Thomas Gardner vs. Tom Heinsohn Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Heinsohn and Thomas Gardner that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Thomas Gardner

vs.

Tom Heinsohn

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Thomas Gardner: 2007-08 to 2008-09
Tom Heinsohn: 1956-57 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Thomas Gardner 0 Tom Heinsohn 8

NBA Seasons Thomas Gardner 2 Tom Heinsohn 9

Playoffs Played Thomas Gardner 1 Tom Heinsohn 9

All-Star Games Thomas Gardner 0 Tom Heinsohn 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Thomas Gardner 0 Tom Heinsohn 4

Rookie of The Year Thomas Gardner 0 Tom Heinsohn 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 2.3 Tom Heinsohn 18.6

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.6 Tom Heinsohn 8.8

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.2 Tom Heinsohn 2.0

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.2 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.1 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Thomas Gardner 45 Tom Heinsohn 12,194

Total Rebounds Thomas Gardner 11 Tom Heinsohn 5,749

Total Assists Thomas Gardner 3 Tom Heinsohn 1,318

Total Steals Thomas Gardner 4 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Total Blocks Thomas Gardner 1 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Total Games Thomas Gardner 20 Tom Heinsohn 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thomas Gardner .305 Tom Heinsohn .405

3-Point Percentage Thomas Gardner .200 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Thomas Gardner .333 Tom Heinsohn .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 5.3 (2008) Tom Heinsohn 22.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 1.0 (2008) Tom Heinsohn 10.6 (1960)

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2008) Tom Heinsohn 2.5 (1959)

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2009) Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.1 (2009) Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 4.7 Tom Heinsohn 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 Tom Heinsohn 9.2

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 Tom Heinsohn 2.1

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.0 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Thomas Gardner 14 Tom Heinsohn 2,058

Total Rebounds Thomas Gardner 2 Tom Heinsohn 954

Total Assists Thomas Gardner 2 Tom Heinsohn 215

Total Steals Thomas Gardner 1 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Total Blocks Thomas Gardner 0 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Total Games Thomas Gardner 3 Tom Heinsohn 104

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thomas Gardner .385 Tom Heinsohn .402

3-Point Percentage Thomas Gardner .500 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Thomas Gardner 1.000 Tom Heinsohn .743

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 4.7 (2009) Tom Heinsohn 24.7 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 (2009) Tom Heinsohn 11.7 (1957)

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 (2009) Tom Heinsohn 2.9 (1959)

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2009) Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.0 (2009) Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.