Tom Hoover vs. Moses Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Moses 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.

Moses Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Hoover: 1963-64 to 1966-67
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Hoover 0 Moses Malone 1

NBA Seasons Tom Hoover 4 Moses Malone 19

Playoffs Played Tom Hoover 1 Moses Malone 12

All-Star Games Tom Hoover 0 Moses Malone 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tom Hoover 0 Moses Malone 3

Finals MVP Tom Hoover 0 * Moses Malone 1

All-NBA First Team Tom Hoover 0 Moses Malone 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Hoover 0 Moses Malone 8

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Hoover 0 * Moses Malone 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Hoover 0 Moses Malone 2

Rebounds Leader Tom Hoover 0 Moses Malone 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 Moses Malone 20.6

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 4.3 Moses Malone 12.2

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.6 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Moses Malone 0.8

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hoover 350 Moses Malone 27,409

Total Rebounds Tom Hoover 425 Moses Malone 16,212

Total Assists Tom Hoover 56 Moses Malone 1,796

Total Steals Tom Hoover - n/a ** Moses Malone 1,089

Total Blocks Tom Hoover - n/a ** Moses Malone 1,733

Total Games Tom Hoover 100 Moses Malone 1,329

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hoover .413 Moses Malone .491

3-Point Percentage Tom Hoover - n/a ** Moses Malone .100 *

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hoover .591 Moses Malone .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 4.8 (1964) Moses Malone 31.1 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 5.6 (1964) Moses Malone 17.6 (1979)

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.6 (1964) Moses Malone 1.8 (1980)

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Moses Malone 2.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 1.0 Moses Malone 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 0.8 Moses Malone 13.8

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.3 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Moses Malone 0.9

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hoover 4 Moses Malone 2,077

Total Rebounds Tom Hoover 3 Moses Malone 1,295

Total Assists Tom Hoover 1 Moses Malone 136

Total Steals Tom Hoover - n/a ** Moses Malone 84

Total Blocks Tom Hoover - n/a ** Moses Malone 151

Total Games Tom Hoover 4 Moses Malone 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hoover .667 Moses Malone .479

3-Point Percentage Tom Hoover - n/a ** Moses Malone .143 *

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hoover - Moses Malone .762

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 1.0 (1966) Moses Malone 26.8 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 0.8 (1966) Moses Malone 20.5 (1979)

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.3 (1966) Moses Malone 3.3 (1982)

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Moses Malone 4.0 (1979)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.