Tom Heinsohn vs. Russ Lee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russ Lee and Tom Heinsohn 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

Tom Heinsohn

vs.

Russ Lee

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Heinsohn: 1956-57 to 1964-65
Russ Lee: 1972-73 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Heinsohn 8 Russ Lee 0

NBA Seasons Tom Heinsohn 9 Russ Lee 3

Playoffs Played Tom Heinsohn 9 Russ Lee 2

All-Star Games Tom Heinsohn 6 Russ Lee 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Heinsohn 4 Russ Lee 0

Rookie of The Year Tom Heinsohn 1 Russ Lee 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Heinsohn 18.6 Russ Lee 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Tom Heinsohn 8.8 Russ Lee 1.2

Assists Per Game Tom Heinsohn 2.0 Russ Lee 0.7

Steals Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Russ Lee 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Russ Lee 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Heinsohn 12,194 Russ Lee 282

Total Rebounds Tom Heinsohn 5,749 Russ Lee 114

Total Assists Tom Heinsohn 1,318 Russ Lee 65

Total Steals Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Russ Lee 22 *

Total Blocks Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Russ Lee 3 *

Total Games Tom Heinsohn 654 Russ Lee 97

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Heinsohn .405 Russ Lee .391

3-Point Percentage Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Russ Lee - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Heinsohn .790 Russ Lee .685

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Heinsohn 22.1 (1962) Russ Lee 4.3 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Heinsohn 10.6 (1960) Russ Lee 2.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game Tom Heinsohn 2.5 (1959) Russ Lee 0.8 (1973)

Steals Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Russ Lee 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Russ Lee 0.2 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Heinsohn 19.8 Russ Lee 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Tom Heinsohn 9.2 Russ Lee 0.6

Assists Per Game Tom Heinsohn 2.1 Russ Lee 0.3

Steals Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Russ Lee 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Russ Lee 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Heinsohn 2,058 Russ Lee 27

Total Rebounds Tom Heinsohn 954 Russ Lee 7

Total Assists Tom Heinsohn 215 Russ Lee 3

Total Steals Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Russ Lee 3 *

Total Blocks Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Russ Lee 1 *

Total Games Tom Heinsohn 104 Russ Lee 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Heinsohn .402 Russ Lee .591

3-Point Percentage Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Russ Lee - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Heinsohn .743 Russ Lee .250

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Heinsohn 24.7 (1963) Russ Lee 3.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Heinsohn 11.7 (1957) Russ Lee 0.8 (1973)

Assists Per Game Tom Heinsohn 2.9 (1959) Russ Lee 0.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Russ Lee 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Russ Lee 0.2 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.