Tom Heinsohn vs. Austin Rivers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Austin Rivers and Tom Heinsohn 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

Tom Heinsohn

vs.

Austin Rivers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Heinsohn: 1956-57 to 1964-65
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Heinsohn 8 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Seasons Tom Heinsohn 9 Austin Rivers 11

Playoffs Played Tom Heinsohn 9 Austin Rivers 8

All-Star Games Tom Heinsohn 6 Austin Rivers 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Heinsohn 4 Austin Rivers 0

Rookie of The Year Tom Heinsohn 1 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Heinsohn 18.6 Austin Rivers 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Tom Heinsohn 8.8 Austin Rivers 2.0

Assists Per Game Tom Heinsohn 2.0 Austin Rivers 2.1

Steals Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Austin Rivers 0.7

Blocks Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Heinsohn 12,194 Austin Rivers 5,996

Total Rebounds Tom Heinsohn 5,749 Austin Rivers 1,442

Total Assists Tom Heinsohn 1,318 Austin Rivers 1,513

Total Steals Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Austin Rivers 494

Total Blocks Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Austin Rivers 112

Total Games Tom Heinsohn 654 Austin Rivers 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Heinsohn .405 Austin Rivers .419

3-Point Percentage Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Austin Rivers .349

Free Throw Percentage Tom Heinsohn .790 Austin Rivers .653

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Heinsohn 22.1 (1962) Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Heinsohn 10.6 (1960) Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020)

Assists Per Game Tom Heinsohn 2.5 (1959) Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Heinsohn 19.8 Austin Rivers 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Heinsohn 9.2 Austin Rivers 1.9

Assists Per Game Tom Heinsohn 2.1 Austin Rivers 1.4

Steals Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Austin Rivers 0.6

Blocks Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Heinsohn 2,058 Austin Rivers 457

Total Rebounds Tom Heinsohn 954 Austin Rivers 124

Total Assists Tom Heinsohn 215 Austin Rivers 88

Total Steals Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Austin Rivers 36

Total Blocks Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Austin Rivers 11

Total Games Tom Heinsohn 104 Austin Rivers 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Heinsohn .402 Austin Rivers .412

3-Point Percentage Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Austin Rivers .357

Free Throw Percentage Tom Heinsohn .743 Austin Rivers .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Heinsohn 24.7 (1963) Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Heinsohn 11.7 (1957) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Tom Heinsohn 2.9 (1959) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017)

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.