Tom Heinsohn vs. Mel McGaha Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mel McGaha 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, 8 more than Mel McGaha, who played 1. Tom Heinsohn had the first of his seasons in 1956-57, while Mel McGaha had his rookie season in 1948-49. 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 |
Mel McGaha |
1 |
1 |
1948-49 |
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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 |
Mel McGaha |
51 |
- |
3.5 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
1.2 |
3.8 |
.318 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
1.7 |
.591 |
|
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 |
Mel McGaha |
2 |
- |
0.5 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
.000 |
- |
- |
- |
0.5 |
1.0 |
.500 |
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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 |
Mel McGaha |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Mel McGaha |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Mel McGaha |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Mel McGaha |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Mel McGaha |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Mel McGaha |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Mel McGaha |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Mel McGaha |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Mel McGaha |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Mel McGaha |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Mel McGaha |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Mel McGaha |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Mel McGaha |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Mel McGaha |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Mel McGaha |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Mel McGaha |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |