Tom Heinsohn vs. DeShawn Stevenson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of DeShawn Stevenson 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.

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, 4 less than DeShawn Stevenson, who played 13. Tom Heinsohn had the first of his seasons in 1956-57, while DeShawn Stevenson had his rookie season in 2000-01. 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
	Tom Heinsohn	DeShawn Stevenson
Season	1956-57	2000-01
Team	Boston Celtics	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Jazz 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	72	29.9	16.2	-	-	9.8	1.6	-	-	-	4.2	6.2	15.6	.397	-	-	-	3.8	4.8	.790
DeShawn Stevenson	40	7.3	2.2	0.2	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.7	0.7	0.8	2.3	.341	0.0	0.3	.083	0.7	1.0	.684
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
DeShawn Stevenson	1	8.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-

Season 3
	Tom Heinsohn	DeShawn Stevenson
Season	1958-59	2002-03
Team	Boston Celtics	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Jazz 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	66	31.7	18.8	-	-	9.7	2.5	-	-	-	4.1	7.0	18.1	.390	-	-	-	4.7	5.9	.798
DeShawn Stevenson	61	12.5	4.6	0.4	1.0	1.4	0.7	0.4	0.1	0.8	0.9	1.9	4.7	.401	0.1	0.2	.333	0.8	1.1	.691
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
DeShawn Stevenson	4	9.0	4.5	0.5	1.3	1.8	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.8	1.5	3.8	.400	0.0	0.5	.000	1.5	1.5	1.000

Season 4
	Tom Heinsohn	DeShawn Stevenson
Season	1959-60	2003-04
Team	Boston Celtics	Utah Jazz, Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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	75	32.3	21.7	-	-	10.6	2.3	-	-	-	3.7	9.0	21.2	.423	-	-	-	3.8	5.1	.733
DeShawn Stevenson	80	30.6	11.4	1.0	2.7	3.7	2.0	0.7	0.2	1.5	1.8	4.7	10.9	.432	0.2	0.9	.268	1.7	2.6	.676
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
DeShawn Stevenson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 5
	Tom Heinsohn	DeShawn Stevenson
Season	1960-61	2004-05
Team	Boston Celtics	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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	74	30.5	21.3	-	-	9.9	1.9	-	-	-	3.5	8.5	21.2	.400	-	-	-	4.4	5.7	.767
DeShawn Stevenson	55	19.8	7.8	0.7	1.2	1.9	1.3	0.3	0.2	1.0	1.3	3.2	7.7	.408	0.5	1.2	.373	1.0	1.8	.554
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
DeShawn Stevenson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 6
	Tom Heinsohn	DeShawn Stevenson
Season	1961-62	2005-06
Team	Boston Celtics	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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	79	30.2	22.1	-	-	9.5	2.1	-	-	-	3.5	8.8	20.4	.429	-	-	-	4.5	5.5	.819
DeShawn Stevenson	82	32.3	11.0	0.7	2.2	2.9	2.0	0.7	0.2	1.5	2.2	4.4	9.5	.460	0.0	0.2	.133	2.2	3.0	.744
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
DeShawn Stevenson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 7
	Tom Heinsohn	DeShawn Stevenson
Season	1962-63	2006-07
Team	Boston Celtics	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Wizards 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	76	26.4	18.9	-	-	7.5	1.3	-	-	-	3.6	7.2	17.1	.423	-	-	-	4.5	5.4	.835
DeShawn Stevenson	82	29.5	11.2	0.7	2.0	2.6	2.7	0.8	0.2	1.5	1.9	4.2	9.2	.461	0.9	2.2	.404	1.9	2.6	.704
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
DeShawn Stevenson	4	30.5	6.0	0.5	2.0	2.5	1.8	0.5	0.8	0.8	1.0	2.3	11.5	.196	0.8	4.8	.158	0.8	1.8	.429

Season 8
	Tom Heinsohn	DeShawn Stevenson
Season	1963-64	2007-08
Team	Boston Celtics	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Wizards 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	76	26.8	16.5	-	-	6.1	2.4	-	-	-	3.5	6.4	16.1	.398	-	-	-	3.7	4.5	.827
DeShawn Stevenson	82	31.3	11.2	0.5	2.4	2.9	3.1	0.8	0.2	1.2	1.3	3.7	9.5	.386	1.9	5.0	.383	1.9	2.4	.797
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
DeShawn Stevenson	6	32.7	12.3	0.3	1.8	2.2	3.0	1.0	0.0	1.5	1.8	3.7	10.0	.367	2.3	6.0	.389	2.7	3.0	.889

Season 9
	Tom Heinsohn	DeShawn Stevenson
Season	1964-65	2008-09
Team	Boston Celtics	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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	67	25.5	13.6	-	-	6.0	2.3	-	-	-	3.8	5.4	14.2	.383	-	-	-	2.7	3.4	.795
DeShawn Stevenson	32	27.7	6.6	0.3	2.0	2.4	3.1	0.7	0.1	1.0	1.3	2.3	7.2	.312	1.1	4.0	.271	1.0	1.9	.533
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
DeShawn Stevenson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 11
	Tom Heinsohn	DeShawn Stevenson
Season	-	2010-11
Team	-	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DeShawn Stevenson	72	16.1	5.3	0.3	1.2	1.5	1.1	0.3	0.1	0.6	1.0	1.8	4.6	.388	1.3	3.5	.378	0.5	0.6	.767
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tom Heinsohn	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DeShawn Stevenson	21	15.8	4.5	0.0	0.9	0.9	0.6	0.5	0.1	0.5	1.9	1.4	4.0	.349	1.3	3.2	.397	0.4	0.6	.750