Tom Hoover vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki 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.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Hoover: 1963-64 to 1966-67
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Hoover 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Tom Hoover 4 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Tom Hoover 1 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Tom Hoover 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tom Hoover 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Tom Hoover 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Tom Hoover 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Hoover 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 3.5 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 4.3 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.6 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hoover 350 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Tom Hoover 425 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Tom Hoover 56 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Tom Hoover - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Tom Hoover - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Tom Hoover 100 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hoover .413 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Tom Hoover - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hoover .591 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 4.8 (1964) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 5.6 (1964) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.6 (1964) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 1.0 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 0.8 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hoover 4 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Tom Hoover 3 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Tom Hoover 1 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Tom Hoover - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Tom Hoover - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Tom Hoover 4 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hoover .667 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Tom Hoover - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hoover - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hoover 1.0 (1966) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hoover 0.8 (1966) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Tom Hoover 0.3 (1966) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Tom Hoover - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

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.