Kobe Bryant vs. Tom Hoover Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Hoover and Kobe Bryant 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

Kobe Bryant

vs.

Tom Hoover

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Tom Hoover: 1963-64 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Tom Hoover 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Tom Hoover 4

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Tom Hoover 1

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Tom Hoover 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Tom Hoover 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Tom Hoover 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Tom Hoover 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Tom Hoover 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Tom Hoover 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Tom Hoover 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Tom Hoover 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Tom Hoover 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Tom Hoover 4.3

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Tom Hoover 0.6

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Tom Hoover 350

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Tom Hoover 425

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Tom Hoover 56

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Tom Hoover 100

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Tom Hoover .413

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Tom Hoover .591

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Tom Hoover 4.8 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Tom Hoover 5.6 (1964)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Tom Hoover 0.6 (1964)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Tom Hoover - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Tom Hoover 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Tom Hoover 0.8

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Tom Hoover 0.3

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Tom Hoover 4

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Tom Hoover 3

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Tom Hoover 1

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Tom Hoover 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Tom Hoover .667

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Tom Hoover - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Tom Hoover -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Tom Hoover 1.0 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Tom Hoover 0.8 (1966)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Tom Hoover 0.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Tom Hoover - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) 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.