Tom Hoover vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Tom Hoover 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

Tom Hoover

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Hoover: 1963-64 to 1966-67
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Hoover 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Tom Hoover 4 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Tom Hoover 1 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Tom Hoover 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 3.5 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 4.3 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.6 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hoover 350 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Tom Hoover 425 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Tom Hoover 56 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Tom Hoover - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Tom Hoover - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Tom Hoover 100 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hoover .413 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Tom Hoover - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hoover .591 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 4.8 (1964) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 5.6 (1964) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.6 (1964) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 1.0 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 0.8 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.3 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hoover 4 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Tom Hoover 3 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Tom Hoover 1 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Tom Hoover - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Tom Hoover - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Tom Hoover 4 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hoover .667 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Tom Hoover - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hoover - Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 1.0 (1966) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 0.8 (1966) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.3 (1966) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)

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.