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Tom Heinsohn
Thomas William Heinsohn (Tom, Tommy, Ack-Ack)
Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6-7 Weight: 218 lbs.
Born: August 26, 1934 in Union City, New Jersey
High School: Saint Michael's in Union City, New Jersey
College: College of the Holy Cross
Inducted into Hall of Fame as Player in 1986
Drafted by the Boston Celtics in the 1956 NBA draft (territorial selection).
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Totals
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | 22 | BOS | NBA | 72 | 2150 | 446 | 1123 | .397 | 271 | 343 | .790 | 705 | 117 | 304 | 1163 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 23 | BOS | NBA | 69 | 2206 | 468 | 1226 | .382 | 294 | 394 | .746 | 705 | 125 | 274 | 1230 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 24 | BOS | NBA | 66 | 2089 | 465 | 1192 | .390 | 312 | 391 | .798 | 638 | 164 | 271 | 1242 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 25 | BOS | NBA | 75 | 2420 | 673 | 1590 | .423 | 283 | 386 | .733 | 794 | 171 | 275 | 1629 | |||||||||
| 1960-61 | 26 | BOS | NBA | 74 | 2256 | 627 | 1566 | .400 | 325 | 424 | .767 | 732 | 141 | 260 | 1579 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 27 | BOS | NBA | 79 | 2383 | 692 | 1613 | .429 | 358 | 437 | .819 | 747 | 165 | 280 | 1742 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 28 | BOS | NBA | 76 | 2004 | 550 | 1300 | .423 | 340 | 407 | .835 | 569 | 95 | 270 | 1440 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 29 | BOS | NBA | 76 | 2040 | 487 | 1223 | .398 | 283 | 342 | .827 | 460 | 183 | 268 | 1257 | |||||||||
| 1964-65 | 30 | BOS | NBA | 67 | 1706 | 365 | 954 | .383 | 182 | 229 | .795 | 399 | 157 | 252 | 912 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 654 | 19254 | 4773 | 11787 | .405 | 2648 | 3353 | .790 | 5749 | 1318 | 2454 | 12194 |
Per Game
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | 22 | BOS | NBA | 72 | 29.9 | 6.2 | 15.6 | .397 | 3.8 | 4.8 | .790 | 9.8 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 16.2 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 23 | BOS | NBA | 69 | 32.0 | 6.8 | 17.8 | .382 | 4.3 | 5.7 | .746 | 10.2 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 17.8 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 24 | BOS | NBA | 66 | 31.7 | 7.0 | 18.1 | .390 | 4.7 | 5.9 | .798 | 9.7 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 18.8 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 25 | BOS | NBA | 75 | 32.3 | 9.0 | 21.2 | .423 | 3.8 | 5.1 | .733 | 10.6 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 21.7 | |||||||||
| 1960-61 | 26 | BOS | NBA | 74 | 30.5 | 8.5 | 21.2 | .400 | 4.4 | 5.7 | .767 | 9.9 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 21.3 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 27 | BOS | NBA | 79 | 30.2 | 8.8 | 20.4 | .429 | 4.5 | 5.5 | .819 | 9.5 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 22.1 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 28 | BOS | NBA | 76 | 26.4 | 7.2 | 17.1 | .423 | 4.5 | 5.4 | .835 | 7.5 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 18.9 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 29 | BOS | NBA | 76 | 26.8 | 6.4 | 16.1 | .398 | 3.7 | 4.5 | .827 | 6.1 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 16.5 | |||||||||
| 1964-65 | 30 | BOS | NBA | 67 | 25.5 | 5.4 | 14.2 | .383 | 2.7 | 3.4 | .795 | 6.0 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 13.6 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 654 | 29.4 | 7.3 | 18.0 | .405 | 4.0 | 5.1 | .790 | 8.8 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 18.6 |
Per 36 Minutes
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | 22 | BOS | NBA | 72 | 2150 | 7.5 | 18.8 | .397 | 4.5 | 5.7 | .790 | 11.8 | 2.0 | 5.1 | 19.5 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 23 | BOS | NBA | 69 | 2206 | 7.6 | 20.0 | .382 | 4.8 | 6.4 | .746 | 11.5 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 20.1 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 24 | BOS | NBA | 66 | 2089 | 8.0 | 20.5 | .390 | 5.4 | 6.7 | .798 | 11.0 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 21.4 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 25 | BOS | NBA | 75 | 2420 | 10.0 | 23.7 | .423 | 4.2 | 5.7 | .733 | 11.8 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 24.2 | |||||||||
| 1960-61 | 26 | BOS | NBA | 74 | 2256 | 10.0 | 25.0 | .400 | 5.2 | 6.8 | .767 | 11.7 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 25.2 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 27 | BOS | NBA | 79 | 2383 | 10.5 | 24.4 | .429 | 5.4 | 6.6 | .819 | 11.3 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 26.3 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 28 | BOS | NBA | 76 | 2004 | 9.9 | 23.4 | .423 | 6.1 | 7.3 | .835 | 10.2 | 1.7 | 4.9 | 25.9 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 29 | BOS | NBA | 76 | 2040 | 8.6 | 21.6 | .398 | 5.0 | 6.0 | .827 | 8.1 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 22.2 | |||||||||
| 1964-65 | 30 | BOS | NBA | 67 | 1706 | 7.7 | 20.1 | .383 | 3.8 | 4.8 | .795 | 8.4 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 19.2 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 654 | 19254 | 8.9 | 22.0 | .405 | 5.0 | 6.3 | .790 | 10.7 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 22.8 |
Advanced
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | 22 | BOS | NBA | 72 | 2150 | 18.1 | .456 | .397 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 7.1 | ||||||||||
| 1957-58 | 23 | BOS | NBA | 69 | 2206 | 16.9 | .439 | .382 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 6.0 | ||||||||||
| 1958-59 | 24 | BOS | NBA | 66 | 2089 | 17.9 | .455 | .390 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 6.5 | ||||||||||
| 1959-60 | 25 | BOS | NBA | 75 | 2420 | 18.4 | .463 | .423 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 7.7 | ||||||||||
| 1960-61 | 26 | BOS | NBA | 74 | 2256 | 18.4 | .450 | .400 | 1.4 | 5.2 | 6.6 | ||||||||||
| 1961-62 | 27 | BOS | NBA | 79 | 2383 | 20.0 | .482 | .429 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 9.3 | ||||||||||
| 1962-63 | 28 | BOS | NBA | 76 | 2004 | 18.8 | .487 | .423 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 6.8 | ||||||||||
| 1963-64 | 29 | BOS | NBA | 76 | 2040 | 17.0 | .458 | .398 | 0.8 | 5.4 | 6.2 | ||||||||||
| 1964-65 | 30 | BOS | NBA | 67 | 1706 | 14.3 | .432 | .383 | 12.9 | -0.5 | 4.2 | 3.6 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 654 | 19254 | 17.8 | .460 | .405 | 12.9 | 18.3 | 41.7 | 60.0 |
Playoffs
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1956-57 | 22 | BOS | NBA | 10 | 370 | 90 | 231 | 49 | 69 | 117 | 20 | 40 | 229 | .390 | .710 | 37.0 | 22.9 | 11.7 | 2.0 | |||||||
| 1957-58 | 23 | BOS | NBA | 11 | 349 | 68 | 194 | 56 | 72 | 119 | 18 | 52 | 192 | .351 | .778 | 31.7 | 17.5 | 10.8 | 1.6 | |||||||
| 1958-59 | 24 | BOS | NBA | 11 | 348 | 91 | 220 | 37 | 56 | 98 | 32 | 41 | 219 | .414 | .661 | 31.6 | 19.9 | 8.9 | 2.9 | |||||||
| 1959-60 | 25 | BOS | NBA | 13 | 423 | 112 | 267 | 60 | 80 | 126 | 27 | 53 | 284 | .419 | .750 | 32.5 | 21.8 | 9.7 | 2.1 | |||||||
| 1960-61 | 26 | BOS | NBA | 10 | 291 | 82 | 201 | 33 | 43 | 99 | 20 | 36 | 197 | .408 | .767 | 29.1 | 19.7 | 9.9 | 2.0 | |||||||
| 1961-62 | 27 | BOS | NBA | 14 | 445 | 116 | 291 | 58 | 76 | 115 | 34 | 58 | 290 | .399 | .763 | 31.8 | 20.7 | 8.2 | 2.4 | |||||||
| 1962-63 | 28 | BOS | NBA | 13 | 413 | 123 | 270 | 75 | 98 | 116 | 15 | 55 | 321 | .456 | .765 | 31.8 | 24.7 | 8.9 | 1.2 | |||||||
| 1963-64 | 29 | BOS | NBA | 10 | 308 | 70 | 170 | 34 | 42 | 80 | 26 | 36 | 174 | .412 | .810 | 30.8 | 17.4 | 8.0 | 2.6 | |||||||
| 1964-65 | 30 | BOS | NBA | 12 | 276 | 66 | 181 | 20 | 32 | 84 | 23 | 46 | 152 | .365 | .625 | 23.0 | 12.7 | 7.0 | 1.9 | |||||||
| Career | NBA | 104 | 3223 | 818 | 2025 | 422 | 568 | 954 | 215 | 417 | 2058 | .404 | .743 | 31.0 | 19.8 | 9.2 | 2.1 | |||||||||
Playoffs Advanced
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | 22 | BOS | NBA | 10 | 370 | 19.0 | .438 | .390 | 9.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 23 | BOS | NBA | 11 | 349 | 16.7 | .425 | .351 | 8.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 24 | BOS | NBA | 11 | 348 | 16.7 | .448 | .414 | 12.9 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 25 | BOS | NBA | 13 | 423 | 19.8 | .470 | .419 | 9.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.7 | |||||||||
| 1960-61 | 26 | BOS | NBA | 10 | 291 | 18.5 | .448 | .408 | 10.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 27 | BOS | NBA | 14 | 445 | 16.4 | .447 | .399 | 11.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 28 | BOS | NBA | 13 | 413 | 20.5 | .513 | .456 | 5.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.6 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 29 | BOS | NBA | 10 | 308 | 18.1 | .462 | .412 | 13.9 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | |||||||||
| 1964-65 | 30 | BOS | NBA | 12 | 276 | 12.3 | .390 | .365 | 11.6 | -0.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 104 | 3223 | 17.7 | .452 | .404 | 10.2 | 2.4 | 6.6 | 9.0 |
All-Star Games
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | 22 | BOS | NBA | 1 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 17 | .294 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 12 | |||||||
| 1960-61 | 26 | BOS | NBA | 1 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 16 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
| 1961-62 | 27 | BOS | NBA | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 11 | .364 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | |||||||
| 1962-63 | 28 | BOS | NBA | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 11 | .545 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | |||||||
| 1963-64 | 29 | BOS | NBA | 1 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 12 | .417 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||
| 1964-65 | 30 | BOS | NBA | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | NBA | 5 | 4 | 97 | 22 | 67 | .328 | 7 | 8 | .875 | 20 | 3 | 20 | 51 |
College
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | College | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1953-54 | 19 | HOLYCROSS | 28 | 175 | 364 | 94 | 142 | 300 | 444 | .481 | .662 | 15.9 | 10.7 | ||||||||||||
| 1954-55 | 20 | HOLYCROSS | 26 | 232 | 499 | 141 | 215 | 385 | 605 | .465 | .656 | 23.3 | 14.8 | ||||||||||||
| 1955-56 | 21 | HOLYCROSS | 27 | 254 | 630 | 232 | 304 | 569 | 740 | .403 | .763 | 27.4 | 21.1 | ||||||||||||
| Career | 81 | 661 | 1493 | 467 | 661 | 1254 | 1789 | .443 | .707 | 22.1 | 15.5 | ||||||||||||||
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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All-Star Games 1957 NBA1961 NBA 1962 NBA 1963 NBA 1964 NBA 1965 NBA |
Awards 1956-57 NBA Rookie of the Year |
Honors 1954-55 NCAA AP All-America (3rd)1955-56 NCAA AP All-America (1st) 1960-61 NBA All-NBA (2nd) 1961-62 NBA All-NBA (2nd) 1962-63 NBA All-NBA (2nd) 1963-64 NBA All-NBA (2nd) |
MVP Award Shares 1959-60 NBA 0.013 (10)1960-61 NBA 0.040 (6) Career 0.053 (94) |
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Games 1956-57 NBA 72 (1)1959-60 NBA 75 (2) |
Field Goals 1956-57 NBA 446 (10)1957-58 NBA 468 (10) 1959-60 NBA 673 (5) 1960-61 NBA 627 (10) 1961-62 NBA 692 (10) |
Field Goal Attempts 1956-57 NBA 1123 (10)1957-58 NBA 1226 (8) 1959-60 NBA 1590 (4) 1960-61 NBA 1566 (8) 1961-62 NBA 1613 (8) |
Free Throw Pct 1961-62 NBA .819 (9)1962-63 NBA .835 (4) 1963-64 NBA .828 (4) |
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Personal Fouls 1956-57 NBA 304 (3)1957-58 NBA 274 (7) 1958-59 NBA 271 (9) 1959-60 NBA 275 (4) |
Points 1959-60 NBA 1629 (8) |
Points Per Game 1959-60 NBA 21.7 (10)Career NBA 18.6 (79) Career 18.6 (85) |
Rebounds Per Game Career NBA 8.8 (78)Career 8.8 (85) |
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Player Efficiency Rating 1961-62 NBA 20.0 (8) |
Defensive Win Shares 1956-57 NBA 4.1 (4)1957-58 NBA 4.1 (4) 1958-59 NBA 4.1 (3) 1959-60 NBA 4.7 (5) 1960-61 NBA 5.2 (6) 1961-62 NBA 5.5 (4) 1962-63 NBA 4.4 (9) 1963-64 NBA 5.4 (6) 1964-65 NBA 4.2 (8) Career NBA 41.7 (68) Career 41.7 (73) |
Win Shares 1961-62 NBA 9.3 (10) |
Hall of Fame Probability Career 1.000 (28) |
Transactions
April 30, 1956: Drafted by the Boston Celtics in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1956 NBA Draft.
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