Tom Hoover vs. Michael Jordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael Jordan 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.

Michael Jordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Hoover: 1963-64 to 1966-67
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Hoover 0 Michael Jordan 6

NBA Seasons Tom Hoover 4 Michael Jordan 15

Playoffs Played Tom Hoover 1 Michael Jordan 13

All-Star Games Tom Hoover 0 Michael Jordan 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tom Hoover 0 Michael Jordan 5

Finals MVP Tom Hoover 0 * Michael Jordan 6

All-NBA First Team Tom Hoover 0 Michael Jordan 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Hoover 0 Michael Jordan 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Hoover 0 * Michael Jordan 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Hoover 0 Michael Jordan 9

Defensive Player of The Year Tom Hoover 0 * Michael Jordan 1

Scoring Leader Tom Hoover 0 Michael Jordan 10

Steals Leader Tom Hoover 0 * Michael Jordan 3

Rookie of The Year Tom Hoover 0 Michael Jordan 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 3.5 Michael Jordan 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 4.3 Michael Jordan 6.2

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.6 Michael Jordan 5.3

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.3

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Michael Jordan 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hoover 350 Michael Jordan 32,292

Total Rebounds Tom Hoover 425 Michael Jordan 6,672

Total Assists Tom Hoover 56 Michael Jordan 5,633

Total Steals Tom Hoover - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2,514

Total Blocks Tom Hoover - n/a ** Michael Jordan 893

Total Games Tom Hoover 100 Michael Jordan 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hoover .413 Michael Jordan .497

3-Point Percentage Tom Hoover - n/a ** Michael Jordan .327

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hoover .591 Michael Jordan .835

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 4.8 (1964) Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 5.6 (1964) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.6 (1964) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 1.0 Michael Jordan 33.4

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 0.8 Michael Jordan 6.4

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.3 Michael Jordan 5.7

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.1

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Michael Jordan 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hoover 4 Michael Jordan 5,987

Total Rebounds Tom Hoover 3 Michael Jordan 1,152

Total Assists Tom Hoover 1 Michael Jordan 1,022

Total Steals Tom Hoover - n/a ** Michael Jordan 376

Total Blocks Tom Hoover - n/a ** Michael Jordan 158

Total Games Tom Hoover 4 Michael Jordan 179

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hoover .667 Michael Jordan .487

3-Point Percentage Tom Hoover - n/a ** Michael Jordan .332

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hoover - Michael Jordan .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 1.0 (1966) Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 0.8 (1966) Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997)

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.3 (1966) Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985)

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987)

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.