Tom Heinsohn vs. Chris Morris Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chris Morris 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 less than Chris Morris, who played 11. Tom Heinsohn had the first of his seasons in 1956-57, while Chris Morris had his rookie season in 1988-89. 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
Chris Morris 11 7 1988-89 to 1998-99

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tom Heinsohn Chris Morris
Season 1956-571988-89
Team Boston CelticsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 72 29.9 16.2 - - 9.8 1.6 - - - 4.2 6.2 15.6 .397 - - - 3.8 4.8 .790
Chris Morris 76 27.6 14.1 2.5 2.8 5.2 1.6 1.3 0.8 2.5 3.3 5.4 11.9 .457 0.8 2.3 .366 2.4 3.3 .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
Chris Morris ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Tom Heinsohn Chris Morris
Season 1957-581989-90
Team Boston CelticsNew Jersey Nets
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
Chris Morris 80 30.6 14.8 2.4 2.9 5.3 1.8 1.6 1.0 2.3 2.7 5.6 13.3 .422 0.8 2.4 .316 2.9 4.0 .722
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
Chris Morris ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Tom Heinsohn Chris Morris
Season 1958-591990-91
Team Boston CelticsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 66 31.7 18.8 - - 9.7 2.5 - - - 4.1 7.0 18.1 .390 - - - 4.7 5.9 .798
Chris Morris 79 32.3 13.2 2.7 3.9 6.6 2.8 1.7 1.2 2.1 3.1 5.2 12.2 .425 0.6 2.3 .251 2.3 3.1 .734
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
Chris Morris ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Tom Heinsohn Chris Morris
Season 1959-601991-92
Team Boston CelticsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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
Chris Morris 77 31.1 11.4 2.6 3.8 6.4 2.6 1.7 1.1 2.2 2.7 4.5 9.4 .477 0.3 1.4 .200 2.1 3.0 .714
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
Chris Morris 4 33.8 18.8 2.8 2.3 5.0 1.3 1.8 1.8 2.0 2.8 8.0 14.5 .552 1.0 2.5 .400 1.8 2.3 .778

Season 5

Tom Heinsohn Chris Morris
Season 1960-611992-93
Team Boston CelticsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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
Chris Morris 77 29.9 14.1 2.9 2.9 5.9 1.4 1.9 0.7 1.5 2.2 5.7 11.8 .481 0.2 1.0 .224 2.6 3.2 .794
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
Chris Morris 5 32.6 17.0 2.6 3.8 6.4 1.4 1.6 1.2 0.6 1.6 6.8 12.2 .557 1.2 3.2 .375 2.2 2.4 .917

Season 6

Tom Heinsohn Chris Morris
Season 1961-621993-94
Team Boston CelticsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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
Chris Morris 50 27.0 10.9 1.8 2.7 4.6 1.7 1.1 1.0 1.0 2.4 4.1 9.1 .447 1.1 2.9 .361 1.7 2.4 .720
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
Chris Morris 4 24.5 9.3 2.8 2.8 5.5 1.8 1.3 1.3 1.5 3.5 3.0 10.8 .279 0.8 5.0 .150 2.5 2.5 1.000

Season 7

Tom Heinsohn Chris Morris
Season 1962-631994-95
Team Boston CelticsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 76 26.4 18.9 - - 7.5 1.3 - - - 3.6 7.2 17.1 .423 - - - 4.5 5.4 .835
Chris Morris 71 30.0 13.4 2.5 3.1 5.7 2.1 1.2 0.7 1.6 2.2 4.9 12.1 .410 1.5 4.5 .334 2.0 2.7 .728
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
Chris Morris ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Tom Heinsohn Chris Morris
Season 1963-641995-96
Team Boston CelticsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionJazz 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 76 26.8 16.5 - - 6.1 2.4 - - - 3.5 6.4 16.1 .398 - - - 3.7 4.5 .827
Chris Morris 66 21.6 10.5 1.5 2.0 3.5 1.2 1.0 0.3 1.1 2.1 4.0 9.2 .437 1.0 3.0 .320 1.5 1.9 .772
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
Chris Morris 18 17.8 6.2 1.3 2.6 3.9 1.1 0.7 0.4 0.8 1.4 2.5 5.9 .425 0.6 2.1 .270 0.7 0.9 .750

Season 9

Tom Heinsohn Chris Morris
Season 1964-651996-97
Team Boston CelticsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionJazz 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 67 25.5 13.6 - - 6.0 2.3 - - - 3.8 5.4 14.2 .383 - - - 2.7 3.4 .795
Chris Morris 73 13.4 4.3 0.5 1.7 2.2 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.6 1.7 1.7 4.1 .408 0.4 1.5 .274 0.5 0.7 .722
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
Chris Morris 20 8.9 2.9 0.3 1.4 1.6 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.9 1.0 2.5 .400 0.4 1.3 .320 0.5 0.8 .600

Season 10

Tom Heinsohn Chris Morris
Season -1997-98
Team -Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Jazz 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 ------- --- ----------
Chris Morris 54 10.0 4.3 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.6 1.1 1.6 3.8 .411 0.4 1.1 .306 0.8 1.1 .721
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Heinsohn ------- --- ----------
Chris Morris 17 14.1 4.5 0.5 2.3 2.8 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.5 2.2 1.6 4.1 .406 0.4 1.4 .304 0.8 1.2 .700

Season 11

Tom Heinsohn Chris Morris
Season -1998-99
Team -Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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 ------- --- ----------
Chris Morris 44 12.2 4.2 1.2 1.5 2.8 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.5 1.2 1.5 3.4 .430 0.4 1.3 .286 0.9 1.0 .870
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Heinsohn ------- --- ----------
Chris Morris 1 9.0 5.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 1.000 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 2.0 .000