Gene Conley vs. Tyler Herro Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tyler Herro and Gene Conley, 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.

Gene Conley played 6 years in the NBA, 1 more than Tyler Herro, who played 5. Gene Conley had the first of his seasons in 1952-53, while Tyler Herro had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Gene Conley 6 3 1952-53 to 1963-64
Tyler Herro 5 5 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Gene Conley Tyler Herro
Season 1952-532019-20
Team Boston CelticsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat 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 %
Gene Conley 39 11.8 2.3 - - 4.4 0.5 - - - 1.9 0.9 2.8 .324 - - - 0.5 0.8 .581
Tyler Herro 55 27.4 13.5 0.3 3.8 4.1 2.2 0.6 0.2 1.6 1.4 4.9 11.5 .428 2.1 5.4 .389 1.6 1.8 .870
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gene Conley ------- --- ----------
Tyler Herro 21 33.7 16.0 0.3 4.8 5.1 3.7 0.4 0.1 2.0 1.5 5.7 13.2 .433 2.3 6.1 .375 2.2 2.6 .870

Note: Gene Conley didn't play in 1953-54, 1954-55, 1955-56, 1956-57 and 1957-58.

Season 2

Gene Conley Tyler Herro
Season 1958-592020-21
Team Boston CelticsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHeat 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 %
Gene Conley 50 13.3 4.2 - - 5.5 0.4 - - - 2.3 1.7 5.2 .328 - - - 0.7 1.3 .578
Tyler Herro 54 30.3 15.1 0.5 4.5 5.0 3.4 0.6 0.3 1.9 1.3 5.7 12.9 .439 2.0 5.5 .360 1.7 2.2 .803
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gene Conley 11 14.3 4.9 - - 6.8 0.6 - - - 3.6 2.2 6.0 .364 - - - 0.5 1.2 .462
Tyler Herro 4 23.3 9.3 0.3 3.0 3.3 1.8 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.5 3.0 9.5 .316 1.5 4.8 .316 1.8 1.8 1.000

Season 3

Gene Conley Tyler Herro
Season 1959-602021-22
Team Boston CelticsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHeat 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 %
Gene Conley 71 18.7 6.7 - - 8.3 0.5 - - - 3.8 2.8 7.6 .373 - - - 1.1 1.6 .667
Tyler Herro 66 32.6 20.7 0.5 4.5 5.0 4.0 0.7 0.1 2.6 1.4 7.6 17.0 .447 2.7 6.7 .399 2.9 3.3 .868
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gene Conley 13 20.7 6.5 - - 8.9 0.2 - - - 4.5 2.6 6.8 .386 - - - 1.2 1.7 .727
Tyler Herro 15 25.4 12.6 0.5 3.4 3.9 2.8 0.6 0.4 1.8 1.4 4.9 12.1 .409 1.1 4.7 .229 1.7 1.8 .926

Season 4

Gene Conley Tyler Herro
Season 1960-612022-23
Team Boston CelticsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHeat 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 %
Gene Conley 75 16.6 6.3 - - 7.3 0.5 - - - 3.7 2.4 6.6 .370 - - - 1.4 2.0 .693
Tyler Herro 67 34.9 20.1 0.4 5.0 5.4 4.2 0.8 0.2 2.4 1.5 7.3 16.6 .439 3.0 8.0 .378 2.5 2.7 .934
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gene Conley 9 6.2 3.4 - - 3.4 0.1 - - - 2.2 1.3 3.7 .364 - - - 0.8 1.3 .583
Tyler Herro 1 19.0 12.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 5.0 9.0 .556 2.0 4.0 .500 0.0 0.0 -

Note: Gene Conley didn't play in 1961-62.

Season 5

Gene Conley Tyler Herro
Season 1962-632023-24
Team New York KnicksMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat 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 %
Gene Conley 70 22.1 9.0 - - 6.7 1.0 - - - 3.8 3.6 9.3 .390 - - - 1.7 2.7 .656
Tyler Herro 42 33.5 20.8 0.5 4.8 5.3 4.5 0.7 0.1 2.2 1.5 7.7 17.5 .441 3.1 7.9 .396 2.3 2.6 .856
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gene Conley ------- --- ----------
Tyler Herro 5 37.0 16.8 0.0 3.6 3.6 5.4 0.4 0.0 2.8 2.0 6.0 15.6 .385 3.0 8.6 .349 1.8 2.0 .900

Season 6

Gene Conley Tyler Herro
Season 1963-64-
Team New York Knicks-
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 %
Gene Conley 46 12.0 4.2 - - 3.4 0.5 - - - 2.7 1.6 4.1 .392 - - - 1.0 1.4 .677
Tyler Herro ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gene Conley ------- --- ----------
Tyler Herro ------- --- ----------