Dennis Awtrey vs. Tom Heinsohn Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tom Heinsohn and Dennis Awtrey, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Dennis Awtrey played 12 years in the NBA, 3 more than Tom Heinsohn, who played 9. Dennis Awtrey had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Tom Heinsohn had his rookie season in 1956-57. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Dennis Awtrey	Tom Heinsohn
Season	1970-71	1956-57
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dennis Awtrey	70	18.5	7.2	-	-	6.1	1.3	-	-	-	3.0	2.9	6.0	.475	-	-	-	1.5	2.2	.662
Tom Heinsohn	72	29.9	16.2	-	-	9.8	1.6	-	-	-	4.2	6.2	15.6	.397	-	-	-	3.8	4.8	.790
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dennis Awtrey	7	20.6	7.6	-	-	3.9	0.7	-	-	-	3.6	3.0	5.1	.583	-	-	-	1.6	2.1	.733
Tom Heinsohn	10	37.0	22.9	-	-	11.7	2.0	-	-	-	4.0	9.0	23.1	.390	-	-	-	4.9	6.9	.710

Season 3
	Dennis Awtrey	Tom Heinsohn
Season	1972-73	1958-59
Team	Philadelphia 76ers, Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bulls Lost West Conf Semis	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dennis Awtrey	82	20.6	4.6	-	-	5.5	2.7	-	-	-	2.9	1.8	3.7	.479	-	-	-	1.0	1.9	.562
Tom Heinsohn	66	31.7	18.8	-	-	9.7	2.5	-	-	-	4.1	7.0	18.1	.390	-	-	-	4.7	5.9	.798
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dennis Awtrey	7	38.3	9.0	-	-	11.0	4.4	-	-	-	3.7	3.7	6.9	.542	-	-	-	1.6	3.1	.500
Tom Heinsohn	11	31.6	19.9	-	-	8.9	2.9	-	-	-	3.7	8.3	20.0	.414	-	-	-	3.4	5.1	.661

Season 4
	Dennis Awtrey	Tom Heinsohn
Season	1973-74	1959-60
Team	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bulls Lost West Conf Finals	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dennis Awtrey	68	11.1	2.7	0.7	1.8	2.6	1.3	0.3	0.2	-	1.9	1.0	1.8	.528	-	-	-	0.8	1.4	.574
Tom Heinsohn	75	32.3	21.7	-	-	10.6	2.3	-	-	-	3.7	9.0	21.2	.423	-	-	-	3.8	5.1	.733
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dennis Awtrey	10	15.8	3.0	1.1	2.9	4.0	1.3	0.6	0.2	-	2.1	1.2	2.8	.429	-	-	-	0.6	1.0	.600
Tom Heinsohn	13	32.5	21.8	-	-	9.7	2.1	-	-	-	4.1	8.6	20.5	.419	-	-	-	4.6	6.2	.750

Season 5
	Dennis Awtrey	Tom Heinsohn
Season	1974-75	1960-61
Team	Phoenix Suns	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dennis Awtrey	82	34.6	9.9	3.0	5.6	8.6	4.2	0.7	0.6	-	2.8	4.1	8.8	.470	-	-	-	1.6	2.4	.677
Tom Heinsohn	74	30.5	21.3	-	-	9.9	1.9	-	-	-	3.5	8.5	21.2	.400	-	-	-	4.4	5.7	.767
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dennis Awtrey	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tom Heinsohn	10	29.1	19.7	-	-	9.9	2.0	-	-	-	3.6	8.2	20.1	.408	-	-	-	3.3	4.3	.767

Season 6
	Dennis Awtrey	Tom Heinsohn
Season	1975-76	1961-62
Team	Phoenix Suns	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Suns Lost NBA Finals	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dennis Awtrey	74	18.6	4.9	1.3	2.7	4.0	2.1	0.3	0.3	-	2.1	1.9	4.1	.467	-	-	-	1.0	1.5	.688
Tom Heinsohn	79	30.2	22.1	-	-	9.5	2.1	-	-	-	3.5	8.8	20.4	.429	-	-	-	4.5	5.5	.819
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dennis Awtrey	19	15.1	3.2	0.9	2.4	3.3	1.3	0.3	0.5	-	2.0	1.1	2.4	.467	-	-	-	0.9	1.7	.545
Tom Heinsohn	14	31.8	20.7	-	-	8.2	2.4	-	-	-	4.1	8.3	20.8	.399	-	-	-	4.1	5.4	.763

Season 7
	Dennis Awtrey	Tom Heinsohn
Season	1976-77	1962-63
Team	Phoenix Suns	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dennis Awtrey	72	24.4	5.7	1.5	3.4	4.9	2.5	0.3	0.4	-	2.4	2.2	5.2	.429	-	-	-	1.3	1.8	.722
Tom Heinsohn	76	26.4	18.9	-	-	7.5	1.3	-	-	-	3.6	7.2	17.1	.423	-	-	-	4.5	5.4	.835
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dennis Awtrey	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tom Heinsohn	13	31.8	24.7	-	-	8.9	1.2	-	-	-	4.2	9.5	20.8	.456	-	-	-	5.8	7.5	.765

Season 8
	Dennis Awtrey	Tom Heinsohn
Season	1977-78	1963-64
Team	Phoenix Suns	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dennis Awtrey	81	20.0	3.6	1.2	2.5	3.7	2.0	0.2	0.3	1.6	1.9	1.4	3.3	.424	-	-	-	0.9	1.3	.633
Tom Heinsohn	76	26.8	16.5	-	-	6.1	2.4	-	-	-	3.5	6.4	16.1	.398	-	-	-	3.7	4.5	.827
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dennis Awtrey	2	12.0	1.5	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.5	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	2.0	.250	-	-	-	0.5	0.5	1.000
Tom Heinsohn	10	30.8	17.4	-	-	8.0	2.6	-	-	-	3.6	7.0	18.0	.389	-	-	-	3.4	4.2	.810

Season 9
	Dennis Awtrey	Tom Heinsohn
Season	1978-79	1964-65
Team	Boston Celtics, Seattle Supersonics	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dennis Awtrey	63	11.8	2.0	0.7	1.7	2.4	1.1	0.3	0.2	0.8	1.7	0.7	1.7	.411	-	-	-	0.7	0.9	.732
Tom Heinsohn	67	25.5	13.6	-	-	6.0	2.3	-	-	-	3.8	5.4	14.2	.383	-	-	-	2.7	3.4	.795
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dennis Awtrey	16	9.6	1.8	0.9	1.7	2.6	0.7	0.3	0.3	0.6	2.1	0.6	1.0	.625	-	-	-	0.5	0.8	.615
Tom Heinsohn	12	23.0	12.7	-	-	7.0	1.9	-	-	-	3.8	5.5	15.1	.365	-	-	-	1.7	2.7	.625