Tom Heinsohn vs. Gus Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gus Williams 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.

Gus Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Heinsohn: 1956-57 to 1964-65
Gus Williams: 1975-76 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Heinsohn 8 Gus Williams 1

NBA Seasons Tom Heinsohn 9 Gus Williams 11

Playoffs Played Tom Heinsohn 9 Gus Williams 10

All-Star Games Tom Heinsohn 6 Gus Williams 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tom Heinsohn 0 Gus Williams 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Heinsohn 4 Gus Williams 2

Rookie of The Year Tom Heinsohn 1 Gus Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Heinsohn 18.6 Gus Williams 17.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Heinsohn 8.8 Gus Williams 2.7

Assists Per Game Tom Heinsohn 2.0 Gus Williams 5.6

Steals Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Gus Williams 2.0

Blocks Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Gus Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Heinsohn 12,194 Gus Williams 14,093

Total Rebounds Tom Heinsohn 5,749 Gus Williams 2,222

Total Assists Tom Heinsohn 1,318 Gus Williams 4,597

Total Steals Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Gus Williams 1,638

Total Blocks Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Gus Williams 291

Total Games Tom Heinsohn 654 Gus Williams 825

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Heinsohn .405 Gus Williams .461

3-Point Percentage Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Gus Williams .238 *

Free Throw Percentage Tom Heinsohn .790 Gus Williams .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Heinsohn 22.1 (1962) Gus Williams 23.4 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Heinsohn 10.6 (1960) Gus Williams 3.4 (1980)

Assists Per Game Tom Heinsohn 2.5 (1959) Gus Williams 8.4 (1984)

Steals Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Gus Williams 2.4 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Gus Williams 0.5 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Heinsohn 19.8 Gus Williams 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Tom Heinsohn 9.2 Gus Williams 3.1

Assists Per Game Tom Heinsohn 2.1 Gus Williams 4.7

Steals Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Gus Williams 1.8

Blocks Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Gus Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Heinsohn 2,058 Gus Williams 1,927

Total Rebounds Tom Heinsohn 954 Gus Williams 308

Total Assists Tom Heinsohn 215 Gus Williams 469

Total Steals Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Gus Williams 174

Total Blocks Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Gus Williams 40

Total Games Tom Heinsohn 104 Gus Williams 99

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Heinsohn .402 Gus Williams .476

3-Point Percentage Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Gus Williams .231 *

Free Throw Percentage Tom Heinsohn .743 Gus Williams .737

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Heinsohn 24.7 (1963) Gus Williams 32.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Heinsohn 11.7 (1957) Gus Williams 4.1 (1979)

Assists Per Game Tom Heinsohn 2.9 (1959) Gus Williams 11.4 (1984)

Steals Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Gus Williams 2.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Gus Williams 0.6 (1979)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.