Tom Heinsohn vs. Dennis Scott Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dennis Scott and Tom Heinsohn, 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.

Tom Heinsohn played 9 years in the NBA, 1 less than Dennis Scott, who played 10. Tom Heinsohn had the first of his seasons in 1956-57, while Dennis Scott had his rookie season in 1990-91. 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
Rookie Season
	Tom Heinsohn	Dennis Scott
Season	1956-57	1990-91
Team	Boston Celtics	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
	-	All-Rookie First Team
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tom Heinsohn	72	29.9	16.2	-	-	9.8	1.6	-	-	-	4.2	6.2	15.6	.397	-	-	-	3.8	4.8	.790
Dennis Scott	82	28.5	15.7	0.8	2.1	2.9	1.6	0.8	0.3	1.5	2.5	6.1	14.4	.425	1.5	4.1	.374	1.9	2.5	.750
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tom Heinsohn	10	37.0	22.9	-	-	11.7	2.0	-	-	-	4.0	9.0	23.1	.390	-	-	-	4.9	6.9	.710
Dennis Scott	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 3
	Tom Heinsohn	Dennis Scott
Season	1958-59	1992-93
Team	Boston Celtics	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tom Heinsohn	66	31.7	18.8	-	-	9.7	2.5	-	-	-	4.1	7.0	18.1	.390	-	-	-	4.7	5.9	.798
Dennis Scott	54	32.6	15.9	0.7	2.7	3.4	2.5	1.1	0.3	1.9	2.4	6.1	14.1	.431	2.0	5.0	.403	1.7	2.2	.786
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tom Heinsohn	11	31.6	19.9	-	-	8.9	2.9	-	-	-	3.7	8.3	20.0	.414	-	-	-	3.4	5.1	.661
Dennis Scott	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	Tom Heinsohn	Dennis Scott
Season	1959-60	1993-94
Team	Boston Celtics	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tom Heinsohn	75	32.3	21.7	-	-	10.6	2.3	-	-	-	3.7	9.0	21.2	.423	-	-	-	3.8	5.1	.733
Dennis Scott	82	27.8	12.8	0.7	2.0	2.7	2.6	1.0	0.4	1.1	2.0	4.7	11.6	.405	1.9	4.7	.399	1.5	1.9	.774
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tom Heinsohn	13	32.5	21.8	-	-	9.7	2.1	-	-	-	4.1	8.6	20.5	.419	-	-	-	4.6	6.2	.750
Dennis Scott	3	33.0	14.3	0.3	1.7	2.0	1.0	0.7	1.0	2.7	2.3	4.7	13.7	.341	2.3	7.3	.318	2.7	3.3	.800

Season 5
	Tom Heinsohn	Dennis Scott
Season	1960-61	1994-95
Team	Boston Celtics	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Magic 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		%
Tom Heinsohn	74	30.5	21.3	-	-	9.9	1.9	-	-	-	3.5	8.5	21.2	.400	-	-	-	4.4	5.7	.767
Dennis Scott	62	24.2	12.9	0.4	2.0	2.4	2.1	0.7	0.2	0.9	1.9	4.6	10.4	.439	2.4	5.7	.426	1.4	1.8	.754
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tom Heinsohn	10	29.1	19.7	-	-	9.9	2.0	-	-	-	3.6	8.2	20.1	.408	-	-	-	3.3	4.3	.767
Dennis Scott	21	35.5	14.7	0.4	2.6	3.0	2.1	1.0	0.2	1.6	3.0	5.2	12.6	.413	2.7	7.2	.371	1.6	1.9	.850

Season 6
	Tom Heinsohn	Dennis Scott
Season	1961-62	1995-96
Team	Boston Celtics	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Magic Lost East Conf 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		%
Tom Heinsohn	79	30.2	22.1	-	-	9.5	2.1	-	-	-	3.5	8.8	20.4	.429	-	-	-	4.5	5.5	.819
Dennis Scott	82	37.1	17.5	0.8	3.0	3.8	3.0	1.1	0.4	1.5	2.1	6.0	13.6	.440	3.3	7.7	.425	2.2	2.7	.820
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tom Heinsohn	14	31.8	20.7	-	-	8.2	2.4	-	-	-	4.1	8.3	20.8	.399	-	-	-	4.1	5.4	.763
Dennis Scott	12	37.2	11.3	0.8	2.8	3.6	1.9	0.8	0.1	1.3	3.1	4.0	9.7	.414	2.2	5.8	.377	1.2	1.8	.636

Season 7
	Tom Heinsohn	Dennis Scott
Season	1962-63	1996-97
Team	Boston Celtics	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tom Heinsohn	76	26.4	18.9	-	-	7.5	1.3	-	-	-	3.6	7.2	17.1	.423	-	-	-	4.5	5.4	.835
Dennis Scott	66	32.8	12.5	0.6	2.5	3.1	2.1	1.1	0.3	1.2	2.1	4.5	11.3	.398	2.2	5.7	.394	1.2	1.5	.792
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tom Heinsohn	13	31.8	24.7	-	-	8.9	1.2	-	-	-	4.2	9.5	20.8	.456	-	-	-	5.8	7.5	.765
Dennis Scott	5	18.6	3.0	0.4	1.4	1.8	1.0	0.4	0.0	0.4	1.6	1.2	4.6	.261	0.6	2.2	.273	0.0	0.0	-

Season 8
	Tom Heinsohn	Dennis Scott
Season	1963-64	1997-98
Team	Boston Celtics	Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tom Heinsohn	76	26.8	16.5	-	-	6.1	2.4	-	-	-	3.5	6.4	16.1	.398	-	-	-	3.7	4.5	.827
Dennis Scott	81	28.3	11.0	0.6	2.5	3.0	1.9	0.7	0.5	1.3	1.9	4.1	10.2	.397	1.5	4.2	.365	1.3	1.6	.808
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tom Heinsohn	10	30.8	17.4	-	-	8.0	2.6	-	-	-	3.6	7.0	18.0	.389	-	-	-	3.4	4.2	.810
Dennis Scott	4	15.5	4.3	0.5	1.5	2.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.5	0.5	1.8	4.3	.412	0.8	2.0	.375	0.0	0.0	-

Season 9
	Tom Heinsohn	Dennis Scott
Season	1964-65	1998-99
Team	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks, Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tom Heinsohn	67	25.5	13.6	-	-	6.0	2.3	-	-	-	3.8	5.4	14.2	.383	-	-	-	2.7	3.4	.795
Dennis Scott	36	20.5	6.5	0.2	1.4	1.6	1.1	0.4	0.1	0.5	1.4	2.4	5.9	.408	1.0	2.7	.381	0.6	0.9	.742
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tom Heinsohn	12	23.0	12.7	-	-	7.0	1.9	-	-	-	3.8	5.5	15.1	.365	-	-	-	1.7	2.7	.625
Dennis Scott	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-