Tom Heinsohn vs. Charles Johnson Season by Season Comparison

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

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Tom Heinsohn played 9 years in the NBA, 2 more than Charles Johnson, who played 7. Tom Heinsohn had the first of his seasons in 1956-57, while Charles Johnson had his rookie season in 1972-73. 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.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Tom Heinsohn 9 9 1956-57 to 1964-65
Charles Johnson 7 6 1972-73 to 1978-79

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tom Heinsohn Charles Johnson
Season 1956-571972-73
Team Boston CelticsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionWarriors Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Heinsohn 72 29.9 16.2 - - 9.8 1.6 - - - 4.2 6.2 15.6 .397 - - - 3.8 4.8 .790
Charles Johnson 70 12.7 5.4 - - 1.9 1.7 - - - 1.5 2.4 5.7 .428 - - - 0.5 0.7 .717
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Heinsohn 10 37.0 22.9 - - 11.7 2.0 - - - 4.0 9.0 23.1 .390 - - - 4.9 6.9 .710
Charles Johnson 6 11.7 3.8 - - 1.7 1.8 - - - 0.7 1.7 4.3 .385 - - - 0.5 1.0 .500

Season 2
Tom Heinsohn Charles Johnson
Season 1957-581973-74
Team Boston CelticsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Heinsohn 69 32.0 17.8 - - 10.2 1.8 - - - 4.0 6.8 17.8 .382 - - - 4.3 5.7 .746
Charles Johnson 59 17.8 7.2 0.8 2.1 3.0 1.7 1.1 0.1 - 1.9 3.3 7.9 .415 - - - 0.6 0.9 .691
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Heinsohn 11 31.7 17.5 - - 10.8 1.6 - - - 4.7 6.2 17.6 .351 - - - 5.1 6.5 .778
Charles Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Tom Heinsohn Charles Johnson
Season 1958-591974-75
Team Boston CelticsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNBA 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 %
Tom Heinsohn 66 31.7 18.8 - - 9.7 2.5 - - - 4.1 7.0 18.1 .390 - - - 4.7 5.9 .798
Charles Johnson 79 27.5 10.9 1.7 2.2 3.9 2.9 1.7 0.1 - 2.6 5.0 12.1 .412 - - - 0.9 1.3 .735
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Heinsohn 11 31.6 19.9 - - 8.9 2.9 - - - 3.7 8.3 20.0 .414 - - - 3.4 5.1 .661
Charles Johnson 17 29.9 12.5 1.1 2.4 3.5 2.1 1.5 0.4 - 3.2 5.7 13.6 .420 - - - 1.1 1.4 .750

Season 4
Tom Heinsohn Charles Johnson
Season 1959-601975-76
Team Boston CelticsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionWarriors Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Heinsohn 75 32.3 21.7 - - 10.6 2.3 - - - 3.7 9.0 21.2 .423 - - - 3.8 5.1 .733
Charles Johnson 81 19.1 9.2 1.0 1.5 2.5 1.5 1.2 0.1 - 2.2 4.2 9.0 .467 - - - 0.7 1.0 .759
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Heinsohn 13 32.5 21.8 - - 9.7 2.1 - - - 4.1 8.6 20.5 .419 - - - 4.6 6.2 .750
Charles Johnson 13 21.8 9.2 1.1 1.6 2.7 1.5 1.7 0.0 - 3.0 4.0 9.8 .409 - - - 1.2 1.5 .842

Season 5
Tom Heinsohn Charles Johnson
Season 1960-611976-77
Team Boston CelticsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionWarriors Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Heinsohn 74 30.5 21.3 - - 9.9 1.9 - - - 3.5 8.5 21.2 .400 - - - 4.4 5.7 .767
Charles Johnson 79 15.1 7.1 0.6 1.2 1.8 1.2 1.0 0.1 - 1.7 3.2 7.4 .437 - - - 0.6 0.9 .710
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Heinsohn 10 29.1 19.7 - - 9.9 2.0 - - - 3.6 8.2 20.1 .408 - - - 3.3 4.3 .767
Charles Johnson 10 16.1 6.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.7 0.8 0.1 - 1.6 2.9 7.4 .392 - - - 0.7 0.8 .875

Season 6
Tom Heinsohn Charles Johnson
Season 1961-621977-78
Team Boston CelticsGolden State Warriors, Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNBA 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 %
Tom Heinsohn 79 30.2 22.1 - - 9.5 2.1 - - - 3.5 8.8 20.4 .429 - - - 4.5 5.5 .819
Charles Johnson 71 18.3 7.4 0.6 1.6 2.2 1.8 0.9 0.1 1.0 1.8 3.3 8.2 .408 - - - 0.7 0.9 .803
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Heinsohn 14 31.8 20.7 - - 8.2 2.4 - - - 4.1 8.3 20.8 .399 - - - 4.1 5.4 .763
Charles Johnson 21 20.2 10.2 1.0 1.6 2.5 2.3 1.4 0.0 1.2 2.4 4.4 10.9 .406 - - - 1.4 1.8 .784

Season 7
Tom Heinsohn Charles Johnson
Season 1962-631978-79
Team Boston CelticsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionBullets Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Heinsohn 76 26.4 18.9 - - 7.5 1.3 - - - 3.6 7.2 17.1 .423 - - - 4.5 5.4 .835
Charles Johnson 82 22.2 9.2 0.9 1.6 2.5 2.2 1.2 0.1 1.1 2.0 4.2 9.6 .435 - - - 0.8 1.0 .848
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Heinsohn 13 31.8 24.7 - - 8.9 1.2 - - - 4.2 9.5 20.8 .456 - - - 5.8 7.5 .765
Charles Johnson 18 15.3 4.8 0.7 1.2 1.9 1.2 0.2 0.2 0.6 2.1 2.2 6.6 .336 - - - 0.4 0.7 .538

Season 8
Tom Heinsohn Charles Johnson
Season 1963-64-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement 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 %
Tom Heinsohn 76 26.8 16.5 - - 6.1 2.4 - - - 3.5 6.4 16.1 .398 - - - 3.7 4.5 .827
Charles Johnson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Heinsohn 10 30.8 17.4 - - 8.0 2.6 - - - 3.6 7.0 18.0 .389 - - - 3.4 4.2 .810
Charles Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Tom Heinsohn Charles Johnson
Season 1964-65-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards Achievement 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 %
Tom Heinsohn 67 25.5 13.6 - - 6.0 2.3 - - - 3.8 5.4 14.2 .383 - - - 2.7 3.4 .795
Charles Johnson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Heinsohn 12 23.0 12.7 - - 7.0 1.9 - - - 3.8 5.5 15.1 .365 - - - 1.7 2.7 .625
Charles Johnson ------- --- ----------
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