John Havlicek vs. Tom Hoover Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Hoover and John Havlicek 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

John Havlicek

vs.

Tom Hoover

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78
Tom Hoover: 1963-64 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Havlicek 8 Tom Hoover 0

NBA Seasons John Havlicek 16 Tom Hoover 4

Playoffs Played John Havlicek 13 Tom Hoover 1

All-Star Games John Havlicek 13 Tom Hoover 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Havlicek 1 * Tom Hoover 0 *

All-NBA First Team John Havlicek 4 Tom Hoover 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 11 Tom Hoover 0

All-Defensive 1st Team John Havlicek 5 * Tom Hoover 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Havlicek 8 Tom Hoover 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 20.8 Tom Hoover 3.5

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.3 Tom Hoover 4.3

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Tom Hoover 0.6

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.2 * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 26,395 Tom Hoover 350

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 8,007 Tom Hoover 425

Total Assists John Havlicek 6,114 Tom Hoover 56

Total Steals John Havlicek 476 * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 117 * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 1,270 Tom Hoover 100

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .439 Tom Hoover .413

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Tom Hoover - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .815 Tom Hoover .591

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 28.9 (1971) Tom Hoover 4.8 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.0 (1971) Tom Hoover 5.6 (1964)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1971) Tom Hoover 0.6 (1964)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) * Tom Hoover - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Havlicek 22.0 Tom Hoover 1.0

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 6.9 Tom Hoover 0.8

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 4.8 Tom Hoover 0.3

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.1 * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.3 * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Havlicek 3,776 Tom Hoover 4

Total Rebounds John Havlicek 1,186 Tom Hoover 3

Total Assists John Havlicek 825 Tom Hoover 1

Total Steals John Havlicek 60 * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Blocks John Havlicek 16 * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Games John Havlicek 172 Tom Hoover 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Havlicek .436 Tom Hoover .667

3-Point Percentage John Havlicek - n/a ** Tom Hoover - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Havlicek .836 Tom Hoover -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Havlicek 27.4 (1967) Tom Hoover 1.0 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game John Havlicek 9.9 (1969) Tom Hoover 0.8 (1966)

Assists Per Game John Havlicek 7.5 (1968) Tom Hoover 0.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. 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.