Tom Heinsohn vs. Yves Missi Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yves Missi 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.
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, 8 more than Yves Missi, who played 1. Tom Heinsohn had the first of his seasons in 1956-57, while Yves Missi had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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 achievements, 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 |
| Yves Missi | 1 | 0 | 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Tom Heinsohn | Yves Missi | |
| Season | 1956-57 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Boston Celtics | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Honors & Awards |  Rookie of the Year | - |
| - | All-Rookie Second Team | |
| All-Star Game | - | |
| Playoffs |  NBA Champion | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +1 | +3.1 | +7.1 | +1.6 | +0.2 | -2.2 | +2.5 | +8.9 | +.150 | +2.1 | +2.0 | +.167 | ||||||||
| Yves Missi | 73 | 26.8 | 9.1 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 8.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 6.7 | .547 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 1.7 | 2.8 | .623 |
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| 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 |
| Yves Missi | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Tom Heinsohn played 8 seasons more than Yves Missi in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 9, from 1958 to 1965—Tom Heinsohn played in 8 Playoffs and won 7 NBA Championships. In those 8 extra years over Yves Missi, Tom Heinsohn got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 4 All-NBA Second Team 5 All-Star Game |