Tom Hoover vs. Dennis Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dennis Johnson and Tom Hoover 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

Tom Hoover

vs.

Dennis Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Hoover: 1963-64 to 1966-67
Dennis Johnson: 1976-77 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Hoover 0 Dennis Johnson 3

NBA Seasons Tom Hoover 4 Dennis Johnson 14

Playoffs Played Tom Hoover 1 Dennis Johnson 13

All-Star Games Tom Hoover 0 Dennis Johnson 5

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tom Hoover 0 * Dennis Johnson 1

All-NBA First Team Tom Hoover 0 Dennis Johnson 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Hoover 0 Dennis Johnson 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Hoover 0 * Dennis Johnson 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Hoover 0 Dennis Johnson 9

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 3.5 Dennis Johnson 14.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 4.3 Dennis Johnson 3.9

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.6 Dennis Johnson 5.0

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 1.3

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hoover 350 Dennis Johnson 15,535

Total Rebounds Tom Hoover 425 Dennis Johnson 4,249

Total Assists Tom Hoover 56 Dennis Johnson 5,499

Total Steals Tom Hoover - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 1,477

Total Blocks Tom Hoover - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 675

Total Games Tom Hoover 100 Dennis Johnson 1,100

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hoover .413 Dennis Johnson .445

3-Point Percentage Tom Hoover - n/a ** Dennis Johnson .172 *

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hoover .591 Dennis Johnson .797

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 4.8 (1964) Dennis Johnson 19.5 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 5.6 (1964) Dennis Johnson 5.1 (1982)

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.6 (1964) Dennis Johnson 7.8 (1988)

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 1.8 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 1.2 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 1.0 Dennis Johnson 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 0.8 Dennis Johnson 4.3

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.3 Dennis Johnson 5.6

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 1.4

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hoover 4 Dennis Johnson 3,116

Total Rebounds Tom Hoover 3 Dennis Johnson 781

Total Assists Tom Hoover 1 Dennis Johnson 1,006

Total Steals Tom Hoover - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 247

Total Blocks Tom Hoover - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 113

Total Games Tom Hoover 4 Dennis Johnson 180

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hoover .667 Dennis Johnson .439

3-Point Percentage Tom Hoover - n/a ** Dennis Johnson .239 *

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hoover - Dennis Johnson .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 1.0 (1966) Dennis Johnson 22.3 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 0.8 (1966) Dennis Johnson 7.7 (1983)

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.3 (1966) Dennis Johnson 8.9 (1987)

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 2.2 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Dennis Johnson 1.5 (1979)

Notes: * 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.