Tom Hoover vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce 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.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Hoover: 1963-64 to 1966-67
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Hoover 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Tom Hoover 4 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Tom Hoover 1 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Tom Hoover 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tom Hoover 0 * Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Hoover 0 Paul Pierce 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 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 4.3 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.6 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hoover 350 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Tom Hoover 425 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Tom Hoover 56 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Tom Hoover - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Tom Hoover - n/a ** Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Tom Hoover 100 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hoover .413 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Tom Hoover - n/a ** Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hoover .591 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 4.8 (1964) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 5.6 (1964) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.6 (1964) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 1.0 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 0.8 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.3 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hoover 4 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Tom Hoover 3 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Tom Hoover 1 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Tom Hoover - n/a ** Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Tom Hoover - n/a ** Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Tom Hoover 4 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hoover .667 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Tom Hoover - n/a ** Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hoover - Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 1.0 (1966) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 0.8 (1966) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.3 (1966) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)

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.