Kevin Duckworth vs. Tom Heinsohn Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tom Heinsohn and Kevin Duckworth, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Kevin Duckworth played 11 years in the NBA, 2 more than Tom Heinsohn, who played 9. Kevin Duckworth had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, while Tom Heinsohn had his rookie season in 1956-57. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11
Rookie Season
	Kevin Duckworth	Tom Heinsohn
Season	1986-87	1956-57
Team	San Antonio Spurs, Portland Trail Blazers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Duckworth	65	13.5	5.4	1.2	2.3	3.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	1.2	3.0	2.0	4.2	.476	0.0	0.0	.000	1.4	2.1	.687
Tom Heinsohn	72	29.9	16.2	-	-	9.8	1.6	-	-	-	4.2	6.2	15.6	.397	-	-	-	3.8	4.8	.790
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Duckworth	4	13.3	3.5	0.8	1.3	2.0	0.3	1.0	0.3	1.5	3.5	1.5	3.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	1.3	.400
Tom Heinsohn	10	37.0	22.9	-	-	11.7	2.0	-	-	-	4.0	9.0	23.1	.390	-	-	-	4.9	6.9	.710

Season 2
	Kevin Duckworth	Tom Heinsohn
Season	1987-88	1957-58
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	Most Improved Player	-
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Celtics Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Duckworth	78	28.5	15.8	2.9	4.5	7.4	0.8	0.4	0.4	2.3	3.6	5.8	11.6	.496	0.0	0.0	-	4.2	5.5	.770
Tom Heinsohn	69	32.0	17.8	-	-	10.2	1.8	-	-	-	4.0	6.8	17.8	.382	-	-	-	4.3	5.7	.746
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Duckworth	4	37.8	21.5	5.0	6.0	11.0	1.8	0.3	0.5	5.3	3.5	8.5	17.5	.486	0.0	0.3	.000	4.5	5.8	.783
Tom Heinsohn	11	31.7	17.5	-	-	10.8	1.6	-	-	-	4.7	6.2	17.6	.351	-	-	-	5.1	6.5	.778

Season 3
	Kevin Duckworth	Tom Heinsohn
Season	1988-89	1958-59
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Duckworth	79	33.7	18.1	3.1	4.9	8.0	0.8	0.7	0.6	2.5	3.8	7.0	14.7	.477	0.0	0.0	.000	4.1	5.4	.757
Tom Heinsohn	66	31.7	18.8	-	-	9.7	2.5	-	-	-	4.1	7.0	18.1	.390	-	-	-	4.7	5.9	.798
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Duckworth	3	27.7	11.3	2.7	3.0	5.7	0.7	0.3	0.3	1.7	5.7	4.7	11.7	.400	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	3.7	.545
Tom Heinsohn	11	31.6	19.9	-	-	8.9	2.9	-	-	-	3.7	8.3	20.0	.414	-	-	-	3.4	5.1	.661

Season 4
	Kevin Duckworth	Tom Heinsohn
Season	1989-90	1959-60
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost NBA Finals	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Duckworth	82	30.0	16.2	2.2	4.0	6.2	1.1	0.4	0.4	2.1	3.3	6.7	14.0	.478	0.0	0.0	-	2.8	3.8	.740
Tom Heinsohn	75	32.3	21.7	-	-	10.6	2.3	-	-	-	3.7	9.0	21.2	.423	-	-	-	3.8	5.1	.733
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Duckworth	15	30.2	13.1	1.9	3.9	5.8	1.1	0.3	0.6	2.2	4.0	5.5	12.5	.439	0.0	0.0	-	2.2	3.1	.717
Tom Heinsohn	13	32.5	21.8	-	-	9.7	2.1	-	-	-	4.1	8.6	20.5	.419	-	-	-	4.6	6.2	.750

Season 5
	Kevin Duckworth	Tom Heinsohn
Season	1990-91	1960-61
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Duckworth	81	31.0	15.8	2.2	4.4	6.6	1.1	0.4	0.4	2.3	3.1	6.4	13.4	.481	0.0	0.0	.000	3.0	3.8	.772
Tom Heinsohn	74	30.5	21.3	-	-	9.9	1.9	-	-	-	3.5	8.5	21.2	.400	-	-	-	4.4	5.7	.767
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Duckworth	16	31.9	11.7	2.5	4.2	6.7	0.9	0.5	0.5	2.4	3.3	4.6	11.4	.401	0.0	0.0	-	2.6	3.5	.732
Tom Heinsohn	10	29.1	19.7	-	-	9.9	2.0	-	-	-	3.6	8.2	20.1	.408	-	-	-	3.3	4.3	.767

Season 6
	Kevin Duckworth	Tom Heinsohn
Season	1991-92	1961-62
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost NBA Finals	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Duckworth	82	27.1	10.7	1.8	4.2	6.1	1.2	0.5	0.5	1.7	3.2	4.4	9.6	.461	0.0	0.0	.000	1.9	2.8	.690
Tom Heinsohn	79	30.2	22.1	-	-	9.5	2.1	-	-	-	3.5	8.8	20.4	.429	-	-	-	4.5	5.5	.819
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Duckworth	21	30.8	11.9	1.9	3.7	5.6	2.0	0.5	0.6	2.1	3.6	5.1	10.3	.495	0.0	0.0	-	1.7	2.5	.660
Tom Heinsohn	14	31.8	20.7	-	-	8.2	2.4	-	-	-	4.1	8.3	20.8	.399	-	-	-	4.1	5.4	.763

Season 7
	Kevin Duckworth	Tom Heinsohn
Season	1992-93	1962-63
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Duckworth	74	23.8	9.9	1.6	3.6	5.2	0.9	0.6	0.5	1.2	3.0	4.1	9.3	.438	0.0	0.0	.000	1.7	2.4	.730
Tom Heinsohn	76	26.4	18.9	-	-	7.5	1.3	-	-	-	3.6	7.2	17.1	.423	-	-	-	4.5	5.4	.835
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Duckworth	4	14.5	4.5	1.0	2.3	3.3	0.8	0.0	0.3	1.5	3.0	1.8	5.3	.333	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.0	1.000
Tom Heinsohn	13	31.8	24.7	-	-	8.9	1.2	-	-	-	4.2	9.5	20.8	.456	-	-	-	5.8	7.5	.765

Season 8
	Kevin Duckworth	Tom Heinsohn
Season	1993-94	1963-64
Team	Washington Bullets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Duckworth	69	21.5	6.6	1.5	3.2	4.7	0.8	0.5	0.5	1.5	3.2	2.7	6.4	.417	0.0	0.0	-	1.3	1.9	.667
Tom Heinsohn	76	26.8	16.5	-	-	6.1	2.4	-	-	-	3.5	6.4	16.1	.398	-	-	-	3.7	4.5	.827
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Duckworth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tom Heinsohn	10	30.8	17.4	-	-	8.0	2.6	-	-	-	3.6	7.0	18.0	.389	-	-	-	3.4	4.2	.810

Season 9
	Kevin Duckworth	Tom Heinsohn
Season	1994-95	1964-65
Team	Washington Bullets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Duckworth	40	20.5	7.1	1.6	3.3	4.9	0.5	0.5	0.6	1.5	2.8	3.0	6.7	.442	0.1	0.3	.200	1.1	1.8	.643
Tom Heinsohn	67	25.5	13.6	-	-	6.0	2.3	-	-	-	3.8	5.4	14.2	.383	-	-	-	2.7	3.4	.795
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Duckworth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tom Heinsohn	12	23.0	12.7	-	-	7.0	1.9	-	-	-	3.8	5.5	15.1	.365	-	-	-	1.7	2.7	.625