Buddy Hield vs. Tom Hoover Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Hoover and Buddy Hield 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

Buddy Hield

vs.

Tom Hoover

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Buddy Hield: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Tom Hoover: 1963-64 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Buddy Hield 0 Tom Hoover 0

NBA Seasons Buddy Hield 8 Tom Hoover 4

Playoffs Played Buddy Hield 1 Tom Hoover 1

All-Star Games Buddy Hield 0 Tom Hoover 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Buddy Hield 15.5 Tom Hoover 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Hield 4.2 Tom Hoover 4.3

Assists Per Game Buddy Hield 2.6 Tom Hoover 0.6

Steals Per Game Buddy Hield 0.9 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Buddy Hield 9,820 Tom Hoover 350

Total Rebounds Buddy Hield 2,672 Tom Hoover 425

Total Assists Buddy Hield 1,641 Tom Hoover 56

Total Steals Buddy Hield 545 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Blocks Buddy Hield 204 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Games Buddy Hield 632 Tom Hoover 100

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Buddy Hield .434 Tom Hoover .413

3-Point Percentage Buddy Hield .400 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Buddy Hield .860 Tom Hoover .591

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Buddy Hield 20.7 (2019) Tom Hoover 4.8 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Hield 5.0 (2019) Tom Hoover 5.6 (1964)

Assists Per Game Buddy Hield 3.6 (2021) Tom Hoover 0.6 (1964)

Steals Per Game Buddy Hield 1.2 (2023) Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Buddy Hield 0.5 (2024) Tom Hoover - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Buddy Hield 0.7 Tom Hoover 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 Tom Hoover 0.8

Assists Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 Tom Hoover 0.3

Steals Per Game Buddy Hield 0.0 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Buddy Hield 2 Tom Hoover 4

Total Rebounds Buddy Hield 1 Tom Hoover 3

Total Assists Buddy Hield 1 Tom Hoover 1

Total Steals Buddy Hield 0 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Blocks Buddy Hield 1 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Games Buddy Hield 3 Tom Hoover 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Buddy Hield .143 Tom Hoover .667

3-Point Percentage Buddy Hield .000 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Buddy Hield - Tom Hoover -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Buddy Hield 0.7 (2024) Tom Hoover 1.0 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 (2024) Tom Hoover 0.8 (1966)

Assists Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 (2024) Tom Hoover 0.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game Buddy Hield 0.0 (2024) Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 (2024) 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.