Tom Heinsohn vs. Carl Herrera Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Carl Herrera 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 more than Carl Herrera, who played 8. Tom Heinsohn had the first of his seasons in 1956-57, while Carl Herrera had his rookie season in 1991-92. 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
Carl Herrera 8 5 1991-92 to 1998-99

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tom Heinsohn Carl Herrera
Season 1956-571991-92
Team Boston CelticsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 72 29.9 16.2 - - 9.8 1.6 - - - 4.2 6.2 15.6 .397 - - - 3.8 4.8 .790
Carl Herrera 43 13.2 4.4 0.8 1.5 2.3 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.4 1.9 3.7 .516 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 1.0 .568
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
Carl Herrera ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Tom Heinsohn Carl Herrera
Season 1957-581992-93
Team Boston CelticsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsRockets 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 69 32.0 17.8 - - 10.2 1.8 - - - 4.0 6.8 17.8 .382 - - - 4.3 5.7 .746
Carl Herrera 81 22.2 7.5 1.8 3.8 5.6 0.8 0.6 0.4 1.1 2.3 3.0 5.5 .541 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.2 .710
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
Carl Herrera 12 16.3 4.7 1.3 2.4 3.8 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.9 3.0 1.8 4.8 .386 0.0 0.2 .000 1.0 1.7 .600

Season 3

Tom Heinsohn Carl Herrera
Season 1958-591993-94
Team Boston CelticsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
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 66 31.7 18.8 - - 9.7 2.5 - - - 4.1 7.0 18.1 .390 - - - 4.7 5.9 .798
Carl Herrera 75 17.2 4.7 1.3 2.5 3.8 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.9 2.1 1.9 4.1 .458 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.3 .711
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
Carl Herrera 16 15.5 4.7 0.9 1.9 2.8 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 2.3 1.9 3.6 .534 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .813

Season 4

Tom Heinsohn Carl Herrera
Season 1959-601994-95
Team Boston CelticsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
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 75 32.3 21.7 - - 10.6 2.3 - - - 3.7 9.0 21.2 .423 - - - 3.8 5.1 .733
Carl Herrera 61 21.8 6.8 1.6 3.0 4.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 1.2 2.2 2.8 5.4 .523 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.9 .624
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
Carl Herrera 1 6.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5

Tom Heinsohn Carl Herrera
Season 1960-611995-96
Team Boston CelticsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionSpurs 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 74 30.5 21.3 - - 9.9 1.9 - - - 3.5 8.5 21.2 .400 - - - 4.4 5.7 .767
Carl Herrera 44 8.9 1.9 0.7 1.2 1.8 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.7 1.4 0.9 2.2 .412 0.0 0.0 .000 0.1 0.4 .294
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
Carl Herrera 7 4.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.0 0.0 0.4 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 6

Tom Heinsohn Carl Herrera
Season 1961-621996-97
Team Boston CelticsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 79 30.2 22.1 - - 9.5 2.1 - - - 3.5 8.8 20.4 .429 - - - 4.5 5.5 .819
Carl Herrera 75 24.5 8.0 1.6 3.0 4.5 0.7 0.8 0.7 1.3 2.9 3.4 7.9 .433 0.0 0.1 .333 1.1 1.6 .686
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
Carl Herrera ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Tom Heinsohn Carl Herrera
Season 1962-631997-98
Team Boston CelticsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionSpurs 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 76 26.4 18.9 - - 7.5 1.3 - - - 3.6 7.2 17.1 .423 - - - 4.5 5.4 .835
Carl Herrera 58 8.9 2.9 0.4 1.2 1.6 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.7 1.2 1.3 3.0 .434 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.8 .409
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
Carl Herrera 5 5.2 0.4 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.2 0.6 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 8

Tom Heinsohn Carl Herrera
Season 1963-641998-99
Team Boston CelticsVancouver Grizzlies, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 76 26.8 16.5 - - 6.1 2.4 - - - 3.5 6.4 16.1 .398 - - - 3.7 4.5 .827
Carl Herrera 28 11.0 2.3 0.9 1.3 2.2 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.6 1.5 1.1 2.7 .395 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 0.4 .455
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
Carl Herrera ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Tom Heinsohn Carl Herrera
Season 1964-65-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA 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 67 25.5 13.6 - - 6.0 2.3 - - - 3.8 5.4 14.2 .383 - - - 2.7 3.4 .795
Carl Herrera ------- --- ----------
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
Carl Herrera ------- --- ----------