Tom Hoover vs. Richard Jefferson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Richard Jefferson 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.

Richard Jefferson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Hoover: 1963-64 to 1966-67
Richard Jefferson: 2001-02 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Hoover 0 Richard Jefferson 1

NBA Seasons Tom Hoover 4 Richard Jefferson 17

Playoffs Played Tom Hoover 1 Richard Jefferson 12

All-Star Games Tom Hoover 0 Richard Jefferson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 3.5 Richard Jefferson 12.6

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 4.3 Richard Jefferson 4.0

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.6 Richard Jefferson 2.0

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Richard Jefferson 0.7

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Richard Jefferson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hoover 350 Richard Jefferson 14,904

Total Rebounds Tom Hoover 425 Richard Jefferson 4,720

Total Assists Tom Hoover 56 Richard Jefferson 2,412

Total Steals Tom Hoover - n/a ** Richard Jefferson 787

Total Blocks Tom Hoover - n/a ** Richard Jefferson 347

Total Games Tom Hoover 100 Richard Jefferson 1,181

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hoover .413 Richard Jefferson .464

3-Point Percentage Tom Hoover - n/a ** Richard Jefferson .376

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hoover .591 Richard Jefferson .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 4.8 (1964) Richard Jefferson 22.6 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 5.6 (1964) Richard Jefferson 7.3 (2005)

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.6 (1964) Richard Jefferson 4.0 (2005)

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Richard Jefferson 1.1 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Richard Jefferson 0.6 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 1.0 Richard Jefferson 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 0.8 Richard Jefferson 4.3

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.3 Richard Jefferson 1.7

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Richard Jefferson 0.6

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Richard Jefferson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hoover 4 Richard Jefferson 1,511

Total Rebounds Tom Hoover 3 Richard Jefferson 608

Total Assists Tom Hoover 1 Richard Jefferson 241

Total Steals Tom Hoover - n/a ** Richard Jefferson 87

Total Blocks Tom Hoover - n/a ** Richard Jefferson 44

Total Games Tom Hoover 4 Richard Jefferson 140

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hoover .667 Richard Jefferson .473

3-Point Percentage Tom Hoover - n/a ** Richard Jefferson .325

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hoover - Richard Jefferson .731

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 1.0 (1966) Richard Jefferson 22.2 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 0.8 (1966) Richard Jefferson 6.4 (2003)

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.3 (1966) Richard Jefferson 4.1 (2006)

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Richard Jefferson 1.3 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Richard Jefferson 0.7 (2004)

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.