Tom Heinsohn vs. Haywood Highsmith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Haywood Highsmith 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, 5 more than Haywood Highsmith, who played 4. Tom Heinsohn had the first of his seasons in 1956-57, while Haywood Highsmith had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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
Haywood Highsmith 4 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tom Heinsohn Haywood Highsmith
Season 1956-572018-19
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ers
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
Haywood Highsmith 5 8.0 1.8 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.8 2.0 .400 0.2 1.0 .200 0.0 0.4 .000
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
Haywood Highsmith ------- --- ----------

Note: Haywood Highsmith didn't play in 2019-20 and 2020-21.

Season 2
Tom Heinsohn Haywood Highsmith
Season 1957-582021-22
Team Boston CelticsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsHeat 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 69 32.0 17.8 - - 10.2 1.8 - - - 4.0 6.8 17.8 .382 - - - 4.3 5.7 .746
Haywood Highsmith 19 8.6 2.3 0.5 0.8 1.4 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.8 2.4 .348 0.5 1.5 .321 0.1 0.3 .400
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
Haywood Highsmith 8 3.9 1.1 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.9 .429 0.4 0.6 .600 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
Tom Heinsohn Haywood Highsmith
Season 1958-592022-23
Team Boston CelticsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHeat 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 66 31.7 18.8 - - 9.7 2.5 - - - 4.1 7.0 18.1 .390 - - - 4.7 5.9 .798
Haywood Highsmith 54 17.9 4.4 1.1 2.4 3.5 0.8 0.7 0.3 0.8 1.5 1.7 4.0 .431 0.7 2.0 .339 0.2 0.5 .464
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
Haywood Highsmith 18 8.9 3.3 0.6 0.8 1.3 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.1 1.1 1.3 2.2 .615 0.4 0.9 .500 0.2 0.3 .800

Season 4
Tom Heinsohn Haywood Highsmith
Season 1959-602023-24
Team Boston CelticsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHeat 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 75 32.3 21.7 - - 10.6 2.3 - - - 3.7 9.0 21.2 .423 - - - 3.8 5.1 .733
Haywood Highsmith 66 20.7 6.1 1.0 2.2 3.2 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.5 1.8 2.3 5.0 .465 1.2 2.9 .396 0.3 0.5 .639
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
Haywood Highsmith 5 25.2 4.8 0.4 2.4 2.8 1.6 0.2 0.2 0.8 2.8 2.0 5.6 .357 0.6 3.2 .188 0.2 0.2 1.000

Season 5
Tom Heinsohn Haywood Highsmith
Season 1960-61-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
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 74 30.5 21.3 - - 9.9 1.9 - - - 3.5 8.5 21.2 .400 - - - 4.4 5.7 .767
Haywood Highsmith ------- --- ----------
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
Haywood Highsmith ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Tom Heinsohn Haywood Highsmith
Season 1961-62-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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
Haywood Highsmith ------- --- ----------
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
Haywood Highsmith ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Tom Heinsohn Haywood Highsmith
Season 1962-63-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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
Haywood Highsmith ------- --- ----------
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
Haywood Highsmith ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Tom Heinsohn Haywood Highsmith
Season 1963-64-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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
Haywood Highsmith ------- --- ----------
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
Haywood Highsmith ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Tom Heinsohn Haywood Highsmith
Season 1964-65-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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
Haywood Highsmith ------- --- ----------
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
Haywood Highsmith ------- --- ----------
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