Tom Heinsohn vs. Earl Lloyd Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Earl Lloyd 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 and Earl Lloyd both played 9 years in the NBA. Tom Heinsohn had the first of his seasons in 1956-57, while Earl Lloyd had his rookie season in 1950-51. 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
Earl Lloyd	9	8	1950-51 to 1959-60

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Tom Heinsohn	Earl Lloyd
Season	1956-57	1950-51
Team	Boston Celtics	Washington Capitols
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
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	72	29.9	16.2	-	-	9.8	1.6	-	-	-	4.2	6.2	15.6	.397	-	-	-	3.8	4.8	.790
Earl Lloyd	7	-	6.1	-	-	6.7	1.6	-	-	-	3.7	2.3	5.0	.457	-	-	-	1.6	1.9	.846

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
Earl Lloyd	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Earl Lloyd didn't play in 1951-52.


Season 2
	Tom Heinsohn	Earl Lloyd
Season	1957-58	1952-53
Team	Boston Celtics	Syracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Celtics Lost NBA Finals	Nationals Lost East Div 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	69	32.0	17.8	-	-	10.2	1.8	-	-	-	4.0	6.8	17.8	.382	-	-	-	4.3	5.7	.746
Earl Lloyd	64	28.2	7.4	-	-	6.9	1.0	-	-	-	3.8	2.4	7.1	.344	-	-	-	2.5	3.6	.693

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
Earl Lloyd	2	36.5	7.5	-	-	4.5	2.5	-	-	-	5.0	2.0	8.5	.235	-	-	-	3.5	5.0	.700


Season 3
	Tom Heinsohn	Earl Lloyd
Season	1958-59	1953-54
Team	Boston Celtics	Syracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Nationals 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	66	31.7	18.8	-	-	9.7	2.5	-	-	-	4.1	7.0	18.1	.390	-	-	-	4.7	5.9	.798
Earl Lloyd	72	30.6	9.1	-	-	7.3	1.6	-	-	-	4.2	3.5	9.3	.374	-	-	-	2.2	2.9	.746

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
Earl Lloyd	10	26.0	6.7	-	-	5.7	2.0	-	-	-	3.4	2.5	7.3	.342	-	-	-	1.7	2.6	.654


Season 4
	Tom Heinsohn	Earl Lloyd
Season	1959-60	1954-55
Team	Boston Celtics	Syracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards
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	75	32.3	21.7	-	-	10.6	2.3	-	-	-	3.7	9.0	21.2	.423	-	-	-	3.8	5.1	.733
Earl Lloyd	72	30.7	10.2	-	-	7.7	2.1	-	-	-	3.9	4.0	10.9	.365	-	-	-	2.2	2.9	.750

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
Earl Lloyd	11	32.3	11.5	-	-	8.1	3.2	-	-	-	3.7	4.0	11.1	.361	-	-	-	3.5	4.7	.750


Season 5
	Tom Heinsohn	Earl Lloyd
Season	1960-61	1955-56
Team	Boston Celtics	Syracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Nationals Lost East Div 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	74	30.5	21.3	-	-	9.9	1.9	-	-	-	3.5	8.5	21.2	.400	-	-	-	4.4	5.7	.767
Earl Lloyd	72	25.5	8.5	-	-	6.8	1.6	-	-	-	3.7	3.0	8.8	.335	-	-	-	2.6	3.3	.772

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
Earl Lloyd	8	21.5	8.1	-	-	5.4	0.9	-	-	-	4.6	3.3	10.1	.321	-	-	-	1.6	1.8	.929


Season 6
	Tom Heinsohn	Earl Lloyd
Season	1961-62	1956-57
Team	Boston Celtics	Syracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Nationals Lost East Div 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	79	30.2	22.1	-	-	9.5	2.1	-	-	-	3.5	8.8	20.4	.429	-	-	-	4.5	5.5	.819
Earl Lloyd	72	27.3	9.0	-	-	6.0	1.6	-	-	-	3.9	3.6	9.5	.373	-	-	-	1.9	2.5	.749

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
Earl Lloyd	5	16.6	6.2	-	-	4.2	1.0	-	-	-	3.6	2.4	6.0	.400	-	-	-	1.4	2.2	.636


Season 7
	Tom Heinsohn	Earl Lloyd
Season	1962-63	1957-58
Team	Boston Celtics	Syracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Nationals Lost East Div 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	76	26.4	18.9	-	-	7.5	1.3	-	-	-	3.6	7.2	17.1	.423	-	-	-	4.5	5.4	.835
Earl Lloyd	61	17.1	5.2	-	-	4.7	1.0	-	-	-	2.9	2.0	5.9	.331	-	-	-	1.3	1.7	.745

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
Earl Lloyd	3	10.7	3.3	-	-	2.7	0.0	-	-	-	2.7	1.7	4.7	.357	-	-	-	0.0	0.0	-


Season 8
	Tom Heinsohn	Earl Lloyd
Season	1963-64	1958-59
Team	Boston Celtics	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Pistons Lost West Div 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	76	26.8	16.5	-	-	6.1	2.4	-	-	-	3.5	6.4	16.1	.398	-	-	-	3.7	4.5	.827
Earl Lloyd	72	24.9	8.4	-	-	6.9	1.3	-	-	-	4.0	3.3	9.3	.349	-	-	-	1.9	2.5	.753

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
Earl Lloyd	3	29.0	8.7	-	-	6.0	2.3	-	-	-	4.0	3.0	9.3	.321	-	-	-	2.7	2.7	1.000


Season 9
	Tom Heinsohn	Earl Lloyd
Season	1964-65	1959-60
Team	Boston Celtics	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Pistons Lost West Div 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
Earl Lloyd	68	23.7	8.9	-	-	4.7	1.3	-	-	-	3.3	3.5	9.8	.356	-	-	-	1.9	2.4	.800

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
Earl Lloyd	2	26.5	8.5	-	-	4.5	1.5	-	-	-	5.5	3.0	12.0	.250	-	-	-	2.5	4.0	.625

Tom Heinsohn vs. Earl Lloyd Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Earl Lloyd 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9