Tommy Heinsohn PF

Full Name: Thomas Heinsohn

Born: Aug 26, 1934 (Passed away Nov 10, 2020, aged 86)

Birthplace/Hometown: Jersey City, New Jersey

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-7 (201cm)     Weight: 218 (99kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1956 NBA Draft

Drafted: 1956 Territorial Pick, Boston Celtics

Pre-Draft Team: Holy Cross (Jr)

High School: Saint Michael's High School [Union City, New Jersey]

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Tommy Heinsohn Player Profile

NBA Career

9 Years Of Service - Hall of Fame Player, 8x NBA Champion, ROY, 6x All-Star, #15 retired by BOS

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1956-57 ☆ BOS 72 - 29.9 16.15 6.19 15.60 .397 - - - 3.76 4.76 .790 - - 9.79 1.62 - - - 4.22
1957-58 BOS 69 - 32.0 17.83 6.78 17.77 .382 - - - 4.26 5.71 .746 - - 10.22 1.81 - - - 3.97
1958-59 BOS 66 - 31.7 18.82 7.05 18.06 .390 - - - 4.73 5.92 .798 - - 9.67 2.48 - - - 4.11
1959-60 BOS 75 - 32.3 21.72 8.97 21.20 .423 - - - 3.77 5.15 .733 - - 10.59 2.28 - - - 3.67
1960-61 ☆ BOS 74 - 30.5 21.34 8.47 21.16 .400 - - - 4.39 5.73 .767 - - 9.89 1.91 - - - 3.51
1961-62 ☆ BOS 79 - 30.2 22.05 8.76 20.42 .429 - - - 4.53 5.53 .819 - - 9.46 2.09 - - - 3.54
1962-63 ☆ BOS 76 - 26.4 18.95 7.24 17.11 .423 - - - 4.47 5.36 .835 - - 7.49 1.25 - - - 3.55
1963-64 ☆ BOS 76 - 26.8 16.54 6.41 16.09 .398 - - - 3.72 4.50 .827 - - 6.05 2.41 - - - 3.53
1964-65 ☆ BOS 67 - 25.5 13.61 5.45 14.24 .383 - - - 2.72 3.42 .795 - - 5.96 2.34 - - - 3.76
CAREER   654 - 29.4 18.65 7.30 18.02 .405 - - - 4.05 5.13 .790 - - 8.79 2.02 - - - 3.75

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NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1956-57 ☆ BOS 72 - 2,150 1,163 446 1,123 .397 - - - 271 343 .790 - - 705 117 - - - 304
1957-58 BOS 69 - 2,206 1,230 468 1,226 .382 - - - 294 394 .746 - - 705 125 - - - 274
1958-59 BOS 66 - 2,089 1,242 465 1,192 .390 - - - 312 391 .798 - - 638 164 - - - 271
1959-60 BOS 75 - 2,420 1,629 673 1,590 .423 - - - 283 386 .733 - - 794 171 - - - 275
1960-61 ☆ BOS 74 - 2,256 1,579 627 1,566 .400 - - - 325 424 .767 - - 732 141 - - - 260
1961-62 ☆ BOS 79 - 2,383 1,742 692 1,613 .429 - - - 358 437 .819 - - 747 165 - - - 280
1962-63 ☆ BOS 76 - 2,004 1,440 550 1,300 .423 - - - 340 407 .835 - - 569 95 - - - 270
1963-64 ☆ BOS 76 - 2,040 1,257 487 1,223 .398 - - - 283 342 .827 - - 460 183 - - - 268
1964-65 ☆ BOS 67 - 1,706 912 365 954 .383 - - - 182 229 .795 - - 399 157 - - - 252
CAREER   654 - 19,254 12,194 4,773 11,787 .405 - - - 2,648 3,353 .790 - - 5,749 1,318 - - - 2,454

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1956-57 ☆ BOS 72 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 - - 0.31 44 28 .611 3.00 4.10 7.10
1957-58 BOS 69 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 - - 0.32 48 21 .696 1.90 4.10 6.00
1958-59 BOS 66 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .196 - - 0.33 50 16 .758 2.50 4.10 6.50
1959-60 BOS 75 - 0 0 2 0 0 0 .225 - - 0.24 59 16 .787 3.00 4.70 7.70
1960-61 ☆ BOS 74 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 - - 0.27 54 20 .730 1.40 5.20 6.60
1961-62 ☆ BOS 79 - 0 0 3 0 0 0 .222 - - 0.27 59 20 .747 3.70 5.50 9.30
1962-63 ☆ BOS 76 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .172 - - 0.31 55 21 .724 2.50 4.40 6.80
1963-64 ☆ BOS 76 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 - - 0.28 57 19 .750 0.80 5.40 6.20
1964-65 ☆ BOS 67 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .146 - - 0.24 49 18 .731 -0.50 4.20 3.60
CAREER   654 - 0 0 8 0 0 0 .195 - - 0.28 475 179 .726 18.30 41.70 59.80

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1956-57 ☆ BOS 72 - .456 .397 - - - - - - - - 118.72 - 1.04 - - 17.81
1957-58 BOS 69 - .439 .382 - - - - - - - - 112.79 - 1.00 - - 16.62
1958-59 BOS 66 - .455 .390 - - - - - - - - 118.81 - 1.04 - - 17.53
1959-60 BOS 75 - .463 .423 - - - - - - - - 115.64 - 1.02 - - 18.14
1960-61 ☆ BOS 74 - .450 .400 - - - - - - - - 116.69 - 1.01 - - 17.73
1961-62 ☆ BOS 79 - .482 .429 - - - - - - - - 124.82 - 1.08 - - 19.47
1962-63 ☆ BOS 76 - .487 .423 - - - - - - - - 125.85 - 1.11 - - 18.16
1963-64 ☆ BOS 76 - .458 .398 - - - - - - - - 122.57 - 1.03 - - 16.19
1964-65 ☆ BOS 67 - .432 .383 - - - 12.94 - - - - 117.74 - 0.96 - - 13.28
CAREER   654 - .460 .405 - - - 12.94 - - - - 119.47 - 1.03 - - 21.14

☆ All-Star Season

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NBA Transactions

Apr 30, 1956 - The Boston Celtics selected Tommy Heinsohn with a Territorial Pick in the 1956 NBA Draft.
Sep 1, 1956 - Tommy Heinsohn signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics.
Jul 1, 1962 - Tommy Heinsohn, previously with the Boston Celtics, became a free agent.
Sep 16, 1962 - Tommy Heinsohn signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics.
Jul 1, 1965 - Tommy Heinsohn, previously with the Boston Celtics, became a free agent.
Nov 10, 2020 - Tommy Heinsohn passed away. He was 86 years old at the time of his death.

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NBA Awards & Honors

NBA Champion - 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965
All-NBA Second Team - 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964
Wilt Chamberlain Rookie Of The Year - 1957

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1956-57 BOS 10 - 37.0 22.90 9.00 23.10 .390 - - - 4.90 6.90 .710 - - 11.70 2.00 - - - 4.00
1957-58 BOS 11 - 31.7 17.45 6.18 17.64 .351 - - - 5.09 6.55 .778 - - 10.82 1.64 - - - 4.73
1958-59 BOS 11 - 31.6 19.91 8.27 20.00 .414 - - - 3.36 5.09 .661 - - 8.91 2.91 - - - 3.73
1959-60 BOS 13 - 32.5 21.85 8.62 20.54 .419 - - - 4.62 6.15 .750 - - 9.69 2.08 - - - 4.08
1960-61 BOS 10 - 29.1 19.70 8.20 20.10 .408 - - - 3.30 4.30 .767 - - 9.90 2.00 - - - 3.60
1961-62 BOS 14 - 31.8 20.71 8.29 20.79 .399 - - - 4.14 5.43 .763 - - 8.21 2.43 - - - 4.14
1962-63 BOS 13 - 31.8 24.69 9.46 20.77 .456 - - - 5.77 7.54 .765 - - 8.92 1.15 - - - 4.23
1963-64 BOS 10 - 30.8 17.40 7.00 18.00 .389 - - - 3.40 4.20 .810 - - 8.00 2.60 - - - 3.60
1964-65 BOS 12 - 23.0 12.67 5.50 15.08 .365 - - - 1.67 2.67 .625 - - 7.00 1.92 - - - 3.83
CAREER   104 - 31.0 19.79 7.87 19.57 .402 - - - 4.06 5.46 .743 - - 9.17 2.07 - - - 4.01

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1956-57 BOS 10 - 370 229 90 231 .390 - - - 49 69 .710 - - 117 20 - - - 40
1957-58 BOS 11 - 349 192 68 194 .351 - - - 56 72 .778 - - 119 18 - - - 52
1958-59 BOS 11 - 348 219 91 220 .414 - - - 37 56 .661 - - 98 32 - - - 41
1959-60 BOS 13 - 423 284 112 267 .419 - - - 60 80 .750 - - 126 27 - - - 53
1960-61 BOS 10 - 291 197 82 201 .408 - - - 33 43 .767 - - 99 20 - - - 36
1961-62 BOS 14 - 445 290 116 291 .399 - - - 58 76 .763 - - 115 34 - - - 58
1962-63 BOS 13 - 413 321 123 270 .456 - - - 75 98 .765 - - 116 15 - - - 55
1963-64 BOS 10 - 308 174 70 180 .389 - - - 34 42 .810 - - 80 26 - - - 36
1964-65 BOS 12 - 276 152 66 181 .365 - - - 20 32 .625 - - 84 23 - - - 46
CAREER   104 - 3,223 2,058 818 2,035 .402 - - - 422 568 .743 - - 954 215 - - - 417

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1956-57 BOS 10 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 - - 0.30 7 3 .700 0.40 0.80 1.20
1957-58 BOS 11 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 - - 0.37 6 5 .545 0.30 0.70 0.90
1958-59 BOS 11 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 - - 0.25 8 3 .727 0.20 0.70 0.90
1959-60 BOS 13 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 - - 0.30 8 5 .615 0.80 0.90 1.70
1960-61 BOS 10 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 - - 0.21 8 2 .800 0.20 0.60 0.80
1961-62 BOS 14 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 - - 0.26 8 6 .571 0.20 0.80 1.00
1962-63 BOS 13 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 - - 0.36 8 5 .615 0.90 0.70 1.60
1963-64 BOS 10 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 - - 0.23 8 2 .800 - 0.90 0.90
1964-65 BOS 12 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 - - 0.18 8 4 .667 -0.60 0.70 0.10
CAREER   104 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 - - 0.28 69 35 .663 2.40 6.80 9.10

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1956-57 BOS 10 - .438 .390 - - - 9.44 - - - - 109.98 - 0.99 - - 16.07
1957-58 BOS 11 - .425 .351 - - - 8.53 - - - - 112.83 - 0.99 - - 13.28
1958-59 BOS 11 - .448 .414 - - - 12.88 - - - - 107.44 - 1.00 - - 14.90
1959-60 BOS 13 - .470 .419 - - - 9.60 - - - - 116.95 - 1.06 - - 15.11
1960-61 BOS 10 - .448 .408 - - - 10.45 - - - - 117.54 - 0.98 - - 14.47
1961-62 BOS 14 - .447 .399 - - - 11.53 - - - - 116.18 - 1.00 - - 12.64
1962-63 BOS 13 - .513 .456 - - - 5.62 - - - - 122.09 - 1.19 - - 16.67
1963-64 BOS 10 - .438 .389 - - - 13.93 - - - - 119.84 - 0.97 - - 12.49
1964-65 BOS 12 - .390 .365 - - - 11.64 - - - - 98.96 - 0.84 - - 11.87
CAREER   104 - .450 .402 - - - 11.64 - - - - 114.49 - 1.01 - - 17.32

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection - 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964
Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection - 1957, 1965

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA All-Star Game Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1957 East 1 - 23 12 5 17 .294 - - - 2 2 1.000 - - 7 0 - - - 3
1961 East 1 - 19 4 2 16 .125 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 6 1 - - - 4
1962 East 1 - 13 10 4 11 .364 - - - 2 2 1.000 - - 2 1 - - - 4
1963 East 1 - 21 15 6 11 .545 - - - 3 4 .750 - - 2 1 - - - 4
1964 East 1 - 21 10 5 12 .417 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 3 0 - - - 5
TOTAL   5 - 97 51 22 67 .328 - - - 7 8 .875 - - 20 3 - - - 20
AVERAGES   5 - 19.4 10.20 4.40 13.40 .328 - - - 1.40 1.60 .875 - - 4.00 0.60 - - - 4.00

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NCAA Career

College: Holy Cross (1956)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1953-54 Holy Cross Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1954-55 Holy Cross So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1955-56 Holy Cross Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NCAA Awards & Honors

Consensus All-American First Team - 1956
AP All-American First Team - 1956
AP All-American Third Team - 1955
Look Magazine All-American First Team - 1956
UPI All-American Second Team - 1956
UPI All-American Third Team - 1955
NEA All-American First Team - 1956
NEA All-American Third Team - 1955
International News Service All-American First Team - 1956
Collier's Magazine All-American Second Team - 1955, 1956


Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age of Tommy Heinsohn?

Tommy Heinsohn is 89 years old.

What is the height of Tommy Heinsohn?

Tommy Heinsohn is 6-7 (201cm) tall.

What is the weight of Tommy Heinsohn?

Tommy Heinsohn is 218 lbs (99kg).

What is the birthday of Tommy Heinsohn?

Tommy Heinsohn was born on Aug 26, 1934.

What position does Tommy Heinsohn play?

Tommy Heinsohn plays the PF position.

What was the pre-draft team of Tommy Heinsohn?

Tommy Heinsohn was drafted out of Holy Cross.

What high school did Tommy Heinsohn attend?

Tommy Heinsohn attended Saint Michael's High School in Union City, New Jersey.

What nationality is Tommy Heinsohn?

Tommy Heinsohn has a United States nationality.

Where was Tommy Heinsohn born?

Tommy Heinsohn was born in Jersey City, New Jersey.

How many NBA seasons has Tommy Heinsohn played?

Tommy Heinsohn played 9 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Tommy Heinsohn?

Tommy Heinsohn had career averages 18.6 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.0 assists in 654 games.

What are the career totals of Tommy Heinsohn?

Tommy Heinsohn had career totals of 12,194 points, 5,749 rebounds, 1,318 assists, 0 blocks, 0 steals in 654 games.

How many teams has Tommy Heinsohn been on?

Tommy Heinsohn played their entire career for the Boston Celtics.

When was Tommy Heinsohn drafted?

Tommy Heinsohn was undrafted in 1956.

What is Tommy Heinsohn's career high in points?

Tommy Heinsohn averaged a career high 22.1 points per game in 1961-1962.

What is Tommy Heinsohn's career high in rebounds?

Tommy Heinsohn averaged a career high 10.6 rebounds per game in 1959-1960.

What is Tommy Heinsohn's career high in assists?

Tommy Heinsohn averaged a career high 2.5 assists per game in 1958-1959.

What is the career PER of Tommy Heinsohn's?

Tommy Heinsohn had a career PER of 21.1.

Is Tommy Heinsohn in the Hall of Fame?

Yes, Tommy Heinsohn was inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1986.

How many championships has Tommy Heinsohn won?

Tommy Heinsohn has won 8 NBA championships.

How many times did Tommy Heinsohn win Wilt Chamberlain Rookie Of The Year?

Tommy Heinsohn won ROY 1 time.

How many All-Star teams has Tommy Heinsohn been on?

Tommy Heinsohn is a 6x All-Star.

Is Tommy Heinsohn's jersey retired?

Tommy Heinsohn's #15 jersey was retired by the Boston Celtics.