Tom Heinsohn vs. Dwight Powell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dwight Powell 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 Dwight Powell, who played 10. Tom Heinsohn had the first of his seasons in 1956-57, while Dwight Powell had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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
Dwight Powell 10 5 2014-15 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tom Heinsohn Dwight Powell
Season 1956-572014-15
Team Boston CelticsBoston Celtics, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionMavericks 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 72 29.9 16.2 - - 9.8 1.6 - - - 4.2 6.2 15.6 .397 - - - 3.8 4.8 .790
Dwight Powell 29 8.1 3.1 0.6 1.1 1.7 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.4 1.1 2.3 .463 0.1 0.4 .273 0.9 1.1 .758
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
Dwight Powell 2 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Tom Heinsohn Dwight Powell
Season 1957-582015-16
Team Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsMavericks 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
Dwight Powell 69 14.4 5.8 1.2 2.7 4.0 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.6 1.7 2.1 4.3 .493 0.0 0.2 .125 1.5 2.1 .739
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
Dwight Powell 4 16.0 6.0 2.3 2.0 4.3 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.3 2.3 4.8 .474 0.0 0.3 .000 1.5 2.8 .545

Season 3

Tom Heinsohn Dwight Powell
Season 1958-592016-17
Team Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
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 66 31.7 18.8 - - 9.7 2.5 - - - 4.1 7.0 18.1 .390 - - - 4.7 5.9 .798
Dwight Powell 77 17.3 6.7 1.2 2.8 4.0 0.6 0.8 0.5 0.4 1.8 2.5 4.9 .515 0.3 1.0 .284 1.4 1.8 .759
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
Dwight Powell ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Tom Heinsohn Dwight Powell
Season 1959-602017-18
Team Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
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 75 32.3 21.7 - - 10.6 2.3 - - - 3.7 9.0 21.2 .423 - - - 3.8 5.1 .733
Dwight Powell 79 21.2 8.5 1.7 3.9 5.6 1.2 0.8 0.4 0.7 2.4 3.2 5.4 .593 0.4 1.1 .333 1.7 2.3 .719
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
Dwight Powell ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Tom Heinsohn Dwight Powell
Season 1960-612018-19
Team Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks
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 74 30.5 21.3 - - 9.9 1.9 - - - 3.5 8.5 21.2 .400 - - - 4.4 5.7 .767
Dwight Powell 77 21.6 10.6 1.8 3.5 5.3 1.5 0.6 0.6 0.9 2.6 3.8 6.3 .597 0.5 1.6 .307 2.5 3.3 .772
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
Dwight Powell ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Tom Heinsohn Dwight Powell
Season 1961-622019-20
Team Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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
Dwight Powell 40 26.5 9.4 1.9 3.8 5.7 1.5 0.9 0.6 0.9 2.6 3.7 5.7 .638 0.3 1.0 .256 1.9 2.8 .667
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
Dwight Powell ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Tom Heinsohn Dwight Powell
Season 1962-632020-21
Team Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionMavericks 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 26.4 18.9 - - 7.5 1.3 - - - 3.6 7.2 17.1 .423 - - - 4.5 5.4 .835
Dwight Powell 58 16.7 5.9 1.4 2.7 4.0 1.1 0.6 0.5 0.7 2.3 2.1 3.3 .619 0.1 0.4 .238 1.7 2.1 .782
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
Dwight Powell 7 7.4 2.7 0.7 1.1 1.9 0.9 0.3 0.0 0.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 .875 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.9 .833

Season 8

Tom Heinsohn Dwight Powell
Season 1963-642021-22
Team Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionMavericks 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 76 26.8 16.5 - - 6.1 2.4 - - - 3.5 6.4 16.1 .398 - - - 3.7 4.5 .827
Dwight Powell 82 21.9 8.7 2.1 2.8 4.9 1.2 0.5 0.5 0.8 2.7 3.3 4.9 .671 0.2 0.5 .351 2.0 2.6 .783
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
Dwight Powell 18 13.8 3.2 0.9 1.7 2.6 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 2.2 1.2 1.9 .629 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.3 .609

Season 9

Tom Heinsohn Dwight Powell
Season 1964-652022-23
Team Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks
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
Dwight Powell 76 19.2 6.7 2.0 2.2 4.1 0.9 0.6 0.3 0.9 2.8 2.6 3.5 .732 0.0 0.1 .000 1.5 2.2 .667
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
Dwight Powell ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Tom Heinsohn Dwight Powell
Season -2023-24
Team -Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Mavericks TBD
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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 ------- --- ----------
Dwight Powell 63 13.3 3.3 1.5 1.9 3.4 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.5 1.8 1.1 1.7 .679 0.0 0.0 .333 1.0 1.4 .708
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Heinsohn ------- --- ----------
Dwight Powell 6 2.5 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .500