5 (1992)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Alec Kessler 0.0 (1992)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Alec Kessler 0.0 (1992)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Alec Kessler 0.0 (1992)

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.