Rudy Gay vs. Tom Hoover Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Hoover and Rudy Gay 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

Rudy Gay

vs.

Tom Hoover

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Tom Hoover: 1963-64 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Tom Hoover 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Tom Hoover 4

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Tom Hoover 1

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Tom Hoover 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Tom Hoover 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Tom Hoover 4.3

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Tom Hoover 0.6

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Tom Hoover 350

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Tom Hoover 425

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Tom Hoover 56

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Tom Hoover 100

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Tom Hoover .413

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Tom Hoover .591

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Tom Hoover 4.8 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Tom Hoover 5.6 (1964)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Tom Hoover 0.6 (1964)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Tom Hoover - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Tom Hoover 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Tom Hoover 0.8

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Tom Hoover 0.3

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Tom Hoover 4

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Tom Hoover 3

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Tom Hoover 1

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Tom Hoover 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Tom Hoover .667

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Tom Hoover -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Tom Hoover 1.0 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Tom Hoover 0.8 (1966)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Tom Hoover 0.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) 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.