Spencer Haywood vs. Tom Hoover Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Hoover and Spencer Haywood 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

Spencer Haywood

vs.

Tom Hoover

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Tom Hoover: 1963-64 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Tom Hoover 0

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Tom Hoover 4

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Tom Hoover 1

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Tom Hoover 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Tom Hoover 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 Tom Hoover 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 Tom Hoover 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Tom Hoover 4.3

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Tom Hoover 0.6

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Tom Hoover 350

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Tom Hoover 425

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Tom Hoover 56

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Tom Hoover 100

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Tom Hoover .413

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Tom Hoover .591

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Tom Hoover 4.8 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Tom Hoover 5.6 (1964)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Tom Hoover 0.6 (1964)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Tom Hoover - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Tom Hoover 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Tom Hoover 0.8

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Tom Hoover 0.3

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Tom Hoover 4

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Tom Hoover 3

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Tom Hoover 1

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Tom Hoover 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Tom Hoover .667

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Tom Hoover -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Tom Hoover 1.0 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Tom Hoover 0.8 (1966)

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Tom Hoover 0.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * 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.