Billy Cunningham vs. Tom Hoover Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Hoover and Billy Cunningham 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

Billy Cunningham

vs.

Tom Hoover

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Tom Hoover: 1963-64 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Tom Hoover 0

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Tom Hoover 4

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Tom Hoover 1

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Tom Hoover 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Tom Hoover 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Tom Hoover 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Tom Hoover 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Tom Hoover 4.3

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Tom Hoover 0.6

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Tom Hoover 350

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Tom Hoover 425

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Tom Hoover 56

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Tom Hoover 100

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Tom Hoover .413

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Tom Hoover - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Tom Hoover .591

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Tom Hoover 4.8 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Tom Hoover 5.6 (1964)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Tom Hoover 0.6 (1964)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Tom Hoover - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Tom Hoover 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Tom Hoover 0.8

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Tom Hoover 0.3

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Tom Hoover 4

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Tom Hoover 3

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Tom Hoover 1

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Tom Hoover 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Tom Hoover .667

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Tom Hoover - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Tom Hoover -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Tom Hoover 1.0 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Tom Hoover 0.8 (1966)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Tom Hoover 0.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * 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.