Tom Heinsohn vs. Jason Kapono Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jason Kapono 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 and Jason Kapono both played 9 years in the NBA. Tom Heinsohn had the first of his seasons in 1956-57, while Jason Kapono had his rookie season in 2003-04. 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
Jason Kapono 9 3 2003-04 to 2011-12

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tom Heinsohn Jason Kapono
Season 1956-572003-04
Team Boston CelticsCleveland Cavaliers
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
Jason Kapono 41 10.4 3.5 0.5 0.9 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.3 3.1 .403 0.5 1.1 .477 0.5 0.6 .833
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
Jason Kapono ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Tom Heinsohn Jason Kapono
Season 1957-582004-05
Team Boston CelticsCharlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 69 32.0 17.8 - - 10.2 1.8 - - - 4.0 6.8 17.8 .382 - - - 4.3 5.7 .746
Jason Kapono 81 18.4 8.5 0.4 1.6 2.0 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.6 1.6 3.3 8.3 .401 1.0 2.4 .412 0.9 1.0 .824
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
Jason Kapono ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Tom Heinsohn Jason Kapono
Season 1958-592005-06
Team Boston CelticsMiami Heat
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
Jason Kapono 51 13.0 4.1 0.2 1.2 1.4 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.4 1.7 1.5 3.5 .446 0.4 1.0 .396 0.5 0.6 .848
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
Jason Kapono 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4

Tom Heinsohn Jason Kapono
Season 1959-602006-07
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
Jason Kapono 67 26.4 10.9 0.4 2.3 2.7 1.2 0.6 0.0 1.0 2.0 4.1 8.4 .494 1.6 3.1 .514 1.0 1.1 .892
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
Jason Kapono 4 19.3 5.0 0.0 1.3 1.3 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.3 2.3 2.0 4.3 .471 0.5 1.0 .500 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 5

Tom Heinsohn Jason Kapono
Season 1960-612007-08
Team Boston CelticsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionRaptors 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 74 30.5 21.3 - - 9.9 1.9 - - - 3.5 8.5 21.2 .400 - - - 4.4 5.7 .767
Jason Kapono 81 18.9 7.2 0.4 1.1 1.5 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.7 1.6 3.0 6.1 .488 0.7 1.5 .483 0.5 0.5 .860
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
Jason Kapono 5 30.4 15.6 0.4 2.2 2.6 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.4 1.8 6.2 10.6 .585 2.6 4.8 .542 0.6 0.8 .750

Season 6

Tom Heinsohn Jason Kapono
Season 1961-622008-09
Team Boston CelticsToronto Raptors
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
Jason Kapono 80 22.9 8.2 0.3 1.7 2.0 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.9 1.8 3.3 7.6 .432 1.2 2.9 .428 0.4 0.5 .810
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
Jason Kapono ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Tom Heinsohn Jason Kapono
Season 1962-632009-10
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ers
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 26.4 18.9 - - 7.5 1.3 - - - 3.6 7.2 17.1 .423 - - - 4.5 5.4 .835
Jason Kapono 57 17.1 5.7 0.2 0.9 1.2 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.4 2.2 5.3 .419 1.1 3.0 .368 0.2 0.3 .600
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
Jason Kapono ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Tom Heinsohn Jason Kapono
Season 1963-642010-11
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ers
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
Jason Kapono 24 4.7 0.7 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 1.2 .250 0.0 0.3 .125 0.0 0.1 .500
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
Jason Kapono ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Tom Heinsohn Jason Kapono
Season 1964-652011-12
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards 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 67 25.5 13.6 - - 6.0 2.3 - - - 3.8 5.4 14.2 .383 - - - 2.7 3.4 .795
Jason Kapono 27 10.0 2.0 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.8 2.0 .382 0.3 1.0 .296 0.1 0.1 1.000
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
Jason Kapono ------- --- ----------