Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Tom Hoover Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Hoover and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

Tom Hoover

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Tom Hoover: 1963-64 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Tom Hoover 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Tom Hoover 4

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Tom Hoover 1

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Tom Hoover 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Tom Hoover 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Tom Hoover 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Tom Hoover 0 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Tom Hoover 3.5

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Tom Hoover 4.3

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Tom Hoover 0.6

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Tom Hoover 350

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Tom Hoover 425

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Tom Hoover 56

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Tom Hoover 100

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Tom Hoover .413

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Tom Hoover .591

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Tom Hoover 4.8 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Tom Hoover 5.6 (1964)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Tom Hoover 0.6 (1964)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Tom Hoover - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.6 Tom Hoover 1.0

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.2 Tom Hoover 0.8

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.1 Tom Hoover 0.3

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.2 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 281 Tom Hoover 4

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 67 Tom Hoover 3

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 65 Tom Hoover 1

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 9 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 16 Tom Hoover 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .465 Tom Hoover .667

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .409 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .889 Tom Hoover -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 28.3 (2024) Tom Hoover 1.0 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.3 (2020) Tom Hoover 0.8 (1966)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.7 (2024) Tom Hoover 0.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (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.