James Harden vs. Tom Hoover Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Hoover and James Harden 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

James Harden

vs.

Tom Hoover

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Tom Hoover: 1963-64 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Tom Hoover 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Tom Hoover 4

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Tom Hoover 1

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Tom Hoover 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Tom Hoover 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Tom Hoover 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Tom Hoover 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Tom Hoover 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Tom Hoover 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Tom Hoover 3.5

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Tom Hoover 4.3

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Tom Hoover 0.6

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Tom Hoover 350

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Tom Hoover 425

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Tom Hoover 56

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Tom Hoover 100

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Tom Hoover .413

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Tom Hoover .591

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Tom Hoover 4.8 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Tom Hoover 5.6 (1964)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Tom Hoover 0.6 (1964)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Tom Hoover - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Tom Hoover 1.0

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Tom Hoover 0.8

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.4 Tom Hoover 0.3

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,748 Tom Hoover 4

Total Rebounds James Harden 903 Tom Hoover 3

Total Assists James Harden 1,048 Tom Hoover 1

Total Steals James Harden 271 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 90 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 165 Tom Hoover 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Tom Hoover .667

3-Point Percentage James Harden .341 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Tom Hoover -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Tom Hoover 1.0 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Tom Hoover 0.8 (1966)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Tom Hoover 0.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2024) Tom Hoover - n/a **

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.