Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Tom Hoover Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Hoover and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Tom Hoover

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Tom Hoover: 1963-64 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Tom Hoover 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Tom Hoover 4

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Tom Hoover 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Tom Hoover 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Tom Hoover 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Tom Hoover 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Tom Hoover 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Tom Hoover 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Tom Hoover 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Tom Hoover 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Tom Hoover 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Tom Hoover 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Tom Hoover 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Tom Hoover 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Tom Hoover 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Tom Hoover 4.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Tom Hoover 0.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Tom Hoover 350

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Tom Hoover 425

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Tom Hoover 56

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Tom Hoover 100

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Tom Hoover .413

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Tom Hoover .591

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Tom Hoover 4.8 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Tom Hoover 5.6 (1964)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Tom Hoover 0.6 (1964)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Tom Hoover - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Tom Hoover 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Tom Hoover 0.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Tom Hoover 0.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Tom Hoover 4

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Tom Hoover 3

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Tom Hoover 1

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Tom Hoover 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Tom Hoover .667

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Tom Hoover -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Tom Hoover 1.0 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Tom Hoover 0.8 (1966)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Tom Hoover 0.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * 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. 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.