Tom Heinsohn vs. Bobby Jones Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bobby Jones and Tom Heinsohn, 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.

Tom Heinsohn played 9 years in the NBA, 1 less than Bobby Jones, who played 10. Tom Heinsohn had the first of his seasons in 1956-57, while Bobby Jones had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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
Tom Heinsohn 9 9 1956-57 to 1964-65
Bobby Jones 10 10 1976-77 to 1985-86

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tom Heinsohn Bobby Jones
Season 1956-571976-77
Team Boston CelticsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNuggets Lost West 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 %
Tom Heinsohn 72 29.9 16.2 - - 9.8 1.6 - - - 4.2 6.2 15.6 .397 - - - 3.8 4.8 .790
Bobby Jones 82 29.5 15.1 2.1 6.1 8.3 3.2 2.3 2.0 - 2.9 6.1 10.7 .570 - - - 2.9 4.0 .717
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Heinsohn 10 37.0 22.9 - - 11.7 2.0 - - - 4.0 9.0 23.1 .390 - - - 4.9 6.9 .710
Bobby Jones 6 31.2 12.0 1.8 4.0 5.8 3.5 2.8 2.3 - 4.2 5.2 10.7 .484 - - - 1.7 2.8 .588

Season 2

Tom Heinsohn Bobby Jones
Season 1957-581977-78
Team Boston CelticsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsNuggets Lost West 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 %
Tom Heinsohn 69 32.0 17.8 - - 10.2 1.8 - - - 4.0 6.8 17.8 .382 - - - 4.3 5.7 .746
Bobby Jones 75 32.5 14.5 2.2 6.3 8.5 3.4 1.8 1.7 2.6 2.9 5.9 10.1 .578 - - - 2.8 3.7 .751
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Heinsohn 11 31.7 17.5 - - 10.8 1.6 - - - 4.7 6.2 17.6 .351 - - - 5.1 6.5 .778
Bobby Jones 13 30.0 12.8 2.8 5.1 7.8 2.7 1.2 0.7 1.8 3.2 5.1 8.9 .569 - - - 2.6 3.5 .739

Season 3

Tom Heinsohn Bobby Jones
Season 1958-591978-79
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion76ers 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 %
Tom Heinsohn 66 31.7 18.8 - - 9.7 2.5 - - - 4.1 7.0 18.1 .390 - - - 4.7 5.9 .798
Bobby Jones 80 28.8 12.1 2.5 4.2 6.6 2.5 1.3 1.2 2.1 3.1 4.7 8.8 .537 - - - 2.6 3.5 .755
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Heinsohn 11 31.6 19.9 - - 8.9 2.9 - - - 3.7 8.3 20.0 .414 - - - 3.4 5.1 .661
Bobby Jones 9 28.9 13.1 1.3 3.4 4.8 2.1 0.6 0.4 1.7 3.3 5.3 9.7 .552 - - - 2.4 2.9 .846

Season 4

Tom Heinsohn Bobby Jones
Season 1959-601979-80
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion76ers 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 %
Tom Heinsohn 75 32.3 21.7 - - 10.6 2.3 - - - 3.7 9.0 21.2 .423 - - - 3.8 5.1 .733
Bobby Jones 81 26.2 13.0 1.9 3.7 5.6 1.8 1.3 1.5 1.8 2.8 4.9 9.2 .532 0.0 0.0 .000 3.2 4.1 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Heinsohn 13 32.5 21.8 - - 9.7 2.1 - - - 4.1 8.6 20.5 .419 - - - 4.6 6.2 .750
Bobby Jones 18 26.1 12.9 1.6 3.2 4.8 1.7 1.2 1.8 1.3 3.1 5.0 9.6 .523 0.0 0.1 .000 2.9 3.4 .855

Season 5

Tom Heinsohn Bobby Jones
Season 1960-611980-81
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion76ers 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 %
Tom Heinsohn 74 30.5 21.3 - - 9.9 1.9 - - - 3.5 8.5 21.2 .400 - - - 4.4 5.7 .767
Bobby Jones 81 25.3 13.5 1.8 3.6 5.4 2.8 1.2 0.9 1.8 2.8 5.0 9.3 .539 0.0 0.0 .000 3.5 4.3 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Heinsohn 10 29.1 19.7 - - 9.9 2.0 - - - 3.6 8.2 20.1 .408 - - - 3.3 4.3 .767
Bobby Jones 16 27.7 14.7 2.2 3.3 5.5 2.1 1.1 1.3 2.0 3.8 5.1 10.0 .506 0.0 0.0 - 4.6 5.5 .830

Season 6

Tom Heinsohn Bobby Jones
Season 1961-621981-82
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion76ers 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 %
Tom Heinsohn 79 30.2 22.1 - - 9.5 2.1 - - - 3.5 8.8 20.4 .429 - - - 4.5 5.5 .819
Bobby Jones 76 28.7 14.4 1.4 3.7 5.2 2.5 1.3 1.5 1.9 2.8 5.5 9.7 .564 0.0 0.0 .000 3.5 4.4 .790
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Heinsohn 14 31.8 20.7 - - 8.2 2.4 - - - 4.1 8.3 20.8 .399 - - - 4.1 5.4 .763
Bobby Jones 21 28.0 12.2 1.8 3.0 4.7 2.5 0.7 1.0 1.6 3.3 4.5 8.3 .540 0.0 0.0 - 3.2 3.9 .840

Season 7

Tom Heinsohn Bobby Jones
Season 1962-631982-83
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNBA 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 %
Tom Heinsohn 76 26.4 18.9 - - 7.5 1.3 - - - 3.6 7.2 17.1 .423 - - - 4.5 5.4 .835
Bobby Jones 74 23.6 9.0 1.4 3.3 4.6 1.9 1.1 1.2 1.5 2.7 3.4 6.2 .543 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 2.8 .793
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Heinsohn 13 31.8 24.7 - - 8.9 1.2 - - - 4.2 9.5 20.8 .456 - - - 5.8 7.5 .765
Bobby Jones 12 27.0 8.6 1.6 3.3 4.8 2.8 1.3 1.5 1.5 2.4 3.6 6.5 .551 0.0 0.1 .000 1.4 1.7 .850

Season 8

Tom Heinsohn Bobby Jones
Season 1963-641983-84
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Heinsohn 76 26.8 16.5 - - 6.1 2.4 - - - 3.5 6.4 16.1 .398 - - - 3.7 4.5 .827
Bobby Jones 75 23.5 8.3 1.2 3.1 4.3 2.5 1.4 1.4 1.3 2.7 3.0 5.8 .523 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 2.8 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Heinsohn 10 30.8 17.4 - - 8.0 2.6 - - - 3.6 7.0 18.0 .389 - - - 3.4 4.2 .810
Bobby Jones 5 26.0 9.6 1.8 2.8 4.6 1.8 0.6 1.4 1.6 2.4 3.0 6.2 .484 0.0 0.0 - 3.6 3.8 .947

Season 9

Tom Heinsohn Bobby Jones
Season 1964-651984-85
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion76ers Lost East Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Heinsohn 67 25.5 13.6 - - 6.0 2.3 - - - 3.8 5.4 14.2 .383 - - - 2.7 3.4 .795
Bobby Jones 80 20.4 7.5 1.3 2.4 3.7 1.9 1.1 0.6 1.5 2.3 2.6 4.8 .538 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 2.7 .861
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Heinsohn 12 23.0 12.7 - - 7.0 1.9 - - - 3.8 5.5 15.1 .365 - - - 1.7 2.7 .625
Bobby Jones 13 23.8 8.2 1.7 2.0 3.7 1.2 0.9 1.2 1.5 2.9 3.5 6.0 .590 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.5 .700

Season 10

Tom Heinsohn Bobby Jones
Season -1985-86
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 %
Tom Heinsohn ------- --- ----------
Bobby Jones 70 21.7 7.0 0.7 1.7 2.4 1.8 0.7 0.7 1.3 2.3 2.7 4.8 .559 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.1 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Heinsohn ------- --- ----------
Bobby Jones 12 27.4 9.7 0.8 1.9 2.7 2.8 0.8 1.2 1.3 3.3 3.3 6.2 .527 0.0 0.1 .000 3.2 4.2 .760