Tom Heinsohn vs. Dan Roundfield Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dan Roundfield 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 Dan Roundfield, who played 11. Tom Heinsohn had the first of his seasons in 1956-57, while Dan Roundfield had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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
Dan Roundfield 11 7 1976-77 to 1986-87

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tom Heinsohn Dan Roundfield
Season 1956-571976-77
Team Boston CelticsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
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
Dan Roundfield 61 27.0 13.9 2.9 5.6 8.5 1.1 1.0 2.1 - 4.0 5.6 12.0 .466 - - - 2.7 3.9 .686
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
Dan Roundfield ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Tom Heinsohn Dan Roundfield
Season 1957-581977-78
Team Boston CelticsIndiana Pacers
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
Dan Roundfield 79 30.7 13.4 3.5 6.7 10.2 2.5 1.0 1.9 2.5 3.8 5.3 10.9 .489 - - - 2.8 3.8 .727
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
Dan Roundfield ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Tom Heinsohn Dan Roundfield
Season 1958-591978-79
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHawks Lost East 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 66 31.7 18.8 - - 9.7 2.5 - - - 4.1 7.0 18.1 .390 - - - 4.7 5.9 .798
Dan Roundfield 80 31.7 15.3 4.1 6.7 10.8 1.6 1.1 2.2 2.6 4.5 5.8 11.5 .504 - - - 3.8 5.3 .714
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
Dan Roundfield 9 37.6 17.6 4.9 6.9 11.8 2.8 0.9 2.6 2.6 4.9 6.8 14.8 .459 - - - 4.0 5.0 .800

Season 4

Tom Heinsohn Dan Roundfield
Season 1959-601979-80
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHawks Lost East 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 75 32.3 21.7 - - 10.6 2.3 - - - 3.7 9.0 21.2 .423 - - - 3.8 5.1 .733
Dan Roundfield 81 32.0 16.5 3.6 6.7 10.3 2.3 1.2 1.7 2.9 3.9 6.2 12.4 .499 0.0 0.0 .000 4.1 5.7 .710
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
Dan Roundfield 5 34.8 17.2 5.0 6.6 11.6 2.2 0.8 1.6 2.2 4.4 6.4 13.8 .464 0.0 0.2 .000 4.4 7.0 .629

Season 5

Tom Heinsohn Dan Roundfield
Season 1960-611980-81
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement 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 74 30.5 21.3 - - 9.9 1.9 - - - 3.5 8.5 21.2 .400 - - - 4.4 5.7 .767
Dan Roundfield 63 33.8 17.6 3.7 6.4 10.1 2.6 1.2 1.9 2.8 4.1 6.8 12.8 .527 0.0 0.0 .000 4.1 5.6 .721
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
Dan Roundfield ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Tom Heinsohn Dan Roundfield
Season 1961-621981-82
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHawks 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
Dan Roundfield 61 36.3 18.6 3.7 8.1 11.8 2.7 1.0 1.5 3.0 3.4 7.0 14.9 .466 0.0 0.1 .200 4.7 6.1 .760
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
Dan Roundfield 2 42.5 21.0 3.0 8.0 11.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 8.5 18.0 .472 0.0 0.0 - 4.0 7.0 .571

Season 7

Tom Heinsohn Dan Roundfield
Season 1962-631982-83
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
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
Dan Roundfield 77 36.5 19.0 3.4 8.1 11.4 2.9 0.8 1.5 3.2 3.1 7.3 15.5 .470 0.1 0.4 .185 4.4 5.8 .749
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
Dan Roundfield 3 41.3 17.7 2.0 12.0 14.0 3.3 1.3 1.3 3.7 1.7 8.0 16.7 .480 0.0 0.3 .000 1.7 3.7 .455

Season 8

Tom Heinsohn Dan Roundfield
Season 1963-641983-84
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
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
Dan Roundfield 73 35.8 18.9 2.8 7.1 9.9 2.5 0.8 1.0 2.8 3.0 6.9 14.2 .485 0.0 0.2 .000 5.1 6.7 .770
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
Dan Roundfield 5 38.2 17.2 2.4 6.4 8.8 1.6 0.4 1.4 3.8 3.2 6.0 13.8 .435 0.2 0.2 1.000 5.0 7.0 .714

Season 9

Tom Heinsohn Dan Roundfield
Season 1964-651984-85
Team Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionPistons Lost East 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 67 25.5 13.6 - - 6.0 2.3 - - - 3.8 5.4 14.2 .383 - - - 2.7 3.4 .795
Dan Roundfield 56 26.6 10.9 3.1 5.0 8.1 1.8 0.5 1.0 2.2 2.6 4.2 9.0 .467 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 3.2 .781
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
Dan Roundfield 9 23.9 9.1 2.1 4.6 6.7 1.7 0.4 0.7 1.7 2.3 3.7 7.6 .485 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 1.9 .941

Season 10

Tom Heinsohn Dan Roundfield
Season -1985-86
Team -Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bullets 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 ------- --- ----------
Dan Roundfield 79 29.4 11.6 2.7 5.5 8.1 2.1 0.5 0.6 2.4 2.5 4.1 8.4 .488 0.0 0.1 .000 3.5 4.6 .754
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Heinsohn ------- --- ----------
Dan Roundfield 5 35.4 14.0 2.8 6.4 9.2 2.0 0.4 0.8 2.6 3.4 5.6 10.6 .528 0.0 0.2 .000 2.8 3.4 .824

Season 11

Tom Heinsohn Dan Roundfield
Season -1986-87
Team -Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 ------- --- ----------
Dan Roundfield 36 18.6 6.6 1.8 2.9 4.7 1.1 0.3 0.4 1.4 2.1 2.5 6.1 .409 0.0 0.1 .200 1.6 2.0 .792
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Heinsohn ------- --- ----------
Dan Roundfield ------- --- ----------