Tom Heinsohn vs. Mark Price Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mark Price 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, 3 less than Mark Price, who played 12. Tom Heinsohn had the first of his seasons in 1956-57, while Mark Price had his rookie season in 1986-87. 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
Mark Price 12 7 1986-87 to 1997-98

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tom Heinsohn Mark Price
Season 1956-571986-87
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
Mark Price 67 18.2 6.9 0.5 1.3 1.7 3.0 0.6 0.1 1.6 1.1 2.6 6.3 .408 0.3 1.0 .329 1.4 1.7 .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
Mark Price ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Tom Heinsohn Mark Price
Season 1957-581987-88
Team Boston CelticsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsCavaliers 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 69 32.0 17.8 - - 10.2 1.8 - - - 4.0 6.8 17.8 .382 - - - 4.3 5.7 .746
Mark Price 80 32.8 16.0 0.7 1.6 2.3 6.0 1.2 0.2 2.3 1.5 6.2 12.2 .506 0.9 1.9 .486 2.8 3.2 .877
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
Mark Price 5 41.0 21.0 0.6 3.0 3.6 7.6 0.6 0.0 1.6 2.2 7.6 13.4 .567 1.0 2.4 .417 4.8 5.0 .960

Season 3

Tom Heinsohn Mark Price
Season 1958-591988-89
Team Boston CelticsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCavaliers 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 66 31.7 18.8 - - 9.7 2.5 - - - 4.1 7.0 18.1 .390 - - - 4.7 5.9 .798
Mark Price 75 36.4 18.9 0.6 2.4 3.0 8.4 1.5 0.1 2.8 1.3 7.1 13.4 .526 1.2 2.8 .441 3.5 3.9 .901
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
Mark Price 4 39.5 16.0 1.0 2.3 3.3 5.5 0.8 0.0 4.8 0.8 5.5 14.3 .386 1.5 4.0 .375 3.5 3.8 .933

Season 4

Tom Heinsohn Mark Price
Season 1959-601989-90
Team Boston CelticsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCavaliers 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
Mark Price 73 37.1 19.6 0.9 2.5 3.4 9.1 1.6 0.1 2.9 1.2 6.7 14.6 .459 2.1 5.1 .406 4.1 4.6 .888
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
Mark Price 5 38.4 20.0 0.0 2.8 2.8 8.8 1.8 0.2 3.0 1.8 6.4 12.2 .525 1.2 3.4 .353 6.0 6.0 1.000

Season 5

Tom Heinsohn Mark Price
Season 1960-611990-91
Team Boston CelticsCleveland Cavaliers
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
Mark Price 16 35.7 16.9 0.5 2.3 2.8 10.4 2.6 0.1 3.5 1.4 6.1 12.2 .497 1.1 3.3 .340 3.7 3.9 .952
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
Mark Price ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Tom Heinsohn Mark Price
Season 1961-621991-92
Team Boston CelticsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCavaliers 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
Mark Price 72 29.7 17.3 0.5 1.9 2.4 7.4 1.3 0.2 2.2 1.6 6.1 12.5 .488 1.4 3.6 .387 3.8 4.0 .947
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
Mark Price 17 35.5 19.2 0.6 1.9 2.5 7.5 1.4 0.2 3.3 2.0 6.9 14.0 .496 1.5 4.1 .362 3.9 4.3 .904

Season 7

Tom Heinsohn Mark Price
Season 1962-631992-93
Team Boston CelticsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCavaliers 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 76 26.4 18.9 - - 7.5 1.3 - - - 3.6 7.2 17.1 .423 - - - 4.5 5.4 .835
Mark Price 75 31.7 18.2 0.5 2.2 2.7 8.0 1.2 0.1 2.6 1.4 6.4 13.1 .484 1.6 3.9 .416 3.9 4.1 .948
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
Mark Price 9 32.0 13.0 0.1 2.0 2.1 6.1 1.7 0.0 3.7 1.4 4.8 10.8 .443 0.9 2.9 .308 2.6 2.7 .958

Season 8

Tom Heinsohn Mark Price
Season 1963-641993-94
Team Boston CelticsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCavaliers Lost East 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 26.8 16.5 - - 6.1 2.4 - - - 3.5 6.4 16.1 .398 - - - 3.7 4.5 .827
Mark Price 76 31.4 17.3 0.5 2.5 3.0 7.8 1.4 0.1 2.5 1.2 6.3 13.2 .478 1.6 3.9 .397 3.1 3.5 .888
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
Mark Price 3 34.0 15.0 0.3 1.7 2.0 4.7 1.3 0.0 3.0 2.0 5.0 14.3 .349 0.7 3.0 .222 4.3 4.7 .929

Season 9

Tom Heinsohn Mark Price
Season 1964-651994-95
Team Boston CelticsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCavaliers Lost East 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 67 25.5 13.6 - - 6.0 2.3 - - - 3.8 5.4 14.2 .383 - - - 2.7 3.4 .795
Mark Price 48 28.6 15.8 0.5 1.8 2.3 7.0 0.7 0.1 3.0 1.0 5.3 12.8 .413 2.1 5.3 .407 3.1 3.4 .914
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
Mark Price 4 35.8 15.0 0.5 2.5 3.0 6.5 1.5 0.0 4.5 1.3 3.0 10.0 .300 1.0 4.3 .235 8.0 8.3 .970

Season 10

Tom Heinsohn Mark Price
Season -1995-96
Team -Washington Bullets
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 ------- --- ----------
Mark Price 7 18.1 8.0 0.1 0.9 1.0 2.6 0.9 0.0 1.4 1.0 2.6 8.6 .300 1.4 4.3 .333 1.4 1.4 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Heinsohn ------- --- ----------
Mark Price ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Tom Heinsohn Mark Price
Season -1996-97
Team -Golden State Warriors
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 ------- --- ----------
Mark Price 70 26.8 11.3 0.5 2.0 2.6 4.9 1.0 0.0 2.3 1.4 3.8 8.4 .447 1.6 4.0 .396 2.2 2.4 .906
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Heinsohn ------- --- ----------
Mark Price ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Tom Heinsohn Mark Price
Season -1997-98
Team -Orlando Magic
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 ------- --- ----------
Mark Price 63 22.7 9.5 0.4 1.7 2.0 4.7 0.8 0.1 2.6 1.5 3.6 8.4 .431 0.8 2.5 .335 1.4 1.6 .845
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Heinsohn ------- --- ----------
Mark Price ------- --- ----------