Tommy Heinsohn PF

Full Name: Thomas Heinsohn

Born: Aug 26, 1934 (Passed away Nov 10, 2020, aged 86)

Birthplace/Hometown: Jersey City, New Jersey

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-7 (201cm)     Weight: 218 (99kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1956 NBA Draft

Drafted: 1956 Territorial Pick, Boston Celtics

Pre-Draft Team: Holy Cross (Jr)

High School: Saint Michael's High School [Union City, New Jersey]

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NBA

9 Years Of Service - Hall of Fame Player, 8x NBA Champion, ROY, 6x All-Star, #15 retired by BOS

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1956-57 ☆ BOS 72 - 29.9 16.15 6.19 15.60 .397 - - - 3.76 4.76 .790 - - 9.79 1.62 - - - 4.22
1957-58 BOS 69 - 32.0 17.83 6.78 17.77 .382 - - - 4.26 5.71 .746 - - 10.22 1.81 - - - 3.97
1958-59 BOS 66 - 31.7 18.82 7.05 18.06 .390 - - - 4.73 5.92 .798 - - 9.67 2.48 - - - 4.11
1959-60 BOS 75 - 32.3 21.72 8.97 21.20 .423 - - - 3.77 5.15 .733 - - 10.59 2.28 - - - 3.67
1960-61 ☆ BOS 74 - 30.5 21.34 8.47 21.16 .400 - - - 4.39 5.73 .767 - - 9.89 1.91 - - - 3.51
1961-62 ☆ BOS 79 - 30.2 22.05 8.76 20.42 .429 - - - 4.53 5.53 .819 - - 9.46 2.09 - - - 3.54
1962-63 ☆ BOS 76 - 26.4 18.95 7.24 17.11 .423 - - - 4.47 5.36 .835 - - 7.49 1.25 - - - 3.55
1963-64 ☆ BOS 76 - 26.8 16.54 6.41 16.09 .398 - - - 3.72 4.50 .827 - - 6.05 2.41 - - - 3.53
1964-65 ☆ BOS 67 - 25.5 13.61 5.45 14.24 .383 - - - 2.72 3.42 .795 - - 5.96 2.34 - - - 3.76
CAREER   654 - 29.4 18.65 7.30 18.02 .405 - - - 4.05 5.13 .790 - - 8.79 2.02 - - - 3.75

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NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1956-57 ☆ BOS 72 - 2,150 1,163 446 1,123 .397 - - - 271 343 .790 - - 705 117 - - - 304
1957-58 BOS 69 - 2,206 1,230 468 1,226 .382 - - - 294 394 .746 - - 705 125 - - - 274
1958-59 BOS 66 - 2,089 1,242 465 1,192 .390 - - - 312 391 .798 - - 638 164 - - - 271
1959-60 BOS 75 - 2,420 1,629 673 1,590 .423 - - - 283 386 .733 - - 794 171 - - - 275
1960-61 ☆ BOS 74 - 2,256 1,579 627 1,566 .400 - - - 325 424 .767 - - 732 141 - - - 260
1961-62 ☆ BOS 79 - 2,383 1,742 692 1,613 .429 - - - 358 437 .819 - - 747 165 - - - 280
1962-63 ☆ BOS 76 - 2,004 1,440 550 1,300 .423 - - - 340 407 .835 - - 569 95 - - - 270
1963-64 ☆ BOS 76 - 2,040 1,257 487 1,223 .398 - - - 283 342 .827 - - 460 183 - - - 268
1964-65 ☆ BOS 67 - 1,706 912 365 954 .383 - - - 182 229 .795 - - 399 157 - - - 252
CAREER   654 - 19,254 12,194 4,773 11,787 .405 - - - 2,648 3,353 .790 - - 5,749 1,318 - - - 2,454

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1956-57 ☆ BOS 72 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 - - 0.31 44 28 .611 3.00 4.10 7.10
1957-58 BOS 69 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 - - 0.32 48 21 .696 1.90 4.10 6.00
1958-59 BOS 66 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .196 - - 0.33 50 16 .758 2.50 4.10 6.50
1959-60 BOS 75 - 0 0 2 0 0 0 .225 - - 0.24 59 16 .787 3.00 4.70 7.70
1960-61 ☆ BOS 74 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 - - 0.27 54 20 .730 1.40 5.20 6.60
1961-62 ☆ BOS 79 - 0 0 3 0 0 0 .222 - - 0.27 59 20 .747 3.70 5.50 9.30
1962-63 ☆ BOS 76 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .172 - - 0.31 55 21 .724 2.50 4.40 6.80
1963-64 ☆ BOS 76 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 - - 0.28 57 19 .750 0.80 5.40 6.20
1964-65 ☆ BOS 67 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .146 - - 0.24 49 18 .731 -0.50 4.20 3.60
CAREER   654 - 0 0 8 0 0 0 .195 - - 0.28 475 179 .726 18.30 41.70 59.80

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1956-57 ☆ BOS 72 - .456 .397 - - - - - - - - 118.72 - 1.04 - - 17.81
1957-58 BOS 69 - .439 .382 - - - - - - - - 112.79 - 1.00 - - 16.62
1958-59 BOS 66 - .455 .390 - - - - - - - - 118.81 - 1.04 - - 17.53
1959-60 BOS 75 - .463 .423 - - - - - - - - 115.64 - 1.02 - - 18.14
1960-61 ☆ BOS 74 - .450 .400 - - - - - - - - 116.69 - 1.01 - - 17.73
1961-62 ☆ BOS 79 - .482 .429 - - - - - - - - 124.82 - 1.08 - - 19.47
1962-63 ☆ BOS 76 - .487 .423 - - - - - - - - 125.85 - 1.11 - - 18.16
1963-64 ☆ BOS 76 - .458 .398 - - - - - - - - 122.57 - 1.03 - - 16.19
1964-65 ☆ BOS 67 - .432 .383 - - - 12.94 - - - - 117.74 - 0.96 - - 13.28
CAREER   654 - .460 .405 - - - 12.94 - - - - 119.47 - 1.03 - - 21.14

☆ All-Star Season

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NBA Transactions

Apr 30, 1956 - The Boston Celtics selected Tommy Heinsohn with a Territorial Pick in the 1956 NBA Draft.
Sep 1, 1956 - Tommy Heinsohn signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics.
Jul 1, 1962 - Tommy Heinsohn, previously with the Boston Celtics, became a free agent.
Sep 16, 1962 - Tommy Heinsohn signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics.
Jul 1, 1965 - Tommy Heinsohn, previously with the Boston Celtics, became a free agent.
Nov 10, 2020 - Tommy Heinsohn passed away. He was 86 years old at the time of his death.

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NBA Awards & Honors

NBA Champion - 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965
All-NBA Second Team - 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964
Wilt Chamberlain Rookie Of The Year - 1957

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1956-57 BOS 10 - 37.0 22.90 9.00 23.10 .390 - - - 4.90 6.90 .710 - - 11.70 2.00 - - - 4.00
1957-58 BOS 11 - 31.7 17.45 6.18 17.64 .351 - - - 5.09 6.55 .778 - - 10.82 1.64 - - - 4.73
1958-59 BOS 11 - 31.6 19.91 8.27 20.00 .414 - - - 3.36 5.09 .661 - - 8.91 2.91 - - - 3.73
1959-60 BOS 13 - 32.5 21.85 8.62 20.54 .419 - - - 4.62 6.15 .750 - - 9.69 2.08 - - - 4.08
1960-61 BOS 10 - 29.1 19.70 8.20 20.10 .408 - - - 3.30 4.30 .767 - - 9.90 2.00 - - - 3.60
1961-62 BOS 14 - 31.8 20.71 8.29 20.79 .399 - - - 4.14 5.43 .763 - - 8.21 2.43 - - - 4.14
1962-63 BOS 13 - 31.8 24.69 9.46 20.77 .456 - - - 5.77 7.54 .765 - - 8.92 1.15 - - - 4.23
1963-64 BOS 10 - 30.8 17.40 7.00 18.00 .389 - - - 3.40 4.20 .810 - - 8.00 2.60 - - - 3.60
1964-65 BOS 12 - 23.0 12.67 5.50 15.08 .365 - - - 1.67 2.67 .625 - - 7.00 1.92 - - - 3.83
CAREER   104 - 31.0 19.79 7.87 19.57 .402 - - - 4.06 5.46 .743 - - 9.17 2.07 - - - 4.01

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1956-57 BOS 10 - 370 229 90 231 .390 - - - 49 69 .710 - - 117 20 - - - 40
1957-58 BOS 11 - 349 192 68 194 .351 - - - 56 72 .778 - - 119 18 - - - 52
1958-59 BOS 11 - 348 219 91 220 .414 - - - 37 56 .661 - - 98 32 - - - 41
1959-60 BOS 13 - 423 284 112 267 .419 - - - 60 80 .750 - - 126 27 - - - 53
1960-61 BOS 10 - 291 197 82 201 .408 - - - 33 43 .767 - - 99 20 - - - 36
1961-62 BOS 14 - 445 290 116 291 .399 - - - 58 76 .763 - - 115 34 - - - 58
1962-63 BOS 13 - 413 321 123 270 .456 - - - 75 98 .765 - - 116 15 - - - 55
1963-64 BOS 10 - 308 174 70 180 .389 - - - 34 42 .810 - - 80 26 - - - 36
1964-65 BOS 12 - 276 152 66 181 .365 - - - 20 32 .625 - - 84 23 - - - 46
CAREER   104 - 3,223 2,058 818 2,035 .402 - - - 422 568 .743 - - 954 215 - - - 417

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1956-57 BOS 10 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 - - 0.30 7 3 .700 0.40 0.80 1.20
1957-58 BOS 11 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 - - 0.37 6 5 .545 0.30 0.70 0.90
1958-59 BOS 11 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 - - 0.25 8 3 .727 0.20 0.70 0.90
1959-60 BOS 13 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 - - 0.30 8 5 .615 0.80 0.90 1.70
1960-61 BOS 10 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 - - 0.21 8 2 .800 0.20 0.60 0.80
1961-62 BOS 14 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 - - 0.26 8 6 .571 0.20 0.80 1.00
1962-63 BOS 13 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 - - 0.36 8 5 .615 0.90 0.70 1.60
1963-64 BOS 10 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 - - 0.23 8 2 .800 - 0.90 0.90
1964-65 BOS 12 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 - - 0.18 8 4 .667 -0.60 0.70 0.10
CAREER   104 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 - - 0.28 69 35 .663 2.40 6.80 9.10

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1956-57 BOS 10 - .438 .390 - - - 9.44 - - - - 109.98 - 0.99 - - 16.07
1957-58 BOS 11 - .425 .351 - - - 8.53 - - - - 112.83 - 0.99 - - 13.28
1958-59 BOS 11 - .448 .414 - - - 12.88 - - - - 107.44 - 1.00 - - 14.90
1959-60 BOS 13 - .470 .419 - - - 9.60 - - - - 116.95 - 1.06 - - 15.11
1960-61 BOS 10 - .448 .408 - - - 10.45 - - - - 117.54 - 0.98 - - 14.47
1961-62 BOS 14 - .447 .399 - - - 11.53 - - - - 116.18 - 1.00 - - 12.64
1962-63 BOS 13 - .513 .456 - - - 5.62 - - - - 122.09 - 1.19 - - 16.67
1963-64 BOS 10 - .438 .389 - - - 13.93 - - - - 119.84 - 0.97 - - 12.49
1964-65 BOS 12 - .390 .365 - - - 11.64 - - - - 98.96 - 0.84 - - 11.87
CAREER   104 - .450 .402 - - - 11.64 - - - - 114.49 - 1.01 - - 17.32

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection - 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964
Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection - 1957, 1965

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA All-Star Game Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1957 East 1 - 23 12 5 17 .294 - - - 2 2 1.000 - - 7 0 - - - 3
1961 East 1 - 19 4 2 16 .125 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 6 1 - - - 4
1962 East 1 - 13 10 4 11 .364 - - - 2 2 1.000 - - 2 1 - - - 4
1963 East 1 - 21 15 6 11 .545 - - - 3 4 .750 - - 2 1 - - - 4
1964 East 1 - 21 10 5 12 .417 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 3 0 - - - 5
TOTAL   5 - 97 51 22 67 .328 - - - 7 8 .875 - - 20 3 - - - 20
AVERAGES   5 - 19.4 10.20 4.40 13.40 .328 - - - 1.40 1.60 .875 - - 4.00 0.60 - - - 4.00

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NCAA

College: Holy Cross (1956)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1953-54 Holy Cross Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1954-55 Holy Cross So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1955-56 Holy Cross Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NCAA Awards & Honors

Consensus All-American First Team - 1956
AP All-American First Team - 1956
AP All-American Third Team - 1955
Look Magazine All-American First Team - 1956
UPI All-American Second Team - 1956
UPI All-American Third Team - 1955
NEA All-American First Team - 1956
NEA All-American Third Team - 1955
International News Service All-American First Team - 1956
Collier's Magazine All-American Second Team - 1955, 1956