Joel Embiid vs. Tom Hoover Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Hoover and Joel Embiid 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

Joel Embiid

vs.

Tom Hoover

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Tom Hoover: 1963-64 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Tom Hoover 0

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Tom Hoover 4

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Tom Hoover 1

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Tom Hoover 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Tom Hoover 0

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Tom Hoover 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Tom Hoover 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Tom Hoover 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Tom Hoover 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Tom Hoover 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Tom Hoover 4.3

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Tom Hoover 0.6

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Tom Hoover 350

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Tom Hoover 425

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Tom Hoover 56

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Tom Hoover 100

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Tom Hoover .413

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Tom Hoover .591

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Tom Hoover 4.8 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Tom Hoover 5.6 (1964)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Tom Hoover 0.6 (1964)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Tom Hoover - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.9 Tom Hoover 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.9 Tom Hoover 0.8

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.1 Tom Hoover 0.3

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,469 Tom Hoover 4

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 641 Tom Hoover 3

Total Assists Joel Embiid 182 Tom Hoover 1

Total Steals Joel Embiid 49 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 102 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Games Joel Embiid 59 Tom Hoover 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .459 Tom Hoover .667

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .289 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .828 Tom Hoover -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 33.0 (2024) Tom Hoover 1.0 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Tom Hoover 0.8 (1966)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.7 (2024) Tom Hoover 0.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) 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.