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Tom Hoover

Thomas Lee Hoover Jr. (Tom)

Position: Center ▪ Height: 6-9 ▪ Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: January 23, 1941 in Washington, District of Columbia
High School: Archbishop Carroll in Washington, District of Columbia
College: Villanova University
Draft: Philadelphia 76ers, 1st round (6th pick, 6th overall), 1963 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 29, 1963 ▪ ABA Debut: October 15, 1967

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1963-64 23 NYK NBA 59 988 102 247 .413 81 132 .614 331 36 185 285
1964-65 24 NYK NBA 24 153 13 32 .406 8 14 .571 58 12 37 34
1966-67 26 STL NBA 17 129 13 31 .419 5 13 .385 36 8 35 31
1967-68 27 DNR ABA 70 1588 161 357 .451 4 10 .400 128 206 .621 491 64 139 268 454
1968-69 28 TOT ABA 53 1419 191 408 .468 0 2 .000 125 189 .661 145 327 472 117 172 223 507
1968-69 28 HSM ABA 4 80 14 28 .500 0 0 5 6 .833 8 22 30 5 8 15 33
1968-69 28 MNP ABA 9 83 12 26 .462 0 0 10 21 .476 16 15 31 6 8 21 34
1968-69 28 NYA ABA 40 1256 165 354 .466 0 2 .000 110 162 .679 121 290 411 106 156 187 440
Career TOT 223 4277 480 1075 .447 4 12 .333 347 554 .626 145 327 1388 237 311 748 1311
ABA 123 3007 352 765 .460 4 12 .333 253 395 .641 145 327 963 181 311 491 961
NBA 100 1270 128 310 .413 94 159 .591 425 56 257 350

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1963-64 23 NYK NBA 59 16.7 1.7 4.2 .413 1.4 2.2 .614 5.6 0.6 3.1 4.8
1964-65 24 NYK NBA 24 6.4 0.5 1.3 .406 0.3 0.6 .571 2.4 0.5 1.5 1.4
1966-67 26 STL NBA 17 7.6 0.8 1.8 .419 0.3 0.8 .385 2.1 0.5 2.1 1.8
1967-68 27 DNR ABA 70 22.7 2.3 5.1 .451 0.1 0.1 .400 1.8 2.9 .621 7.0 0.9 2.0 3.8 6.5
1968-69 28 TOT ABA 53 26.8 3.6 7.7 .468 0.0 0.0 .000 2.4 3.6 .661 2.7 6.2 8.9 2.2 3.2 4.2 9.6
1968-69 28 HSM ABA 4 20.0 3.5 7.0 .500 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.5 .833 2.0 5.5 7.5 1.3 2.0 3.8 8.3
1968-69 28 MNP ABA 9 9.2 1.3 2.9 .462 0.0 0.0 1.1 2.3 .476 1.8 1.7 3.4 0.7 0.9 2.3 3.8
1968-69 28 NYA ABA 40 31.4 4.1 8.9 .466 0.0 0.1 .000 2.8 4.1 .679 3.0 7.3 10.3 2.7 3.9 4.7 11.0
Career TOT 223 19.2 2.2 4.8 .447 0.0 0.1 .333 1.6 2.5 .626 2.7 6.2 6.2 1.1 2.5 3.4 5.9
ABA 123 24.4 2.9 6.2 .460 0.0 0.1 .333 2.1 3.2 .641 2.7 6.2 7.8 1.5 2.5 4.0 7.8
NBA 100 12.7 1.3 3.1 .413 0.9 1.6 .591 4.3 0.6 2.6 3.5

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1963-64 23 NYK NBA 59 988 3.7 9.0 .413 3.0 4.8 .614 12.1 1.3 6.7 10.4
1964-65 24 NYK NBA 24 153 3.1 7.5 .406 1.9 3.3 .571 13.6 2.8 8.7 8.0
1966-67 26 STL NBA 17 129 3.6 8.7 .419 1.4 3.6 .385 10.0 2.2 9.8 8.7
1967-68 27 DNR ABA 70 1588 3.6 8.1 .451 0.1 0.2 .400 2.9 4.7 .621 11.1 1.5 3.2 6.1 10.3
1968-69 28 TOT ABA 53 1419 4.8 10.4 .468 0.0 0.1 .000 3.2 4.8 .661 3.7 8.3 12.0 3.0 4.4 5.7 12.9
1968-69 28 HSM ABA 4 80 6.3 12.6 .500 0.0 0.0 2.3 2.7 .833 3.6 9.9 13.5 2.3 3.6 6.8 14.9
1968-69 28 MNP ABA 9 83 5.2 11.3 .462 0.0 0.0 4.3 9.1 .476 6.9 6.5 13.4 2.6 3.5 9.1 14.7
1968-69 28 NYA ABA 40 1256 4.7 10.1 .466 0.0 0.1 .000 3.2 4.6 .679 3.5 8.3 11.8 3.0 4.5 5.4 12.6
Career TOT 223 4277 4.0 9.0 .447 0.0 0.1 .333 2.9 4.7 .626 3.7 8.3 11.7 2.0 3.7 6.3 11.0
ABA 123 3007 4.2 9.2 .460 0.0 0.1 .333 3.0 4.7 .641 3.7 8.3 11.5 2.2 3.7 5.9 11.5
NBA 100 1270 3.6 8.8 .413 2.7 4.5 .591 12.0 1.6 7.3 9.9

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1963-64 23 NYK NBA 59 988 9.7 .467 .413 0.3 0.1 0.4 .020
1964-65 24 NYK NBA 24 153 9.6 .445 .406 10.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 .047
1966-67 26 STL NBA 17 129 5.8 .422 .419 7.7 -0.1 0.1 0.0 .018
1967-68 27 DNR ABA 70 1588 9.8 .507 .457 14.5 5.5 23.7 14.2 1.7 2.7 4.4 .132
1968-69 28 TOT ABA 53 1419 11.5 .516 .468 14.8 11.7 25.9 17.0 1.4 1.2 2.6 .089
1968-69 28 HSM ABA 4 80 14.3 .539 .500 15.9 9.3 20.7 17.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 .131
1968-69 28 MNP ABA 9 83 13.0 .482 .462 16.6 9.9 18.5 18.5 0.0 0.2 0.2 .122
1968-69 28 NYA ABA 40 1256 11.3 .517 .466 14.6 12.0 26.8 16.9 1.3 0.9 2.2 .084
Career TOT 223 4277 10.2 .497 .448 14.6 8.5 24.9 15.6 3.5 4.2 7.6 .085
ABA 123 3007 10.6 .512 .463 14.6 8.5 24.9 15.6 3.2 3.8 7.0 .112
NBA 100 1270 9.3 .461 .413 9.0 0.3 0.3 0.6 .023

Playoffs

Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1965-66 25 LAL NBA 4 11 2 3 0 0 3 1 3 4 .667 2.8 1.0 0.8 0.3
1967-68 27 DNR ABA 2 16 4 7 0 0 5 7 4 1 2 6 13 .571 .714 8.0 6.5 2.0 0.5
Career TOT 6 27 6 10 0 0 5 7 7 2 2 9 17 .600 .714 4.5 2.8 1.2 0.3
NBA 4 11 2 3 0 0 3 1 3 4 .667 2.8 1.0 0.8 0.3
ABA 2 16 4 7 0 0 5 7 4 1 2 6 13 .571 .714 8.0 6.5 2.0 0.5

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1965-66 25 LAL NBA 4 11 13.0 .667 .667 12.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 .181
1967-68 27 DNR ABA 2 16 26.7 .645 .571 12.5 11.7 16.6 29.8 0.1 0.0 0.1 .366
Career TOT 6 27 21.1 .650 .600 12.5 11.9 16.6 29.8 0.1 0.0 0.2 .290
NBA 4 11 13.0 .667 .667 12.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 .181
ABA 2 16 26.7 .645 .571 12.5 11.7 16.6 29.8 0.1 0.0 0.1 .366

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 5 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5
Tom Hoover 4.4 2.6 0.4 0.1 0.0
Mike Sojourner 87.6 4.7 2.7 0.9
Joel Przybilla 83.2 4.7 1.9 0.6 0.1 0.1
Jamie Feick 81.8 4.8 2.2 0.9 0.2 0.2
Isaac Austin 79.1 4.0 3.6 0.3 0.3 0.2
Ed Johnson 78.7 5.1 2.4 1.0
Jerome Whitehead 78.2 5.3 2.1 0.2 0.2 0.1
Nazr Mohammed 78.1 3.3 2.5 0.4 0.0 -0.1
Coby Dietrick 75.7 4.5 4.4 0.3 0.1 0.0
Craig Raymond 74.0 4.7 1.7 1.0 0.0 0.0
Anthony Tolliver 73.5 3.3 2.5 0.0
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Tom Hoover 4.4 2.6 0.4 0.1 0.0
Mike Sojourner 87.6 4.7 2.7 0.9
Jamie Feick 81.8 4.8 2.2 0.9 0.2 0.2
Ed Johnson 78.7 5.1 2.4 1.0
Craig Raymond 74.0 4.7 1.7 1.0 0.0 0.0
Anthony Tolliver 73.5 3.3 2.5 0.0
Rich Niemann 72.6 4.4 1.4 1.2 0.2
Lee Knorek 72.2 5.1 2.5 1.7 0.0
Primoz Brezec 66.0 4.9 4.6 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0
Roy Hibbert 65.7 4.1 3.6 2.1
Isaac Austin 65.6 4.0 3.6 1.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.5

Transactions

April 30, 1963: Drafted by the Syracuse Nationals in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1963 NBA Draft.

October 16, 1963: Sold by the Philadelphia 76ers to the New York Knicks.

February 1, 1966: Signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers.

November 10, 1966: Signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Hawks.

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