Sam Cassell vs. Fred Hetzel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Hetzel and Sam Cassell 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

Sam Cassell

vs.

Fred Hetzel

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Fred Hetzel: 1965-66 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Cassell 3 Fred Hetzel 0

NBA Seasons Sam Cassell 15 Fred Hetzel 6

Playoffs Played Sam Cassell 11 Fred Hetzel 4

All-Star Games Sam Cassell 1 Fred Hetzel 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 1 Fred Hetzel 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 15.7 Fred Hetzel 11.2

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 3.2 Fred Hetzel 5.9

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 6.0 Fred Hetzel 1.1

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.2 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 15,635 Fred Hetzel 4,658

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 3,221 Fred Hetzel 2,444

Total Assists Sam Cassell 5,939 Fred Hetzel 462

Total Steals Sam Cassell 1,058 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 163 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Games Sam Cassell 993 Fred Hetzel 416

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .454 Fred Hetzel .421

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .331 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .861 Fred Hetzel .817

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004) Fred Hetzel 19.0 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003) Fred Hetzel 8.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Fred Hetzel 1.7 (1968)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998) Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997) Fred Hetzel - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 12.2 Fred Hetzel 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 2.6 Fred Hetzel 5.3

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 Fred Hetzel 1.3

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 0.8 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.1 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 1,656 Fred Hetzel 359

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 349 Fred Hetzel 184

Total Assists Sam Cassell 592 Fred Hetzel 44

Total Steals Sam Cassell 105 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 19 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Games Sam Cassell 136 Fred Hetzel 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .414 Fred Hetzel .427

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .363 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .847 Fred Hetzel .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006) Fred Hetzel 18.8 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001) Fred Hetzel 7.2 (1967)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Fred Hetzel 1.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001) Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998) Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.