Deandre Ayton vs. Tom Hoover Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Hoover and Deandre Ayton 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

Deandre Ayton

vs.

Tom Hoover

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Deandre Ayton: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Tom Hoover: 1963-64 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Deandre Ayton 0 Tom Hoover 0

NBA Seasons Deandre Ayton 6 Tom Hoover 4

Playoffs Played Deandre Ayton 3 Tom Hoover 1

All-Star Games Deandre Ayton 0 Tom Hoover 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Deandre Ayton 16.7 Tom Hoover 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Deandre Ayton 10.5 Tom Hoover 4.3

Assists Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.6 Tom Hoover 0.6

Steals Per Game Deandre Ayton 0.7 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.0 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Deandre Ayton 5,966 Tom Hoover 350

Total Rebounds Deandre Ayton 3,761 Tom Hoover 425

Total Assists Deandre Ayton 585 Tom Hoover 56

Total Steals Deandre Ayton 261 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Blocks Deandre Ayton 341 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Games Deandre Ayton 358 Tom Hoover 100

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Deandre Ayton .592 Tom Hoover .413

3-Point Percentage Deandre Ayton .244 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Deandre Ayton .761 Tom Hoover .591

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Deandre Ayton 18.2 (2020) Tom Hoover 4.8 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Deandre Ayton 11.5 (2020) Tom Hoover 5.6 (1964)

Assists Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.9 (2020) Tom Hoover 0.6 (1964)

Steals Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.0 (2024) Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.5 (2020) Tom Hoover - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Deandre Ayton 15.9 Tom Hoover 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Deandre Ayton 10.5 Tom Hoover 0.8

Assists Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.3 Tom Hoover 0.3

Steals Per Game Deandre Ayton 0.6 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Deandre Ayton 0.9 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Deandre Ayton 714 Tom Hoover 4

Total Rebounds Deandre Ayton 473 Tom Hoover 3

Total Assists Deandre Ayton 57 Tom Hoover 1

Total Steals Deandre Ayton 29 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Blocks Deandre Ayton 41 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Games Deandre Ayton 45 Tom Hoover 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Deandre Ayton .629 Tom Hoover .667

3-Point Percentage Deandre Ayton .500 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Deandre Ayton .661 Tom Hoover -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Deandre Ayton 17.9 (2022) Tom Hoover 1.0 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Deandre Ayton 11.8 (2021) Tom Hoover 0.8 (1966)

Assists Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.7 (2022) Tom Hoover 0.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game Deandre Ayton 0.8 (2021) Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.1 (2021) 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.