Walt Bellamy vs. Tom Hoover Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Hoover and Walt Bellamy 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

Walt Bellamy

vs.

Tom Hoover

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Tom Hoover: 1963-64 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Tom Hoover 0

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Tom Hoover 4

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Tom Hoover 1

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Tom Hoover 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Tom Hoover 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 Tom Hoover 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Tom Hoover 4.3

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Tom Hoover 0.6

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Tom Hoover 350

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Tom Hoover 425

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Tom Hoover 56

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Tom Hoover 100

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Tom Hoover .413

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Tom Hoover - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Tom Hoover .591

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Tom Hoover 4.8 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Tom Hoover 5.6 (1964)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Tom Hoover 0.6 (1964)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Tom Hoover - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Tom Hoover 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Tom Hoover 0.8

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Tom Hoover 0.3

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Tom Hoover 4

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Tom Hoover 3

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Tom Hoover 1

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Tom Hoover 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Tom Hoover .667

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Tom Hoover - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Tom Hoover -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Tom Hoover 1.0 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Tom Hoover 0.8 (1966)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Tom Hoover 0.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. 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.