LaMelo Ball vs. Tom Hoover Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Hoover and LaMelo Ball 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

LaMelo Ball

vs.

Tom Hoover

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Tom Hoover: 1963-64 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Tom Hoover 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Tom Hoover 4

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Tom Hoover 1

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Tom Hoover 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Tom Hoover 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Tom Hoover 3.5

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Tom Hoover 4.3

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Tom Hoover 0.6

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Tom Hoover 350

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Tom Hoover 425

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Tom Hoover 56

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Tom Hoover 100

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Tom Hoover .413

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Tom Hoover .591

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Tom Hoover 4.8 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Tom Hoover 5.6 (1964)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Tom Hoover 0.6 (1964)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Tom Hoover - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Hoover 1.0

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Hoover 0.8

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Hoover 0.3

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Hoover - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Tom Hoover 4

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Tom Hoover 3

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Tom Hoover 1

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Tom Hoover 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Tom Hoover .667

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Tom Hoover - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Tom Hoover -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Hoover 1.0 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Hoover 0.8 (1966)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Hoover 0.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - 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.