Tom Hoover vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton 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.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Hoover: 1963-64 to 1966-67
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Hoover 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Tom Hoover 4 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Tom Hoover 1 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Tom Hoover 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tom Hoover 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Hoover 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Hoover 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Hoover 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Tom Hoover 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Tom Hoover 0 * Gary Payton 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 3.5 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 4.3 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.6 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hoover 350 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Tom Hoover 425 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Tom Hoover 56 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Tom Hoover - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Tom Hoover - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Tom Hoover 100 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hoover .413 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Tom Hoover - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hoover .591 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 4.8 (1964) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 5.6 (1964) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.6 (1964) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 1.0 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 0.8 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.3 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hoover 4 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Tom Hoover 3 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Tom Hoover 1 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Tom Hoover - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Tom Hoover - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Tom Hoover 4 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hoover .667 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Tom Hoover - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hoover - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 1.0 (1966) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 0.8 (1966) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.3 (1966) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

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.