John Havlicek vs. JaKarr Sampson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars JaKarr Sampson 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.

JaKarr Sampson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
JaKarr Sampson: 2014-15 to 2020-21

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 JaKarr Sampson 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 JaKarr Sampson 6

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 JaKarr Sampson 1

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 JaKarr Sampson 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * JaKarr Sampson 0

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 JaKarr Sampson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 JaKarr Sampson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * JaKarr Sampson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 JaKarr Sampson 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 JaKarr Sampson 5.2

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 JaKarr Sampson 2.7

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 JaKarr Sampson 0.7

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * JaKarr Sampson 0.4

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * JaKarr Sampson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 JaKarr Sampson 1,233

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 JaKarr Sampson 628

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 JaKarr Sampson 161

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * JaKarr Sampson 91

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * JaKarr Sampson 110

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 JaKarr Sampson 236

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 JaKarr Sampson .471

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** JaKarr Sampson .248

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 JaKarr Sampson .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) JaKarr Sampson 20.0 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) JaKarr Sampson 8.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 JaKarr Sampson 5.0

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 JaKarr Sampson 3.3

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 JaKarr Sampson 1.0

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * JaKarr Sampson 0.5

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * JaKarr Sampson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 JaKarr Sampson 20

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 JaKarr Sampson 13

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 JaKarr Sampson 4

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * JaKarr Sampson 2

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * JaKarr Sampson 0

Total Games John Havlicek 172 JaKarr Sampson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 JaKarr Sampson .625

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** JaKarr Sampson -

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 JaKarr Sampson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) JaKarr Sampson 5.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) JaKarr Sampson 3.3 (2020)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * JaKarr Sampson 0.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * JaKarr Sampson 0.0 (2020)

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.