Tom Hoover vs. Jermaine O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jermaine O'Neal 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.

Jermaine O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Hoover: 1963-64 to 1966-67
Jermaine O'Neal: 1996-97 to 2013-14

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Hoover 0 Jermaine O'Neal 0

NBA Seasons Tom Hoover 4 Jermaine O'Neal 18

Playoffs Played Tom Hoover 1 Jermaine O'Neal 14

All-Star Games Tom Hoover 0 Jermaine O'Neal 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Hoover 0 Jermaine O'Neal 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 3.5 Jermaine O'Neal 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 4.3 Jermaine O'Neal 7.2

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.6 Jermaine O'Neal 1.4

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jermaine O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jermaine O'Neal 1.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hoover 350 Jermaine O'Neal 13,309

Total Rebounds Tom Hoover 425 Jermaine O'Neal 7,261

Total Assists Tom Hoover 56 Jermaine O'Neal 1,369

Total Steals Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jermaine O'Neal 470

Total Blocks Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jermaine O'Neal 1,820

Total Games Tom Hoover 100 Jermaine O'Neal 1,011

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hoover .413 Jermaine O'Neal .467

3-Point Percentage Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jermaine O'Neal .147

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hoover .591 Jermaine O'Neal .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 4.8 (1964) Jermaine O'Neal 24.3 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 5.6 (1964) Jermaine O'Neal 10.5 (2002)

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.6 (1964) Jermaine O'Neal 2.6 (2006)

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jermaine O'Neal 0.9 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jermaine O'Neal 2.8 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 1.0 Jermaine O'Neal 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 0.8 Jermaine O'Neal 6.5

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.3 Jermaine O'Neal 1.0

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jermaine O'Neal 0.4

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jermaine O'Neal 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hoover 4 Jermaine O'Neal 1,124

Total Rebounds Tom Hoover 3 Jermaine O'Neal 631

Total Assists Tom Hoover 1 Jermaine O'Neal 99

Total Steals Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jermaine O'Neal 35

Total Blocks Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jermaine O'Neal 167

Total Games Tom Hoover 4 Jermaine O'Neal 97

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hoover .667 Jermaine O'Neal .426

3-Point Percentage Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jermaine O'Neal .000

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hoover - Jermaine O'Neal .718

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 1.0 (1966) Jermaine O'Neal 22.8 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 0.8 (1966) Jermaine O'Neal 17.5 (2003)

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.3 (1966) Jermaine O'Neal 2.2 (2005)

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jermaine O'Neal 0.8 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jermaine O'Neal 3.0 (2003)

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.