Tom Hoover vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James 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.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Hoover: 1963-64 to 1966-67
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Hoover 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Tom Hoover 4 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Tom Hoover 1 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Tom Hoover 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Tom Hoover 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tom Hoover 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Tom Hoover 0 * LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Tom Hoover 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Hoover 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Hoover 0 * LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Hoover 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Tom Hoover 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Tom Hoover 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Tom Hoover 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Tom Hoover 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Tom Hoover 0 * LeBron James 1 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 3.5 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 4.3 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.6 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hoover 350 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Tom Hoover 425 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Tom Hoover 56 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Tom Hoover - n/a ** LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Tom Hoover - n/a ** LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Tom Hoover 100 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hoover .413 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Tom Hoover - n/a ** LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hoover .591 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 4.8 (1964) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 5.6 (1964) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.6 (1964) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 1.0 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 0.8 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.3 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hoover 4 LeBron James 8,132

Total Rebounds Tom Hoover 3 LeBron James 2,574

Total Assists Tom Hoover 1 LeBron James 2,056

Total Steals Tom Hoover - n/a ** LeBron James 479

Total Blocks Tom Hoover - n/a ** LeBron James 275

Total Games Tom Hoover 4 LeBron James 286

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hoover .667 LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Tom Hoover - n/a ** LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hoover - LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 1.0 (1966) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 0.8 (1966) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.3 (1966) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** LeBron James 2.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** LeBron James 1.8 (2010)

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.