Harvey Grant vs. Tom Heinsohn Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tom Heinsohn and Harvey Grant, 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.

Harvey Grant played 11 years in the NBA, 2 more than Tom Heinsohn, who played 9. Harvey Grant had the first of his seasons in 1988-89, 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
Harvey Grant 11 5 1988-89 to 1998-99
Tom Heinsohn 9 9 1956-57 to 1964-65

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Harvey Grant Tom Heinsohn
Season 1988-891956-57
Team Washington BulletsBoston 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 %
Harvey Grant 71 16.8 5.6 1.1 1.2 2.3 1.1 0.5 0.4 0.4 2.1 2.5 5.5 .464 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.8 .596
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 %
Harvey Grant ------- --- ----------
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

Harvey Grant Tom Heinsohn
Season 1989-901957-58
Team Washington BulletsBoston 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 %
Harvey Grant 81 22.8 8.2 1.7 2.5 4.2 1.6 0.6 0.5 1.0 2.4 3.5 7.4 .473 0.0 0.1 .000 1.2 1.7 .701
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 %
Harvey Grant ------- --- ----------
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

Harvey Grant Tom Heinsohn
Season 1990-911958-59
Team Washington BulletsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
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 %
Harvey Grant 77 36.9 18.2 2.3 4.9 7.2 2.6 1.2 0.8 1.6 3.0 7.9 15.9 .498 0.0 0.2 .133 2.4 3.2 .743
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 %
Harvey Grant ------- --- ----------
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

Harvey Grant Tom Heinsohn
Season 1991-921959-60
Team Washington BulletsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
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 %
Harvey Grant 64 37.3 18.0 2.5 4.3 6.8 2.7 1.2 0.4 1.7 2.8 7.6 16.0 .478 0.0 0.1 .125 2.8 3.4 .800
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 %
Harvey Grant ------- --- ----------
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

Harvey Grant Tom Heinsohn
Season 1992-931960-61
Team Washington BulletsBoston 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 %
Harvey Grant 72 37.0 18.6 1.8 3.9 5.7 2.8 1.0 0.6 1.3 2.3 7.8 16.0 .487 0.0 0.1 .100 3.0 4.2 .727
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 %
Harvey Grant ------- --- ----------
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

Harvey Grant Tom Heinsohn
Season 1993-941961-62
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West 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 %
Harvey Grant 77 27.4 10.4 1.4 3.1 4.6 1.4 0.9 0.6 0.7 2.3 4.6 10.1 .460 0.0 0.1 .286 1.1 1.7 .641
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 %
Harvey Grant 4 19.0 8.5 1.3 1.0 2.3 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.5 4.3 8.3 .515 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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

Harvey Grant Tom Heinsohn
Season 1994-951962-63
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Harvey Grant 75 23.6 9.1 1.4 2.4 3.8 1.1 0.7 0.7 0.8 2.2 3.8 8.3 .461 0.1 0.3 .308 1.4 1.9 .705
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 %
Harvey Grant 3 38.3 14.3 1.0 4.3 5.3 2.0 1.0 0.7 1.3 2.0 4.7 9.3 .500 1.7 3.0 .556 3.3 5.3 .625
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

Harvey Grant Tom Heinsohn
Season 1995-961963-64
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Harvey Grant 76 31.5 9.3 1.5 3.2 4.8 1.5 0.8 0.6 1.1 2.3 4.1 8.9 .462 0.3 0.9 .313 0.8 1.4 .545
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 %
Harvey Grant 5 32.8 5.4 1.0 3.0 4.0 0.8 0.0 0.4 0.6 3.2 2.6 7.6 .342 0.2 1.4 .143 0.0 0.8 .000
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

Harvey Grant Tom Heinsohn
Season 1996-971964-65
Team Washington BulletsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bullets 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 %
Harvey Grant 78 20.6 4.1 0.8 2.5 3.3 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.4 2.1 1.7 4.0 .411 0.4 1.1 .315 0.4 0.5 .769
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 %
Harvey Grant 3 9.3 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 1.7 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -
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

Harvey Grant Tom Heinsohn
Season 1997-98-
Team Washington Wizards-
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 %
Harvey Grant 65 13.8 2.6 0.9 1.7 2.6 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.4 1.4 1.2 3.0 .383 0.0 0.1 .167 0.3 0.5 .633
Tom Heinsohn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Harvey Grant ------- --- ----------
Tom Heinsohn ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Harvey Grant Tom Heinsohn
Season 1998-99-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Harvey Grant 47 17.0 3.1 0.8 1.6 2.3 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.4 1.6 1.3 3.6 .369 0.0 0.1 .167 0.4 0.6 .724
Tom Heinsohn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Harvey Grant 4 7.0 0.5 0.3 0.8 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Tom Heinsohn ------- --- ----------