Tom Hoover vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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 West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Hoover: 1963-64 to 1966-67
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Hoover 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Tom Hoover 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Tom Hoover 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Tom Hoover 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tom Hoover 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tom Hoover 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Hoover 0 Jerry West 12

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Hoover 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Tom Hoover 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Tom Hoover 0 Jerry West 1

* 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 West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 4.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hoover 350 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Tom Hoover 425 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Tom Hoover 56 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Tom Hoover 100 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hoover .413 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hoover .591 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 4.8 (1964) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 5.6 (1964) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.6 (1964) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 1.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 0.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hoover 4 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Tom Hoover 3 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Tom Hoover 1 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Tom Hoover 4 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hoover .667 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hoover - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 1.0 (1966) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 0.8 (1966) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.3 (1966) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (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.