Tom Hoover vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone 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.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Hoover: 1963-64 to 1966-67
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Hoover 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Tom Hoover 4 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Tom Hoover 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Tom Hoover 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tom Hoover 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Tom Hoover 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Hoover 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Hoover 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Hoover 0 Karl Malone 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 3.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 4.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.6 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hoover 350 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Tom Hoover 425 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Tom Hoover 56 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Tom Hoover - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Tom Hoover - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Tom Hoover 100 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hoover .413 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Tom Hoover - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hoover .591 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 4.8 (1964) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 5.6 (1964) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.6 (1964) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 1.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 0.8 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.3 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hoover 4 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Tom Hoover 3 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Tom Hoover 1 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Tom Hoover - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Tom Hoover - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Tom Hoover 4 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hoover .667 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Tom Hoover - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hoover - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 1.0 (1966) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 0.8 (1966) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.3 (1966) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

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.