Tom Heinsohn vs. Keith Van Horn Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Keith Van Horn 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 Keith Van Horn both played 9 years in the NBA. Tom Heinsohn had the first of his seasons in 1956-57, while Keith Van Horn had his rookie season in 1997-98. 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
Keith Van Horn 9 6 1997-98 to 2005-06

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tom Heinsohn Keith Van Horn
Season 1956-571997-98
Team Boston CelticsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
-Achievement All-Rookie First 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 72 29.9 16.2 - - 9.8 1.6 - - - 4.2 6.2 15.6 .397 - - - 3.8 4.8 .790
Keith Van Horn 62 37.5 19.7 2.3 4.3 6.6 1.7 1.0 0.4 2.6 3.5 7.2 16.9 .426 1.1 3.6 .308 4.2 4.9 .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
Keith Van Horn 3 25.7 12.7 0.7 2.3 3.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 2.3 4.3 9.7 .448 0.0 0.7 .000 4.0 5.0 .800

Season 2

Tom Heinsohn Keith Van Horn
Season 1957-581998-99
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
Keith Van Horn 42 37.5 21.8 2.7 5.8 8.5 1.5 1.0 1.3 3.2 3.2 7.7 17.9 .428 0.4 1.3 .302 6.1 7.1 .859
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
Keith Van Horn ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Tom Heinsohn Keith Van Horn
Season 1958-591999-00
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
Keith Van Horn 80 34.8 19.2 2.5 6.0 8.5 2.0 0.8 0.8 3.1 3.2 7.0 15.7 .445 1.1 2.9 .368 4.2 4.9 .847
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
Keith Van Horn ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Tom Heinsohn Keith Van Horn
Season 1959-602000-01
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 75 32.3 21.7 - - 10.6 2.3 - - - 3.7 9.0 21.2 .423 - - - 3.8 5.1 .733
Keith Van Horn 49 35.4 17.0 1.6 5.5 7.1 1.7 0.8 0.4 2.1 3.1 6.3 14.4 .435 1.3 3.5 .382 3.1 3.8 .806
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
Keith Van Horn ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Tom Heinsohn Keith Van Horn
Season 1960-612001-02
Team Boston CelticsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNets 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 74 30.5 21.3 - - 9.9 1.9 - - - 3.5 8.5 21.2 .400 - - - 4.4 5.7 .767
Keith Van Horn 81 30.4 14.8 1.7 5.8 7.5 2.0 0.8 0.5 1.8 2.7 5.8 13.4 .433 1.2 3.6 .345 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 10 29.1 19.7 - - 9.9 2.0 - - - 3.6 8.2 20.1 .408 - - - 3.3 4.3 .767
Keith Van Horn 20 32.2 13.3 1.6 5.1 6.7 2.1 1.0 0.5 1.8 2.8 4.9 12.1 .402 1.9 4.2 .440 1.8 2.5 .714

Season 6

Tom Heinsohn Keith Van Horn
Season 1961-622002-03
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion76ers 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 79 30.2 22.1 - - 9.5 2.1 - - - 3.5 8.8 20.4 .429 - - - 4.5 5.5 .819
Keith Van Horn 74 31.6 15.9 2.1 4.9 7.1 1.3 0.9 0.4 2.0 3.4 6.2 12.9 .482 0.9 2.4 .369 2.6 3.2 .804
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
Keith Van Horn 12 33.5 10.4 2.0 5.5 7.5 0.8 0.8 0.2 2.2 3.4 3.5 9.2 .382 1.2 2.7 .438 2.3 2.5 .900

Season 7

Tom Heinsohn Keith Van Horn
Season 1962-632003-04
Team Boston CelticsNew York Knicks, Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionBucks 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
Keith Van Horn 72 32.5 16.1 2.1 4.9 7.0 1.7 0.9 0.5 2.3 3.0 5.7 12.5 .454 1.3 3.2 .399 3.5 4.0 .859
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
Keith Van Horn 5 27.6 8.0 1.0 3.6 4.6 1.4 1.4 0.6 2.0 3.0 3.2 9.6 .333 0.8 2.2 .364 0.8 1.2 .667

Season 8

Tom Heinsohn Keith Van Horn
Season 1963-642004-05
Team Boston CelticsMilwaukee Bucks, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionMavericks Lost West 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 76 26.8 16.5 - - 6.1 2.4 - - - 3.5 6.4 16.1 .398 - - - 3.7 4.5 .827
Keith Van Horn 62 24.2 11.2 1.4 3.3 4.7 1.2 0.6 0.3 1.3 2.7 4.1 9.1 .456 0.9 2.3 .380 2.1 2.5 .815
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
Keith Van Horn 3 11.3 7.3 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 2.0 2.3 5.0 .467 0.0 1.3 .000 2.7 3.0 .889

Season 9

Tom Heinsohn Keith Van Horn
Season 1964-652005-06
Team Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionMavericks 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
Keith Van Horn 53 20.6 8.9 1.0 2.6 3.6 0.7 0.6 0.2 1.3 2.3 3.1 7.3 .424 0.9 2.6 .368 1.8 2.1 .832
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
Keith Van Horn 14 12.3 3.6 0.6 1.7 2.3 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.4 1.7 1.4 4.2 .339 0.6 2.0 .286 0.2 0.2 1.000