Alex Caruso vs. Tom Hoover Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Hoover and Alex Caruso that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Alex Caruso

vs.

Tom Hoover

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Tom Hoover: 1963-64 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Tom Hoover 0

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Tom Hoover 4

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Tom Hoover 1

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Tom Hoover 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Tom Hoover 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 1 Tom Hoover 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.8 Tom Hoover 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Tom Hoover 4.3

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Tom Hoover 0.6

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Tom Hoover 350

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Tom Hoover 425

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Tom Hoover 56

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Tom Hoover 100

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Tom Hoover .413

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Tom Hoover .591

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Tom Hoover 4.8 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Tom Hoover 5.6 (1964)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Tom Hoover 0.6 (1964)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Tom Hoover - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Tom Hoover 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Tom Hoover 0.8

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Tom Hoover 0.3

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Tom Hoover 4

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Tom Hoover 3

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Tom Hoover 1

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Tom Hoover 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Tom Hoover .667

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Tom Hoover -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Tom Hoover 1.0 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Tom Hoover 0.8 (1966)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Tom Hoover 0.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) Tom Hoover - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.