Tom Heinsohn vs. Chris Webber Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chris Webber 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, 6 less than Chris Webber, who played 15. Tom Heinsohn had the first of his seasons in 1956-57, while Chris Webber 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 achievements, 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
Chris Webber 15 10 1993-94 to 2007-08

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tom Heinsohn Chris Webber
Season 1956-571993-94
Team Boston CelticsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the YearAchievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionWarriors Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+4+2.2+1.3+0.7+2.0-0.9+1.3+2.0+.155+1.3+0.1+.258
Chris Webber 76 32.1 17.5 4.0 5.1 9.1 3.6 1.2 2.2 2.7 3.3 7.5 13.6 .552 0.0 0.2 .000 2.5 4.7 .532
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+7+0.7+7.2+3.0+7.0-0.3+1.7+9.8+.160+3.9+3.6+.410
Chris Webber 3 36.3 15.7 4.3 4.3 8.7 9.0 1.0 3.0 3.0 3.7 7.3 13.3 .550 0.0 0.7 .000 1.0 3.3 .300

Season 2

Tom Heinsohn Chris Webber
Season 1957-581994-95
Team Boston CelticsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+15+6.3+2.3+0.6+2.9-0.6+1.8+0.4+.113+2.1+1.4+.244
Chris Webber 54 38.3 20.1 3.7 5.9 9.6 4.7 1.5 1.6 3.1 3.4 8.6 17.4 .495 0.7 2.7 .276 2.2 4.3 .502
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Chris Webber DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Tom Heinsohn Chris Webber
Season 1958-591995-96
Team Boston CelticsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+51+5.5+4.9+2.1+2.5-0.7+3.0+0.3+.153+2.0+1.3+.204
Chris Webber 15 37.2 23.7 2.5 5.1 7.6 5.0 1.8 0.6 3.3 3.4 10.0 18.4 .543 1.0 2.3 .441 2.7 4.6 .594
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Chris Webber DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4

Tom Heinsohn Chris Webber
Season 1959-601996-97
Team Boston CelticsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionBullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+3+6.7+1.6+0.3+2.3-0.1+0.6+5.0+.095+1.3+0.8+.168
Chris Webber 72 39.0 20.1 3.3 7.0 10.3 4.6 1.7 1.9 3.2 3.6 8.4 16.2 .518 0.8 2.1 .397 2.5 4.3 .565
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+10+3.2+6.1+1.7+1.2-1.9+2.3+10.5+.214+3.3+3.5+.250
Chris Webber 3 35.7 15.7 2.3 5.7 8.0 3.3 0.7 2.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 10.0 .633 1.7 3.7 .455 1.3 2.7 .500

Season 5

Tom Heinsohn Chris Webber
Season 1960-611997-98
Team Boston CelticsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+3+9.1+0.6+0.4+1.9-0.3+0.6+2.3+.082+1.6+1.0+.178
Chris Webber 71 39.6 21.9 2.5 7.0 9.5 3.8 1.6 1.7 2.6 3.8 9.1 18.9 .482 0.9 2.9 .317 2.8 4.7 .589
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Chris Webber DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6

Tom Heinsohn Chris Webber
Season 1961-621998-99
Team Boston CelticsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second TeamAchievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionKings Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+37+10.7+2.1+3.5+2.0+0.2+1.9+.057+2.6+1.4+.365
Chris Webber 42 40.9 20.0 3.5 9.4 13.0 4.1 1.4 2.1 3.5 3.5 9.0 18.5 .486 0.1 0.8 .118 1.9 4.1 .454
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+9+6.6+5.9+1.2+1.6-0.1+2.1+4.8+.011+2.1+0.4+.363
Chris Webber 5 38.4 14.8 2.6 6.8 9.4 4.0 1.8 1.0 4.0 4.0 6.2 16.0 .388 0.4 1.4 .286 2.0 5.0 .400

Season 7

Tom Heinsohn Chris Webber
Season 1962-631999-00
Team Boston CelticsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionKings Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+1+12.0+5.6+3.0+3.3-0.1+2.8+3.5+.060+0.4+0.1+.084
Chris Webber 75 38.4 24.5 2.5 8.0 10.5 4.6 1.6 1.7 2.9 3.5 10.0 20.6 .483 0.4 1.3 .284 4.1 5.5 .751
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+8+7.4+0.3+0.7+4.2-1.4+0.1+1.2+.029+0.4+0.7+.029
Chris Webber 5 39.2 24.4 2.8 6.8 9.6 5.4 1.6 2.0 1.6 2.8 9.4 22.0 .427 0.2 1.0 .200 5.4 6.8 .794

Season 8

Tom Heinsohn Chris Webber
Season 1963-642000-01
Team Boston CelticsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionKings Lost West Conf Semis
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+6+13.7+10.6+5.0+1.8-0.3+4.8+7.3+.083+0.9+2.1+.124
Chris Webber 70 40.5 27.1 2.6 8.5 11.1 4.2 1.3 1.7 2.8 3.2 11.2 23.4 .481 0.0 0.4 .071 4.6 6.6 .703
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+2+12.7+5.9+3.5+0.5+2.5+6.5+.001+0.9+1.9+.116
Chris Webber 8 43.5 23.3 4.3 7.3 11.5 3.1 1.1 1.0 3.9 3.6 9.5 24.5 .388 0.0 0.1 .000 4.3 6.1 .694

Season 9

Tom Heinsohn Chris Webber
Season 1964-652001-02
Team Boston CelticsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionKings Lost West Conf Finals
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+13+12.9+10.9+4.1+2.5-0.4+4.5+5.7+.112+2.0+2.9+.046
Chris Webber 54 38.4 24.5 2.8 7.3 10.1 4.8 1.7 1.4 2.9 3.4 9.9 19.9 .495 0.1 0.4 .263 4.7 6.3 .749
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+4+18.6+11.0+3.8+2.8-0.2+4.5+4.8+.137+2.0+3.5+.029
Chris Webber 16 41.6 23.7 3.1 7.8 10.8 4.7 0.9 1.6 2.9 4.0 10.0 19.9 .502 0.0 0.3 .000 3.7 6.2 .596

Additional Years

* Chris Webber played 6 seasons more than Tom Heinsohn in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 10 to 15, from 2003 to 2008—Chris Webber played in 4 Playoffs.

In those 6 extra years over Tom Heinsohn, Chris Webber got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-Star Game