Tom Hoover vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal 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.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Hoover: 1963-64 to 1966-67
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Hoover 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Tom Hoover 4 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Tom Hoover 1 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Tom Hoover 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tom Hoover 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Tom Hoover 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Tom Hoover 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Hoover 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Hoover 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Tom Hoover 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Tom Hoover 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 3.5 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 4.3 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.6 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hoover 350 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Tom Hoover 425 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Tom Hoover 56 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Tom Hoover - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Tom Hoover - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Tom Hoover 100 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hoover .413 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Tom Hoover - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hoover .591 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 4.8 (1964) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 5.6 (1964) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.6 (1964) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 1.0 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 0.8 Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.3 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hoover 4 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Tom Hoover 3 Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Tom Hoover 1 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Tom Hoover - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Tom Hoover - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Tom Hoover 4 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hoover .667 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Tom Hoover - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hoover - Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 1.0 (1966) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 0.8 (1966) Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.3 (1966) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)

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.