Tom Hoover vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming 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.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Hoover: 1963-64 to 1966-67
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Hoover 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Tom Hoover 4 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Tom Hoover 1 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Tom Hoover 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Hoover 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 3.5 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 4.3 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.6 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hoover 350 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Tom Hoover 425 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Tom Hoover 56 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Tom Hoover - n/a ** Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Tom Hoover - n/a ** Yao Ming 920

Total Games Tom Hoover 100 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hoover .413 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Tom Hoover - n/a ** Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hoover .591 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 4.8 (1964) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 5.6 (1964) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.6 (1964) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 1.0 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 0.8 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.3 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hoover 4 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Tom Hoover 3 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Tom Hoover 1 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Tom Hoover - n/a ** Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Tom Hoover - n/a ** Yao Ming 42

Total Games Tom Hoover 4 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hoover .667 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Tom Hoover - n/a ** Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hoover - Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 1.0 (1966) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 0.8 (1966) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.3 (1966) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Yao Ming 2.7 (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.