T.J. Ford vs. Tom Heinsohn Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Heinsohn and T.J. Ford 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
T.J. Ford: 2003-04 to 2011-12
Tom Heinsohn: 1956-57 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships T.J. Ford 0 Tom Heinsohn 8

NBA Seasons T.J. Ford 8 Tom Heinsohn 9

Playoffs Played T.J. Ford 4 Tom Heinsohn 9

All-Star Games T.J. Ford 0 Tom Heinsohn 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) T.J. Ford 0 Tom Heinsohn 4

Rookie of The Year T.J. Ford 0 Tom Heinsohn 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game T.J. Ford 11.2 Tom Heinsohn 18.6

Rebounds Per Game T.J. Ford 3.1 Tom Heinsohn 8.8

Assists Per Game T.J. Ford 5.8 Tom Heinsohn 2.0

Steals Per Game T.J. Ford 1.2 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game T.J. Ford 0.1 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points T.J. Ford 4,797 Tom Heinsohn 12,194

Total Rebounds T.J. Ford 1,331 Tom Heinsohn 5,749

Total Assists T.J. Ford 2,495 Tom Heinsohn 1,318

Total Steals T.J. Ford 496 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Total Blocks T.J. Ford 55 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Total Games T.J. Ford 429 Tom Heinsohn 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage T.J. Ford .433 Tom Heinsohn .405

3-Point Percentage T.J. Ford .289 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage T.J. Ford .815 Tom Heinsohn .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game T.J. Ford 14.9 (2009) Tom Heinsohn 22.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game T.J. Ford 4.3 (2006) Tom Heinsohn 10.6 (1960)

Assists Per Game T.J. Ford 7.9 (2007) Tom Heinsohn 2.5 (1959)

Steals Per Game T.J. Ford 1.4 (2006) Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game T.J. Ford 0.2 (2010) Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game T.J. Ford 12.4 Tom Heinsohn 19.8

Rebounds Per Game T.J. Ford 2.9 Tom Heinsohn 9.2

Assists Per Game T.J. Ford 5.1 Tom Heinsohn 2.1

Steals Per Game T.J. Ford 0.8 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game T.J. Ford 0.1 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points T.J. Ford 224 Tom Heinsohn 2,058

Total Rebounds T.J. Ford 53 Tom Heinsohn 954

Total Assists T.J. Ford 91 Tom Heinsohn 215

Total Steals T.J. Ford 15 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Total Blocks T.J. Ford 2 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Total Games T.J. Ford 18 Tom Heinsohn 104

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage T.J. Ford .457 Tom Heinsohn .402

3-Point Percentage T.J. Ford .375 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage T.J. Ford .878 Tom Heinsohn .743

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game T.J. Ford 16.0 (2007) Tom Heinsohn 24.7 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game T.J. Ford 4.4 (2008) Tom Heinsohn 11.7 (1957)

Assists Per Game T.J. Ford 6.6 (2008) Tom Heinsohn 2.9 (1959)

Steals Per Game T.J. Ford 1.2 (2007) Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game T.J. Ford 0.3 (2007) Tom Heinsohn - 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.