Austin Croshere vs. Tom Heinsohn Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tom Heinsohn and Austin Croshere, 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.

Austin Croshere played 12 years in the NBA, 3 more than Tom Heinsohn, who played 9. Austin Croshere had the first of his seasons in 1997-98, 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
Austin Croshere 12 9 1997-98 to 2008-09
Tom Heinsohn 9 9 1956-57 to 1964-65

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Austin Croshere Tom Heinsohn
Season 1997-981956-57
Team Indiana PacersBoston 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 %
Austin Croshere 26 9.3 2.9 0.4 1.3 1.7 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.2 1.2 3.3 .372 0.2 0.5 .308 0.3 0.5 .571
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 %
Austin Croshere ------- --- ----------
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

Austin Croshere Tom Heinsohn
Season 1998-991957-58
Team Indiana PacersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsCeltics 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 %
Austin Croshere 27 9.2 3.4 0.6 1.1 1.7 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.9 1.2 1.2 2.8 .427 0.3 1.1 .276 0.7 0.9 .870
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 %
Austin Croshere 1 1.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.0 1.000
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

Austin Croshere Tom Heinsohn
Season 1999-001958-59
Team Indiana PacersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost NBA 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 %
Austin Croshere 81 23.3 10.3 1.7 4.7 6.4 1.1 0.5 0.7 1.5 2.5 3.6 8.1 .441 0.8 2.1 .362 2.4 2.9 .848
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 %
Austin Croshere 23 21.3 9.4 1.3 3.4 4.7 0.8 0.4 0.7 1.1 2.2 2.8 6.7 .418 0.7 1.6 .405 3.2 3.8 .839
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

Austin Croshere Tom Heinsohn
Season 2000-011959-60
Team Indiana PacersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers 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 %
Austin Croshere 81 23.1 10.1 1.5 3.3 4.8 1.1 0.4 0.6 1.7 2.2 3.4 8.7 .394 0.9 2.6 .338 2.5 2.9 .866
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 %
Austin Croshere 4 32.3 10.8 1.3 3.8 5.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 2.3 3.8 3.5 8.8 .400 0.5 2.5 .200 3.3 3.8 .867
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

Austin Croshere Tom Heinsohn
Season 2001-021960-61
Team Indiana PacersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers 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 %
Austin Croshere 76 16.9 6.8 1.0 2.9 3.9 1.0 0.3 0.4 0.9 1.4 2.4 5.9 .413 0.6 1.9 .338 1.3 1.5 .851
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 %
Austin Croshere 4 15.0 6.0 1.0 2.5 3.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 1.5 1.8 2.0 5.0 .400 0.5 1.5 .333 1.5 2.0 .750
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

Austin Croshere Tom Heinsohn
Season 2002-031961-62
Team Indiana PacersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers 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 %
Austin Croshere 49 12.9 5.1 0.8 2.3 3.2 1.1 0.1 0.3 0.6 1.0 1.8 4.3 .411 0.6 1.4 .391 1.1 1.3 .815
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 %
Austin Croshere 4 11.8 4.0 2.0 2.3 4.3 0.8 0.0 0.3 0.8 1.3 1.3 4.8 .263 0.0 1.5 .000 1.5 1.8 .857
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

Austin Croshere Tom Heinsohn
Season 2003-041962-63
Team Indiana PacersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers 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 %
Austin Croshere 77 13.6 5.0 0.8 2.4 3.2 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.7 1.3 1.5 4.0 .388 0.7 1.9 .389 1.2 1.4 .894
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 %
Austin Croshere 13 16.5 4.8 1.0 2.1 3.1 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.3 1.5 4.2 .345 0.6 1.8 .333 1.3 1.6 .810
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

Austin Croshere Tom Heinsohn
Season 2004-051963-64
Team Indiana PacersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers 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 %
Austin Croshere 73 25.0 8.9 1.4 3.7 5.1 1.3 0.7 0.2 1.4 2.1 2.6 6.8 .378 0.6 2.4 .259 3.1 3.5 .883
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 %
Austin Croshere 10 8.6 2.5 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.0 0.4 1.0 .400 0.2 0.4 .500 1.5 1.8 .833
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

Austin Croshere Tom Heinsohn
Season 2005-061964-65
Team Indiana PacersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers 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 %
Austin Croshere 50 23.0 8.2 1.2 4.1 5.3 1.2 0.4 0.1 1.0 2.1 2.6 5.7 .463 1.1 2.8 .386 1.8 2.0 .882
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 %
Austin Croshere 6 29.2 8.2 0.8 2.8 3.7 1.2 0.8 0.0 1.0 1.8 2.0 6.3 .316 1.5 3.8 .391 2.7 3.0 .889
Tom Heinsohn 12 23.0 12.7 - - 7.0 1.9 - - - 3.8 5.5 15.1 .365 - - - 1.7 2.7 .625

Season 10

Austin Croshere Tom Heinsohn
Season 2006-07-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks 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 %
Austin Croshere 61 11.9 3.7 0.5 2.5 3.0 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.1 1.3 3.6 .351 0.4 1.5 .286 0.7 0.9 .865
Tom Heinsohn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Austin Croshere 3 11.3 5.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.7 1.3 4.0 .333 1.0 1.3 .750 1.3 1.3 1.000
Tom Heinsohn ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Austin Croshere Tom Heinsohn
Season 2007-08-
Team Golden State Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
Austin Croshere 44 10.4 3.9 0.8 1.6 2.4 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.4 1.4 3.1 .445 0.5 1.4 .361 0.7 0.7 .906
Tom Heinsohn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Austin Croshere ------- --- ----------
Tom Heinsohn ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Austin Croshere Tom Heinsohn
Season 2008-09-
Team Milwaukee Bucks, San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
Austin Croshere 14 7.1 2.9 0.8 1.6 2.4 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 1.0 2.8 .359 0.4 1.1 .333 0.5 0.9 .583
Tom Heinsohn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Austin Croshere ------- --- ----------
Tom Heinsohn ------- --- ----------