Hal Greer vs. Tom Heinsohn Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tom Heinsohn and Hal Greer, 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.
Hal Greer played 15 years in the NBA, 6 more than Tom Heinsohn, who played 9. Hal Greer had the first of his seasons in 1958-59, while Tom Heinsohn had his rookie season in 1956-57. 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 |
Hal Greer |
15 |
13 |
1958-59 to 1972-73 |
Tom Heinsohn |
9 |
9 |
1956-57 to 1964-65 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Hal Greer |
68 |
23.9 |
11.1 |
- |
- |
2.9 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
4.5 |
10.0 |
.454 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
2.6 |
.778 |
Tom Heinsohn |
72 |
29.9 |
16.2 |
- |
- |
9.8 |
1.6 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
6.2 |
15.6 |
.397 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
4.8 |
.790 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Hal Greer |
9 |
30.8 |
11.6 |
- |
- |
5.2 |
2.2 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
4.3 |
10.3 |
.419 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
3.6 |
.813 |
Tom Heinsohn |
10 |
37.0 |
22.9 |
- |
- |
11.7 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
9.0 |
23.1 |
.390 |
- |
- |
- |
4.9 |
6.9 |
.710 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Hal Greer |
70 |
28.3 |
13.2 |
- |
- |
4.3 |
2.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
5.5 |
11.6 |
.476 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
2.7 |
.783 |
Tom Heinsohn |
69 |
32.0 |
17.8 |
- |
- |
10.2 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
6.8 |
17.8 |
.382 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.7 |
.746 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Hal Greer |
3 |
28.0 |
15.7 |
- |
- |
4.7 |
3.3 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
7.3 |
14.3 |
.512 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.750 |
Tom Heinsohn |
11 |
31.7 |
17.5 |
- |
- |
10.8 |
1.6 |
- |
- |
- |
4.7 |
6.2 |
17.6 |
.351 |
- |
- |
- |
5.1 |
6.5 |
.778 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Hal Greer |
79 |
35.0 |
19.6 |
- |
- |
5.8 |
3.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
7.9 |
17.5 |
.451 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
5.0 |
.774 |
Tom Heinsohn |
66 |
31.7 |
18.8 |
- |
- |
9.7 |
2.5 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
7.0 |
18.1 |
.390 |
- |
- |
- |
4.7 |
5.9 |
.798 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Hal Greer |
8 |
29.0 |
14.4 |
- |
- |
4.1 |
2.4 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
5.1 |
13.3 |
.387 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
5.0 |
.825 |
Tom Heinsohn |
11 |
31.6 |
19.9 |
- |
- |
8.9 |
2.9 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
8.3 |
20.0 |
.414 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
5.1 |
.661 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Hal Greer |
71 |
38.1 |
22.8 |
- |
- |
7.4 |
4.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
9.1 |
20.3 |
.447 |
- |
- |
- |
4.7 |
5.7 |
.819 |
Tom Heinsohn |
75 |
32.3 |
21.7 |
- |
- |
10.6 |
2.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
9.0 |
21.2 |
.423 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
5.1 |
.733 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Hal Greer |
1 |
5.0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Tom Heinsohn |
13 |
32.5 |
21.8 |
- |
- |
9.7 |
2.1 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
8.6 |
20.5 |
.419 |
- |
- |
- |
4.6 |
6.2 |
.750 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Hal Greer |
80 |
32.9 |
19.5 |
- |
- |
5.7 |
3.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
7.5 |
16.2 |
.464 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
5.4 |
.834 |
Tom Heinsohn |
74 |
30.5 |
21.3 |
- |
- |
9.9 |
1.9 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
8.5 |
21.2 |
.400 |
- |
- |
- |
4.4 |
5.7 |
.767 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Hal Greer |
5 |
42.8 |
23.4 |
- |
- |
5.4 |
4.2 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
8.8 |
17.4 |
.506 |
- |
- |
- |
5.8 |
7.0 |
.829 |
Tom Heinsohn |
10 |
29.1 |
19.7 |
- |
- |
9.9 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
8.2 |
20.1 |
.408 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.3 |
.767 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Hal Greer |
80 |
39.5 |
23.3 |
- |
- |
6.1 |
4.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
8.9 |
20.1 |
.444 |
- |
- |
- |
5.4 |
6.6 |
.829 |
Tom Heinsohn |
79 |
30.2 |
22.1 |
- |
- |
9.5 |
2.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
8.8 |
20.4 |
.429 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
5.5 |
.819 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Hal Greer |
5 |
42.2 |
21.4 |
- |
- |
5.6 |
6.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
7.4 |
19.0 |
.389 |
- |
- |
- |
6.6 |
7.8 |
.846 |
Tom Heinsohn |
14 |
31.8 |
20.7 |
- |
- |
8.2 |
2.4 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
8.3 |
20.8 |
.399 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
5.4 |
.763 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Hal Greer |
70 |
37.1 |
20.2 |
- |
- |
5.1 |
4.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
7.7 |
17.8 |
.433 |
- |
- |
- |
4.8 |
5.9 |
.811 |
Tom Heinsohn |
76 |
26.4 |
18.9 |
- |
- |
7.5 |
1.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
7.2 |
17.1 |
.423 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
5.4 |
.835 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Hal Greer |
11 |
45.9 |
24.6 |
- |
- |
7.4 |
5.0 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
9.2 |
20.2 |
.455 |
- |
- |
- |
6.3 |
7.9 |
.793 |
Tom Heinsohn |
13 |
31.8 |
24.7 |
- |
- |
8.9 |
1.2 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
9.5 |
20.8 |
.456 |
- |
- |
- |
5.8 |
7.5 |
.765 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Hal Greer |
80 |
41.6 |
22.7 |
- |
- |
5.9 |
4.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
8.8 |
19.8 |
.445 |
- |
- |
- |
5.2 |
6.4 |
.804 |
Tom Heinsohn |
76 |
26.8 |
16.5 |
- |
- |
6.1 |
2.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
6.4 |
16.1 |
.398 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
4.5 |
.827 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Hal Greer |
5 |
45.2 |
16.4 |
- |
- |
7.2 |
4.2 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
6.4 |
18.2 |
.352 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
4.6 |
.783 |
Tom Heinsohn |
10 |
30.8 |
17.4 |
- |
- |
8.0 |
2.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
7.0 |
18.0 |
.389 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
4.2 |
.810 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Hal Greer |
80 |
38.6 |
22.1 |
- |
- |
5.3 |
3.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
8.7 |
19.1 |
.459 |
- |
- |
- |
4.6 |
5.8 |
.788 |
Tom Heinsohn |
67 |
25.5 |
13.6 |
- |
- |
6.0 |
2.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
5.4 |
14.2 |
.383 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
3.4 |
.795 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Hal Greer |
15 |
45.9 |
27.7 |
- |
- |
5.9 |
5.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
10.7 |
25.0 |
.429 |
- |
- |
- |
6.3 |
7.9 |
.797 |
Tom Heinsohn |
12 |
23.0 |
12.7 |
- |
- |
7.0 |
1.9 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
5.5 |
15.1 |
.365 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
2.7 |
.625 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Hal Greer |
82 |
39.8 |
24.1 |
- |
- |
5.4 |
4.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
9.5 |
19.8 |
.478 |
- |
- |
- |
5.1 |
6.7 |
.769 |
Tom Heinsohn |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Hal Greer |
13 |
42.5 |
25.8 |
- |
- |
6.1 |
4.2 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
9.2 |
21.4 |
.432 |
- |
- |
- |
7.3 |
8.5 |
.856 |
Tom Heinsohn |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Hal Greer |
82 |
40.4 |
23.1 |
- |
- |
5.3 |
5.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
8.9 |
19.5 |
.459 |
- |
- |
- |
5.3 |
6.6 |
.796 |
Tom Heinsohn |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Hal Greer |
5 |
40.8 |
16.0 |
- |
- |
6.0 |
4.6 |
- |
- |
- |
4.6 |
5.2 |
16.2 |
.321 |
- |
- |
- |
5.6 |
7.2 |
.778 |
Tom Heinsohn |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Hal Greer |
80 |
37.8 |
22.0 |
- |
- |
4.7 |
5.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
8.8 |
19.4 |
.455 |
- |
- |
- |
4.4 |
5.4 |
.815 |
Tom Heinsohn |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Hal Greer |
5 |
35.6 |
15.4 |
- |
- |
3.4 |
5.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
6.6 |
14.8 |
.446 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
2.6 |
.846 |
Tom Heinsohn |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Hal Greer |
81 |
37.8 |
18.6 |
- |
- |
4.5 |
4.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
7.3 |
16.9 |
.431 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
5.0 |
.805 |
Tom Heinsohn |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Hal Greer |
7 |
37.9 |
17.9 |
- |
- |
3.6 |
4.7 |
- |
- |
- |
5.0 |
7.0 |
16.0 |
.438 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
5.1 |
.750 |
Tom Heinsohn |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Hal Greer |
81 |
29.8 |
11.8 |
- |
- |
3.3 |
3.9 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.8 |
10.7 |
.449 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
2.9 |
.774 |
Tom Heinsohn |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Hal Greer |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tom Heinsohn |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Hal Greer |
38 |
22.3 |
5.6 |
- |
- |
2.8 |
2.9 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
2.4 |
6.1 |
.392 |
- |
- |
- |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.821 |
Tom Heinsohn |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Hal Greer |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tom Heinsohn |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |