John Havlicek vs. Sonny Hertzberg Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sonny Hertzberg 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.

Sonny Hertzberg

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Sonny Hertzberg: 1946-47 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Sonny Hertzberg 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Sonny Hertzberg 5

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Sonny Hertzberg 3

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Sonny Hertzberg 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Sonny Hertzberg 0 *

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Sonny Hertzberg 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Sonny Hertzberg 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Sonny Hertzberg 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Sonny Hertzberg 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 Sonny Hertzberg 8.7

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Sonny Hertzberg 4.0 *

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Sonny Hertzberg 2.1

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Sonny Hertzberg 2,563

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Sonny Hertzberg 260 *

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Sonny Hertzberg 618

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Sonny Hertzberg 293

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Sonny Hertzberg .299

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Sonny Hertzberg .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Sonny Hertzberg 10.2 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Sonny Hertzberg 4.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Sonny Hertzberg 3.8 (1951)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Sonny Hertzberg 9.1

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Sonny Hertzberg 1.0 *

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Sonny Hertzberg 1.9

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Sonny Hertzberg 164

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Sonny Hertzberg 2 *

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Sonny Hertzberg 35

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Sonny Hertzberg 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Sonny Hertzberg .294

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Sonny Hertzberg .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Sonny Hertzberg 10.7 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Sonny Hertzberg 1.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Sonny Hertzberg 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.