Roy Hibbert vs. Tom Tolbert Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tom Tolbert and Roy Hibbert, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Roy Hibbert played 9 years in the NBA, 2 more than Tom Tolbert, who played 7. Roy Hibbert had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, while Tom Tolbert had his rookie season in 1988-89. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Roy Hibbert 9 4 2008-09 to 2016-17
Tom Tolbert 7 1 1988-89 to 1994-95

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Roy Hibbert Tom Tolbert
Season 2008-091988-89
Team Indiana PacersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 70 14.4 7.1 1.6 1.8 3.5 0.7 0.3 1.1 0.8 3.1 2.8 6.0 .471 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.1 .667
Tom Tolbert 14 8.4 2.9 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.1 1.4 1.2 2.6 .459 0.0 0.2 .000 0.4 0.9 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert ------- --- ----------
Tom Tolbert ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Roy Hibbert Tom Tolbert
Season 2009-101989-90
Team Indiana PacersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 81 25.1 11.7 2.2 3.5 5.7 2.0 0.4 1.6 1.8 3.5 4.8 9.7 .495 0.0 0.1 .500 2.1 2.8 .754
Tom Tolbert 70 19.2 8.8 1.7 3.4 5.2 0.8 0.3 0.4 1.1 2.7 3.1 6.3 .493 0.1 0.3 .278 2.5 3.4 .726
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert ------- --- ----------
Tom Tolbert ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Roy Hibbert Tom Tolbert
Season 2010-111990-91
Team Indiana PacersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdWarriors Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 81 27.7 12.7 2.2 5.3 7.5 2.0 0.4 1.8 2.3 3.2 5.1 11.0 .461 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 3.4 .745
Tom Tolbert 62 22.1 8.1 1.4 3.0 4.4 1.2 0.6 0.6 1.3 3.1 3.0 7.0 .423 0.1 0.3 .333 2.0 2.8 .738
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 5 26.4 10.4 3.0 3.8 6.8 0.6 0.4 1.8 2.6 4.2 4.0 9.0 .444 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.4 .706
Tom Tolbert 9 12.9 3.6 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.9 0.3 0.4 0.4 3.2 1.6 3.7 .424 0.1 0.3 .333 0.3 1.2 .273

Season 4

Roy Hibbert Tom Tolbert
Season 2011-121991-92
Team Indiana PacersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 65 29.8 12.8 3.3 5.5 8.8 1.7 0.5 2.0 2.0 3.0 5.1 10.3 .497 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 3.7 .711
Tom Tolbert 35 8.9 2.6 0.4 1.2 1.6 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.6 2.1 0.9 2.5 .384 0.1 0.2 .250 0.6 1.1 .550
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 11 30.9 11.7 4.1 7.1 11.2 1.1 0.4 3.1 2.0 3.5 4.7 9.5 .500 0.1 0.1 1.000 2.2 3.3 .667
Tom Tolbert ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Roy Hibbert Tom Tolbert
Season 2012-131992-93
Team Indiana PacersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 79 28.7 11.9 3.7 4.6 8.3 1.4 0.5 2.6 2.1 3.5 4.9 10.9 .448 0.0 0.1 .250 2.1 2.8 .741
Tom Tolbert 72 25.5 8.1 1.8 3.9 5.7 1.3 0.5 0.3 1.7 2.7 3.1 6.3 .498 0.1 0.4 .321 1.7 2.3 .726
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 19 36.5 17.0 4.7 5.2 9.9 1.4 0.2 1.9 2.3 3.9 6.3 12.4 .511 0.0 0.0 - 4.4 5.4 .806
Tom Tolbert ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Roy Hibbert Tom Tolbert
Season 2013-141993-94
Team Indiana PacersLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 81 29.7 10.8 2.5 4.1 6.6 1.1 0.4 2.2 1.8 3.3 4.1 9.3 .439 0.0 0.1 .400 2.6 3.3 .770
Tom Tolbert 49 13.1 3.8 0.7 1.5 2.2 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.2 1.5 3.6 .418 0.1 0.3 .375 0.7 0.9 .733
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 19 28.5 9.3 2.3 3.2 5.5 0.9 0.2 1.4 1.3 3.3 3.5 7.7 .449 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 3.0 .772
Tom Tolbert ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Roy Hibbert Tom Tolbert
Season 2014-151994-95
Team Indiana PacersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 76 25.3 10.6 2.1 5.1 7.1 1.1 0.2 1.6 1.4 2.8 4.2 9.3 .446 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 2.7 .824
Tom Tolbert 10 5.7 1.4 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.9 0.6 1.8 .333 0.0 0.4 .000 0.2 0.2 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert ------- --- ----------
Tom Tolbert ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Roy Hibbert Tom Tolbert
Season 2015-16-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 81 23.2 5.9 1.6 3.3 4.9 1.2 0.4 1.4 0.9 3.1 2.2 5.1 .443 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 1.8 .807
Tom Tolbert ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert ------- --- ----------
Tom Tolbert ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Roy Hibbert Tom Tolbert
Season 2016-17-
Team Charlotte Hornets, Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert 48 14.2 4.6 1.1 2.0 3.2 0.4 0.2 1.0 0.7 2.1 1.7 3.1 .544 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.6 .813
Tom Tolbert ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Roy Hibbert ------- --- ----------
Tom Tolbert ------- --- ----------