Travis Best vs. Tom Heinsohn Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Heinsohn and Travis Best 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

Travis Best

vs.

Tom Heinsohn

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Travis Best: 1995-96 to 2004-05
Tom Heinsohn: 1956-57 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Travis Best 0 Tom Heinsohn 8

NBA Seasons Travis Best 10 Tom Heinsohn 9

Playoffs Played Travis Best 6 Tom Heinsohn 9

All-Star Games Travis Best 0 Tom Heinsohn 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Travis Best 0 Tom Heinsohn 4

Rookie of The Year Travis Best 0 Tom Heinsohn 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Travis Best 7.6 Tom Heinsohn 18.6

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 1.8 Tom Heinsohn 8.8

Assists Per Game Travis Best 3.5 Tom Heinsohn 2.0

Steals Per Game Travis Best 0.9 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Travis Best 5,376 Tom Heinsohn 12,194

Total Rebounds Travis Best 1,249 Tom Heinsohn 5,749

Total Assists Travis Best 2,444 Tom Heinsohn 1,318

Total Steals Travis Best 661 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Total Blocks Travis Best 60 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Total Games Travis Best 708 Tom Heinsohn 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Travis Best .431 Tom Heinsohn .405

3-Point Percentage Travis Best .345 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Travis Best .835 Tom Heinsohn .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Travis Best 11.9 (2001) Tom Heinsohn 22.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 2.9 (2001) Tom Heinsohn 10.6 (1960)

Assists Per Game Travis Best 6.1 (2001) Tom Heinsohn 2.5 (1959)

Steals Per Game Travis Best 1.4 (2001) Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 (2001) Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Travis Best 7.0 Tom Heinsohn 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 2.0 Tom Heinsohn 9.2

Assists Per Game Travis Best 2.7 Tom Heinsohn 2.1

Steals Per Game Travis Best 0.7 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Travis Best 442 Tom Heinsohn 2,058

Total Rebounds Travis Best 126 Tom Heinsohn 954

Total Assists Travis Best 173 Tom Heinsohn 215

Total Steals Travis Best 45 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Total Blocks Travis Best 8 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Total Games Travis Best 63 Tom Heinsohn 104

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Travis Best .413 Tom Heinsohn .402

3-Point Percentage Travis Best .303 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Travis Best .875 Tom Heinsohn .743

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Travis Best 9.8 (2001) Tom Heinsohn 24.7 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 4.8 (2001) Tom Heinsohn 11.7 (1957)

Assists Per Game Travis Best 9.3 (2001) Tom Heinsohn 2.9 (1959)

Steals Per Game Travis Best 1.2 (1996) Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.2 (1998) 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.