George Gervin vs. Tom Hoover Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Hoover and George Gervin 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

George Gervin

vs.

Tom Hoover

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
Tom Hoover: 1963-64 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 Tom Hoover 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 Tom Hoover 4

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 Tom Hoover 1

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 Tom Hoover 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 Tom Hoover 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 Tom Hoover 0

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 Tom Hoover 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 Tom Hoover 3.5

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 Tom Hoover 4.3

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 Tom Hoover 0.6

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 Tom Hoover 350

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 Tom Hoover 425

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 Tom Hoover 56

Total Steals George Gervin 941 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 791 Tom Hoover 100

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 Tom Hoover .413

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 Tom Hoover .591

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) Tom Hoover 4.8 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) Tom Hoover 5.6 (1964)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) Tom Hoover 0.6 (1964)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) Tom Hoover - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 Tom Hoover 1.0

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 Tom Hoover 0.8

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 Tom Hoover 0.3

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 Tom Hoover 4

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 Tom Hoover 3

Total Assists George Gervin 186 Tom Hoover 1

Total Steals George Gervin 69 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 59 Tom Hoover 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 Tom Hoover .667

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .000 * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 Tom Hoover -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) Tom Hoover 1.0 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) Tom Hoover 0.8 (1966)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) Tom Hoover 0.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) Tom Hoover - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.