Tom Hoover vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin 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.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Hoover: 1963-64 to 1966-67
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Hoover 0 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Tom Hoover 4 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Tom Hoover 1 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Tom Hoover 0 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 3.5 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 4.3 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.6 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hoover 350 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Tom Hoover 425 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Tom Hoover 56 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Tom Hoover 100 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hoover .413 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hoover .591 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 4.8 (1964) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 5.6 (1964) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.6 (1964) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 1.0 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 0.8 Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.3 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hoover 4 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Tom Hoover 3 Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Tom Hoover 1 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Tom Hoover 4 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hoover .667 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hoover - Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 1.0 (1966) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 0.8 (1966) Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.3 (1966) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013)

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.