Tom Heinsohn vs. George McGinnis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of George McGinnis 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 George McGinnis, who played 7. Tom Heinsohn had the first of his seasons in 1956-57, while George McGinnis had his rookie season in 1975-76. 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
George McGinnis 7 4 1975-76 to 1981-82

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tom Heinsohn George McGinnis
Season 1956-571975-76
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion76ers 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 72 29.9 16.2 - - 9.8 1.6 - - - 4.2 6.2 15.6 .397 - - - 3.8 4.8 .790
George McGinnis 77 38.3 23.0 3.4 9.2 12.6 4.7 2.6 0.5 - 4.3 8.4 20.2 .417 - - - 6.2 8.3 .740
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
George McGinnis 3 40.0 23.0 3.0 10.7 13.7 4.0 0.3 1.3 - 4.7 9.7 20.3 .475 - - - 3.7 6.0 .611

Season 2

Tom Heinsohn George McGinnis
Season 1957-581976-77
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA Finals76ers 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 69 32.0 17.8 - - 10.2 1.8 - - - 4.0 6.8 17.8 .382 - - - 4.3 5.7 .746
George McGinnis 79 35.1 21.4 4.1 7.4 11.5 3.8 2.1 0.5 - 3.8 8.3 18.2 .458 - - - 4.7 6.9 .681
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
George McGinnis 19 31.7 14.2 3.3 7.2 10.4 3.6 1.2 0.3 - 4.4 5.4 14.4 .374 - - - 3.4 6.0 .570

Season 3

Tom Heinsohn George McGinnis
Season 1958-591977-78
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion76ers Lost East 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 66 31.7 18.8 - - 9.7 2.5 - - - 4.1 7.0 18.1 .390 - - - 4.7 5.9 .798
George McGinnis 78 32.5 20.3 3.6 6.8 10.4 3.8 1.8 0.3 4.0 3.7 7.5 16.3 .463 - - - 5.3 7.4 .716
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
George McGinnis 10 27.3 14.7 2.4 5.4 7.8 3.0 1.5 0.1 3.8 4.0 5.3 12.5 .424 - - - 4.1 4.9 .837

Season 4

Tom Heinsohn George McGinnis
Season 1959-601978-79
Team Boston CelticsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -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 75 32.3 21.7 - - 10.6 2.3 - - - 3.7 9.0 21.2 .423 - - - 3.8 5.1 .733
George McGinnis 76 33.6 22.6 3.4 8.0 11.4 3.7 1.7 0.7 4.6 4.2 7.9 16.8 .474 - - - 6.7 10.1 .665
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
George McGinnis ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Tom Heinsohn George McGinnis
Season 1960-611979-80
Team Boston CelticsDenver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers
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 74 30.5 21.3 - - 9.9 1.9 - - - 3.5 8.5 21.2 .400 - - - 4.4 5.7 .767
George McGinnis 73 30.2 14.7 3.0 6.5 9.6 4.6 1.4 0.3 3.8 4.2 5.5 12.1 .451 0.0 0.2 .133 3.7 6.7 .553
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
George McGinnis ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Tom Heinsohn George McGinnis
Season 1961-621980-81
Team Boston CelticsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionPacers 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
George McGinnis 69 26.7 13.1 2.4 5.3 7.7 3.0 1.4 0.4 3.2 3.5 5.0 11.1 .453 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 5.6 .538
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
George McGinnis 2 19.5 5.0 1.0 4.0 5.0 3.5 1.0 0.0 2.5 3.0 1.5 7.5 .200 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 4.0 .500

Season 7

Tom Heinsohn George McGinnis
Season 1962-631981-82
Team Boston CelticsIndiana Pacers
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
George McGinnis 76 17.6 4.7 1.2 4.0 5.2 2.7 1.3 0.4 1.7 2.6 1.9 5.0 .373 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 2.1 .453
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
George McGinnis ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Tom Heinsohn George McGinnis
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
George McGinnis ------- --- ----------
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
George McGinnis ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Tom Heinsohn George McGinnis
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
George McGinnis ------- --- ----------
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
George McGinnis ------- --- ----------