Tom Heinsohn vs. Charlie Ward Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Charlie Ward 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, 2 less than Charlie Ward, who played 11. Tom Heinsohn had the first of his seasons in 1956-57, while Charlie Ward had his rookie season in 1994-95. 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
Charlie Ward 11 7 1994-95 to 2004-05

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tom Heinsohn Charlie Ward
Season 1956-571994-95
Team Boston CelticsNew York Knicks
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
Charlie Ward 10 4.4 1.6 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.8 0.7 0.4 1.9 .211 0.1 1.0 .100 0.7 1.0 .700
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
Charlie Ward ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Tom Heinsohn Charlie Ward
Season 1957-581995-96
Team Boston CelticsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsKnicks 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 69 32.0 17.8 - - 10.2 1.8 - - - 4.0 6.8 17.8 .382 - - - 4.3 5.7 .746
Charlie Ward 62 12.7 3.9 0.5 1.2 1.6 2.1 0.9 0.1 1.3 1.6 1.4 3.5 .399 0.5 1.6 .333 0.6 0.9 .685
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
Charlie Ward 7 13.1 4.6 0.3 1.0 1.3 2.4 1.6 0.0 0.9 1.3 1.9 3.9 .481 0.4 1.7 .250 0.4 1.0 .429

Season 3

Tom Heinsohn Charlie Ward
Season 1958-591996-97
Team Boston CelticsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionKnicks 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
Charlie Ward 79 22.3 5.2 0.6 2.2 2.8 4.1 1.1 0.2 1.9 2.4 1.7 4.3 .395 0.6 1.9 .312 1.2 1.6 .760
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
Charlie Ward 9 20.3 2.2 0.3 2.4 2.8 4.3 1.4 0.0 1.7 2.0 0.9 3.0 .296 0.1 1.0 .111 0.3 0.4 .750

Season 4

Tom Heinsohn Charlie Ward
Season 1959-601997-98
Team Boston CelticsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionKnicks 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 75 32.3 21.7 - - 10.6 2.3 - - - 3.7 9.0 21.2 .423 - - - 3.8 5.1 .733
Charlie Ward 82 28.3 7.8 0.4 3.0 3.3 5.7 1.8 0.5 2.1 2.4 2.9 6.3 .455 1.0 2.6 .377 1.1 1.4 .805
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
Charlie Ward 10 26.2 6.6 0.3 2.5 2.8 6.0 2.0 0.2 1.7 2.4 2.3 5.5 .418 0.9 2.1 .429 1.1 1.6 .688

Season 5

Tom Heinsohn Charlie Ward
Season 1960-611998-99
Team Boston CelticsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionKnicks 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 74 30.5 21.3 - - 9.9 1.9 - - - 3.5 8.5 21.2 .400 - - - 4.4 5.7 .767
Charlie Ward 50 31.1 7.6 0.5 3.0 3.4 5.4 2.1 0.2 2.6 2.1 2.7 6.7 .404 1.1 3.0 .356 1.1 1.6 .705
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
Charlie Ward 20 24.7 4.6 0.6 1.7 2.3 3.8 1.8 0.2 1.2 2.3 1.7 4.7 .366 0.9 2.8 .321 0.3 0.4 .750

Season 6

Tom Heinsohn Charlie Ward
Season 1961-621999-00
Team Boston CelticsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionKnicks 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 79 30.2 22.1 - - 9.5 2.1 - - - 3.5 8.8 20.4 .429 - - - 4.5 5.5 .819
Charlie Ward 72 27.6 7.3 0.3 2.9 3.2 4.2 1.3 0.2 1.4 2.4 2.6 6.2 .423 1.4 3.7 .386 0.7 0.8 .828
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
Charlie Ward 16 27.4 9.4 0.7 3.6 4.3 4.1 1.4 0.3 1.3 2.5 3.6 7.1 .504 1.3 3.3 .396 0.9 1.3 .714

Season 7

Tom Heinsohn Charlie Ward
Season 1962-632000-01
Team Boston CelticsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionKnicks 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 %
Tom Heinsohn 76 26.4 18.9 - - 7.5 1.3 - - - 3.6 7.2 17.1 .423 - - - 4.5 5.4 .835
Charlie Ward 61 24.5 7.1 0.5 2.1 2.6 4.5 1.1 0.2 1.8 2.2 2.5 6.1 .416 1.1 2.9 .383 0.9 1.1 .800
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
Charlie Ward 5 17.2 5.0 0.4 1.0 1.4 1.4 0.4 0.0 1.6 1.6 1.6 5.4 .296 0.6 2.4 .250 1.2 1.2 1.000

Season 8

Tom Heinsohn Charlie Ward
Season 1963-642001-02
Team Boston CelticsNew York Knicks
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
Charlie Ward 63 16.8 5.2 0.2 1.8 2.0 3.2 1.1 0.2 1.2 1.6 1.8 4.8 .373 0.8 2.6 .323 0.7 0.9 .810
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
Charlie Ward ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Tom Heinsohn Charlie Ward
Season 1964-652002-03
Team Boston CelticsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards 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 67 25.5 13.6 - - 6.0 2.3 - - - 3.8 5.4 14.2 .383 - - - 2.7 3.4 .795
Charlie Ward 66 22.2 7.2 0.4 2.3 2.7 4.6 1.2 0.2 1.4 2.2 2.5 6.3 .399 1.5 4.0 .378 0.6 0.8 .774
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
Charlie Ward ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Tom Heinsohn Charlie Ward
Season -2003-04
Team -New York Knicks, San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Spurs 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 ------- --- ----------
Charlie Ward 71 17.6 6.0 0.2 1.9 2.0 3.0 0.9 0.2 1.4 1.5 2.3 5.5 .410 1.2 2.9 .408 0.3 0.4 .741
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Heinsohn ------- --- ----------
Charlie Ward 5 2.6 2.2 0.0 0.0 0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.2 .667 0.6 0.6 1.000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 11

Tom Heinsohn Charlie Ward
Season -2004-05
Team -Houston Rockets
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 ------- --- ----------
Charlie Ward 14 25.7 5.4 0.4 2.4 2.8 3.1 1.1 0.0 1.3 1.6 1.7 5.5 .312 1.1 3.6 .314 0.8 0.9 .846
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Heinsohn ------- --- ----------
Charlie Ward ------- --- ----------