Allan Bristow vs. Tom Heinsohn Season by Season Comparison

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

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Allan Bristow and Tom Heinsohn both played 9 years in the NBA. Allan Bristow had the first of his seasons in 1973-74, 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.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Allan Bristow 9 3 1973-74 to 1982-83
Tom Heinsohn 9 9 1956-57 to 1964-65

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Allan Bristow Tom Heinsohn
Season 1973-741956-57
Team Philadelphia 76ersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion 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 %
Allan Bristow 55 11.7 4.7 1.2 1.8 3.0 1.7 0.5 0.0 - 1.2 2.0 4.9 .400 - - - 0.8 1.0 .737
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 %
Allan Bristow ------- --- ----------
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

Allan Bristow Tom Heinsohn
Season 1974-751957-58
Team Philadelphia 76ersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Allan Bristow 72 15.3 6.2 1.5 2.0 3.5 1.4 0.3 0.0 - 1.4 2.3 5.5 .415 - - - 1.7 2.1 .791
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 %
Allan Bristow ------- --- ----------
Tom Heinsohn 11 31.7 17.5 - - 10.8 1.6 - - - 4.7 6.2 17.6 .351 - - - 5.1 6.5 .778

Note: Allan Bristow didn't play in 1975-76.

Season 3

Allan Bristow Tom Heinsohn
Season 1976-771958-59
Team San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA Champion 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 %
Allan Bristow 82 24.6 11.4 1.5 2.8 4.2 2.9 1.1 0.0 - 2.4 4.5 9.1 .489 - - - 2.5 3.1 .798
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 %
Allan Bristow 2 14.0 4.0 1.5 0.5 2.0 3.5 1.0 0.0 - 3.0 1.5 4.5 .333 - - - 1.0 4.5 .222
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

Allan Bristow Tom Heinsohn
Season 1977-781959-60
Team San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost East Conf SemisNBA Champion 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 %
Allan Bristow 82 18.1 8.1 1.2 1.9 3.1 2.4 0.8 0.0 1.8 1.8 3.1 6.6 .478 - - - 1.9 2.5 .731
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 %
Allan Bristow 5 10.2 4.4 0.8 1.4 2.2 1.4 0.4 0.0 1.0 2.0 1.8 3.0 .600 - - - 0.8 1.2 .667
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

Allan Bristow Tom Heinsohn
Season 1978-791960-61
Team San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost East Conf FinalsNBA Champion 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 %
Allan Bristow 74 17.9 6.4 1.1 2.3 3.3 3.1 0.8 0.2 1.5 2.1 2.4 4.8 .492 - - - 1.7 2.0 .832
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 %
Allan Bristow 13 12.5 4.3 0.9 1.2 2.1 2.2 0.7 0.4 0.8 1.3 1.5 3.8 .408 - - - 1.2 1.6 .762
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

Allan Bristow Tom Heinsohn
Season 1979-801961-62
Team Utah JazzBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion 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 %
Allan Bristow 82 28.1 11.6 2.1 4.2 6.2 4.2 1.1 0.1 2.2 2.6 4.6 9.6 .480 0.0 0.1 .286 2.4 3.0 .811
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 %
Allan Bristow ------- --- ----------
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

Allan Bristow Tom Heinsohn
Season 1980-811962-63
Team Utah JazzBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allan Bristow 82 24.4 8.7 1.3 4.0 5.2 4.7 0.8 0.0 2.1 2.3 3.3 7.5 .444 0.1 0.2 .278 2.0 2.4 .838
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 %
Allan Bristow ------- --- ----------
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

Allan Bristow Tom Heinsohn
Season 1981-821963-64
Team Dallas MavericksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion 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 %
Allan Bristow 82 24.8 7.0 1.5 2.7 4.1 5.5 0.8 0.1 2.0 2.7 2.7 6.1 .437 0.0 0.2 .167 1.6 2.0 .817
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 %
Allan Bristow ------- --- ----------
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

Allan Bristow Tom Heinsohn
Season 1982-831964-65
Team Dallas MavericksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Allan Bristow 37 10.0 2.8 0.6 0.9 1.6 1.9 0.2 0.0 0.8 1.2 1.2 2.7 .444 0.2 0.4 .462 0.3 0.4 .714
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 %
Allan Bristow ------- --- ----------
Tom Heinsohn 12 23.0 12.7 - - 7.0 1.9 - - - 3.8 5.5 15.1 .365 - - - 1.7 2.7 .625