NBA championships
8
All-Star selections
6
Career points
12,194
Rookie of the Year awards
1
Seasons played
9
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 92
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 55 | |
| 1957 | 65 | |
| 1958 | 75 | |
| 1959 | 85 | |
| 1960 | 95 | |
| 1961 | 85 | |
| 1962 | 75 | |
| 1963 | 65 | |
| 1964 | 55 | |
| 1965 | 45 |
Data sources
- NBA.com official statistics
- Basketball Reference
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Tom Heinsohn ranks #78 in Basketball
Tom Heinsohn ranks #78 in Basketball and #661 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 85.4/100.
The verified career covers 1956–1965 and 10 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Honours the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: NBA championships 8, All-Star selections 6, Career points 12194, Rookie of the Year awards 1.
Nearest context: ahead Vlade Divac (85.4); behind Anne Donovan (85.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Tom Heinsohn GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours92/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Heinsohn comparisons
Tom Heinsohn — frequently asked
- Is Tom Heinsohn the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Tom Heinsohn ranks #78 in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 85.4/100, behind LeBron James (95.6).
- What is Tom Heinsohn's GOAT Score?
- 85.4/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 92 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Tom Heinsohn rank all time?
- #661 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #78 in Basketball.
- Tom Heinsohn vs Vlade Divac: who ranks higher?
- Tom Heinsohn ranks higher at 85.4 versus Vlade Divac at 85.4, a margin of 0.0 points.