Tom Heinsohn vs. Bryon Russell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bryon Russell 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, 4 less than Bryon Russell, who played 13. Tom Heinsohn had the first of his seasons in 1956-57, while Bryon Russell had his rookie season in 1993-94. 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
Bryon Russell 13 11 1993-94 to 2005-06

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tom Heinsohn Bryon Russell
Season 1956-571993-94
Team Boston CelticsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionJazz 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 72 29.9 16.2 - - 9.8 1.6 - - - 4.2 6.2 15.6 .397 - - - 3.8 4.8 .790
Bryon Russell 67 16.7 5.0 0.9 1.8 2.7 0.8 1.0 0.3 0.8 2.1 2.0 4.2 .484 0.0 0.3 .091 0.9 1.5 .614
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
Bryon Russell 6 6.0 2.7 0.7 0.8 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.7 1.7 .400 0.3 0.5 .667 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 2

Tom Heinsohn Bryon Russell
Season 1957-581994-95
Team Boston CelticsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsJazz 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 %
Tom Heinsohn 69 32.0 17.8 - - 10.2 1.8 - - - 4.0 6.8 17.8 .382 - - - 4.3 5.7 .746
Bryon Russell 63 13.7 4.5 0.7 1.5 2.2 0.5 0.8 0.2 0.7 1.6 1.7 3.8 .437 0.2 0.7 .295 1.0 1.5 .667
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
Bryon Russell 2 6.5 5.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.5 .571 1.0 2.0 .500 0.5 1.0 .500

Season 3

Tom Heinsohn Bryon Russell
Season 1958-591995-96
Team Boston CelticsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionJazz 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 66 31.7 18.8 - - 9.7 2.5 - - - 4.1 7.0 18.1 .390 - - - 4.7 5.9 .798
Bryon Russell 59 9.8 2.9 0.5 1.1 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.6 1.1 0.9 2.4 .394 0.2 0.7 .350 0.8 1.1 .716
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
Bryon Russell 18 25.5 9.6 0.9 3.2 4.2 1.2 1.3 0.5 0.6 2.3 3.2 6.9 .468 1.4 2.9 .472 1.7 2.1 .816

Season 4

Tom Heinsohn Bryon Russell
Season 1959-601996-97
Team Boston CelticsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionJazz 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
Bryon Russell 81 31.2 10.8 1.0 3.1 4.1 1.5 1.6 0.3 1.2 2.9 3.7 7.7 .479 1.3 3.3 .409 2.1 3.0 .701
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
Bryon Russell 20 38.0 12.3 0.9 3.7 4.6 1.4 1.1 0.3 1.0 3.0 4.5 9.7 .461 1.8 5.1 .356 1.6 2.2 .721

Season 5

Tom Heinsohn Bryon Russell
Season 1960-611997-98
Team Boston CelticsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionJazz Lost NBA Finals
more >>
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
Bryon Russell 82 27.1 9.0 1.0 3.0 4.0 1.2 1.1 0.4 1.0 2.8 2.8 6.4 .430 0.9 2.6 .341 2.6 3.4 .766
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
Bryon Russell 20 35.0 11.0 0.6 4.1 4.7 1.1 1.1 0.3 0.9 2.5 3.5 7.4 .469 1.2 3.2 .365 2.9 4.1 .716

Season 6

Tom Heinsohn Bryon Russell
Season 1961-621998-99
Team Boston CelticsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionJazz Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
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
Bryon Russell 50 35.4 12.4 1.3 4.0 5.3 1.5 1.5 0.3 1.5 3.1 4.3 9.4 .464 1.0 2.9 .354 2.7 3.4 .795
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
Bryon Russell 11 35.2 12.1 1.5 4.5 6.1 1.2 1.8 0.2 1.0 3.4 4.5 10.5 .426 0.8 3.3 .250 2.4 3.3 .722

Season 7

Tom Heinsohn Bryon Russell
Season 1962-631999-00
Team Boston CelticsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionJazz Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Heinsohn 76 26.4 18.9 - - 7.5 1.3 - - - 3.6 7.2 17.1 .423 - - - 4.5 5.4 .835
Bryon Russell 82 35.4 14.1 1.2 4.0 5.2 1.9 1.6 0.3 1.2 3.1 5.0 11.1 .446 1.3 3.3 .396 2.9 3.9 .750
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
Bryon Russell 10 37.4 14.0 0.9 4.3 5.2 2.1 1.6 0.5 1.5 2.7 4.8 11.4 .421 1.3 4.5 .289 3.1 4.1 .756

Season 8

Tom Heinsohn Bryon Russell
Season 1963-642000-01
Team Boston CelticsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionJazz Lost West 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
Bryon Russell 78 31.7 12.0 1.2 3.0 4.2 2.1 1.2 0.3 1.4 2.9 3.9 9.0 .440 1.2 2.9 .413 2.8 3.7 .779
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
Bryon Russell 5 43.0 14.2 0.8 6.4 7.2 3.0 0.6 0.2 0.4 2.6 5.0 11.2 .446 2.0 4.4 .455 2.2 2.4 .917

Season 9

Tom Heinsohn Bryon Russell
Season 1964-652001-02
Team Boston CelticsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionJazz Lost West 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 67 25.5 13.6 - - 6.0 2.3 - - - 3.8 5.4 14.2 .383 - - - 2.7 3.4 .795
Bryon Russell 66 30.3 9.6 1.2 3.3 4.5 2.1 1.0 0.3 1.7 3.1 3.4 8.8 .380 1.2 3.4 .341 1.7 2.1 .821
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
Bryon Russell 4 30.0 7.0 1.5 2.8 4.3 1.8 1.0 0.0 2.3 3.8 2.3 9.0 .250 1.5 3.8 .400 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 10

Tom Heinsohn Bryon Russell
Season -2002-03
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 %
Tom Heinsohn ------- --- ----------
Bryon Russell 70 19.8 4.5 0.6 2.4 3.0 1.0 1.0 0.1 0.8 1.9 1.5 4.4 .353 0.7 2.0 .329 0.8 1.0 .768
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Heinsohn ------- --- ----------
Bryon Russell ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Tom Heinsohn Bryon Russell
Season -2003-04
Team -Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Lakers 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 ------- --- ----------
Bryon Russell 72 13.1 4.0 0.4 1.6 2.0 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.5 1.5 1.4 3.4 .402 0.6 1.6 .384 0.7 0.9 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Heinsohn ------- --- ----------
Bryon Russell 6 2.5 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 12

Tom Heinsohn Bryon Russell
Season -2004-05
Team -Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Nuggets 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 %
Tom Heinsohn ------- --- ----------
Bryon Russell 70 14.7 4.4 0.7 1.7 2.5 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.5 1.9 1.4 3.6 .377 0.8 2.1 .376 0.9 1.1 .792
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Heinsohn ------- --- ----------
Bryon Russell 3 2.3 1.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.3 .000 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 13

Tom Heinsohn Bryon Russell
Season -2005-06
Team -Denver Nuggets
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 %
Tom Heinsohn ------- --- ----------
Bryon Russell 1 3.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Heinsohn ------- --- ----------
Bryon Russell ------- --- ----------