Tom Hoover vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan 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.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Hoover: 1963-64 to 1966-67
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Hoover 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Tom Hoover 4 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Tom Hoover 1 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Tom Hoover 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Hoover 0 * Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Hoover 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 3.5 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 4.3 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.6 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hoover 350 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Tom Hoover 425 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Tom Hoover 56 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Tom Hoover 100 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hoover .413 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hoover .591 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 4.8 (1964) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 5.6 (1964) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.6 (1964) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 1.0 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 0.8 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.3 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hoover 4 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Tom Hoover 3 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Tom Hoover 1 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Tom Hoover 4 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hoover .667 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hoover - Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 1.0 (1966) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 0.8 (1966) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.3 (1966) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. 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.