Tom Heinsohn vs. Ronald Murray Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ronald Murray 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 more than Ronald Murray, who played 8. Tom Heinsohn had the first of his seasons in 1956-57, while Ronald Murray had his rookie season in 2002-03. 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
Ronald Murray	8	5	2002-03 to 2009-10

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Tom Heinsohn	Ronald Murray
Season	1956-57	2002-03
Team	Boston Celtics	Milwaukee Bucks, Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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	72	29.9	16.2	-	-	9.8	1.6	-	-	-	4.2	6.2	15.6	.397	-	-	-	3.8	4.8	.790
Ronald Murray	14	4.4	1.9	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.0	0.6	0.0	0.8	2.2	.355	0.0	0.4	.000	0.4	0.6	.625

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
Ronald Murray	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Tom Heinsohn	Ronald Murray
Season	1957-58	2003-04
Team	Boston Celtics	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Celtics Lost NBA Finals	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	69	32.0	17.8	-	-	10.2	1.8	-	-	-	4.0	6.8	17.8	.382	-	-	-	4.3	5.7	.746
Ronald Murray	82	24.6	12.4	0.5	1.9	2.5	2.5	1.0	0.3	1.8	1.9	4.7	11.2	.425	0.8	2.8	.293	2.0	2.9	.715

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
Ronald Murray	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Tom Heinsohn	Ronald Murray
Season	1958-59	2004-05
Team	Boston Celtics	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Supersonics Lost West 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	66	31.7	18.8	-	-	9.7	2.5	-	-	-	4.1	7.0	18.1	.390	-	-	-	4.7	5.9	.798
Ronald Murray	49	18.0	7.0	0.3	1.7	2.0	1.3	0.6	0.2	1.2	1.2	2.7	7.4	.361	0.5	1.9	.253	1.2	1.6	.738

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
Ronald Murray	4	16.0	3.0	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.3	0.0	0.5	0.5	2.0	1.0	4.8	.211	0.0	0.5	.000	1.0	1.8	.571


Season 4
	Tom Heinsohn	Ronald Murray
Season	1959-60	2005-06
Team	Boston Celtics	Seattle Supersonics, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Cavaliers 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	75	32.3	21.7	-	-	10.6	2.3	-	-	-	3.7	9.0	21.2	.423	-	-	-	3.8	5.1	.733
Ronald Murray	76	27.8	11.2	0.4	1.6	2.0	2.6	0.9	0.1	1.8	1.8	4.2	10.1	.418	0.5	1.9	.262	2.3	3.2	.711

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
Ronald Murray	13	30.7	8.1	0.8	2.4	3.2	1.6	0.7	0.2	0.7	2.1	2.8	8.6	.330	0.4	1.8	.208	2.0	2.5	.813


Season 5
	Tom Heinsohn	Ronald Murray
Season	1960-61	2006-07
Team	Boston Celtics	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Pistons 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	74	30.5	21.3	-	-	9.9	1.9	-	-	-	3.5	8.5	21.2	.400	-	-	-	4.4	5.7	.767
Ronald Murray	69	21.4	6.7	0.4	1.3	1.6	2.7	0.7	0.2	1.3	1.4	2.6	6.3	.404	0.3	1.2	.289	1.3	1.7	.725

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
Ronald Murray	12	11.3	2.5	0.2	0.6	0.8	1.2	0.3	0.1	0.7	1.0	0.9	2.6	.355	0.0	0.2	.000	0.7	0.9	.727


Season 6
	Tom Heinsohn	Ronald Murray
Season	1961-62	2007-08
Team	Boston Celtics	Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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	79	30.2	22.1	-	-	9.5	2.1	-	-	-	3.5	8.8	20.4	.429	-	-	-	4.5	5.5	.819
Ronald Murray	42	20.8	9.4	0.5	1.4	2.0	3.4	0.9	0.1	2.0	1.2	3.7	8.7	.420	0.5	1.5	.317	1.6	2.3	.694

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
Ronald Murray	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Tom Heinsohn	Ronald Murray
Season	1962-63	2008-09
Team	Boston Celtics	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Hawks 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
Ronald Murray	80	24.7	12.2	0.3	1.8	2.1	2.0	1.1	0.2	1.6	2.2	4.4	9.9	.447	1.1	3.0	.360	2.2	2.9	.760

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
Ronald Murray	11	31.0	11.8	0.5	2.2	2.7	2.5	1.1	0.3	1.3	1.5	3.8	11.2	.341	1.3	4.5	.280	2.9	3.4	.865


Season 8
	Tom Heinsohn	Ronald Murray
Season	1963-64	2009-10
Team	Boston Celtics	Charlotte Bobcats, Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Bulls 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	76	26.8	16.5	-	-	6.1	2.4	-	-	-	3.5	6.4	16.1	.398	-	-	-	3.7	4.5	.827
Ronald Murray	75	22.3	9.9	0.4	2.1	2.4	1.8	0.6	0.2	1.2	1.7	3.6	9.1	.392	0.9	2.9	.312	1.9	2.6	.727

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
Ronald Murray	5	19.4	8.4	0.8	1.8	2.6	2.0	0.4	0.0	0.2	0.6	3.0	7.4	.405	0.8	2.4	.333	1.6	1.6	1.000


Season 9
	Tom Heinsohn	Ronald Murray
Season	1964-65	-
Team	Boston Celtics	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	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	67	25.5	13.6	-	-	6.0	2.3	-	-	-	3.8	5.4	14.2	.383	-	-	-	2.7	3.4	.795
Ronald Murray	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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
Ronald Murray	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Tom Heinsohn vs. Ronald Murray Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ronald Murray 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9