Tom Henderson vs. Chet Holmgren Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chet Holmgren and Tom Henderson, 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 Henderson played 9 years in the NBA, 8 more than Chet Holmgren, who played 1. Tom Henderson had the first of his seasons in 1974-75, while Chet Holmgren had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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 Henderson 9 6 1974-75 to 1982-83
Chet Holmgren 1 1 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tom Henderson Chet Holmgren
Season 1974-752023-24
Team Atlanta HawksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder TBD
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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 Henderson 79 27.0 11.4 0.6 2.0 2.7 4.0 1.3 0.1 - 1.9 4.6 11.3 .411 - - - 2.1 3.1 .697
Chet Holmgren 82 29.4 16.5 1.6 6.3 7.9 2.4 0.6 2.3 1.6 2.4 6.2 11.6 .530 1.6 4.3 .370 2.7 3.4 .793
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Henderson ------- --- ----------
Chet Holmgren 8 34.0 15.3 1.6 6.5 8.1 2.4 0.6 3.0 1.9 2.6 5.6 11.6 .484 1.4 4.8 .289 2.6 3.6 .724

Season 2
Tom Henderson Chet Holmgren
Season 1975-76-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 Henderson 81 35.8 14.2 0.7 2.6 3.3 4.6 1.7 0.1 - 2.4 5.8 14.0 .413 - - - 2.7 3.8 .708
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Henderson ------- --- ----------
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Tom Henderson Chet Holmgren
Season 1976-77-
Team Atlanta Hawks, Washington Bullets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets 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 Henderson 87 32.1 11.2 0.5 2.3 2.7 6.9 1.6 0.2 - 1.7 4.3 9.5 .449 - - - 2.7 3.6 .744
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Henderson 9 35.8 13.6 0.9 1.3 2.2 7.0 1.2 0.2 - 2.7 5.3 12.0 .444 - - - 2.9 4.0 .722
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Tom Henderson Chet Holmgren
Season 1977-78-
Team Washington Bullets-
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 Henderson 75 30.9 11.4 0.9 1.7 2.6 5.4 1.2 0.2 2.6 1.7 4.5 10.5 .432 - - - 2.4 3.2 .746
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Henderson 21 28.4 9.6 0.8 1.4 2.2 5.0 1.3 0.2 1.5 1.7 3.4 8.2 .416 - - - 2.8 3.8 .734
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Tom Henderson Chet Holmgren
Season 1978-79-
Team Washington Bullets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets 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 Henderson 70 29.7 10.8 0.7 1.6 2.3 6.0 1.2 0.1 2.1 1.8 4.3 9.2 .466 - - - 2.2 2.8 .800
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Henderson 19 29.4 8.7 0.8 1.1 1.8 5.6 0.9 0.3 2.1 2.4 3.4 9.2 .366 - - - 2.0 2.7 .731
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Tom Henderson Chet Holmgren
Season 1979-80-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 Henderson 66 23.5 5.5 0.5 1.2 1.7 4.2 0.8 0.1 1.5 1.6 2.3 4.9 .477 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.2 .727
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Henderson 7 29.0 8.0 0.7 1.6 2.3 6.0 1.0 0.6 1.6 2.7 3.1 6.6 .478 0.0 0.1 .000 1.7 2.1 .800
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Tom Henderson Chet Holmgren
Season 1980-81-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 Henderson 66 21.4 5.3 0.5 1.1 1.6 4.7 0.8 0.1 1.4 1.7 2.1 5.0 .413 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.4 .821
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Henderson 21 29.3 6.7 0.7 2.0 2.6 5.0 0.8 0.0 1.6 1.9 2.8 6.3 .447 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.3 .821
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Tom Henderson Chet Holmgren
Season 1981-82-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 Henderson 75 22.9 6.3 0.4 1.4 1.8 4.1 0.7 0.1 1.4 1.6 2.4 5.4 .454 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.0 .700
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Henderson 3 22.7 4.7 1.7 1.0 2.7 3.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.7 1.7 5.3 .313 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.3 1.000
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Tom Henderson Chet Holmgren
Season 1982-83-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Henderson 51 15.5 5.1 0.4 1.0 1.4 2.7 0.7 0.0 1.0 1.1 2.1 5.2 .407 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.1 .789
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Henderson ------- --- ----------
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
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