At lvl 79 my hammerdin has 9952 damage with Hota and maxed blessed hammer and synergies. Gear as follows:

Templar coat
Shako
Hota///Wiz
HoZ
SOJ x2
Trang Belt
Silkweaves
Mara's
Magefist

One def aura GC, one offensive aura GC, no combat GC

lvl 80 will be able to wear spider, but w/o GCs he is not going to get much more damage. Maybe some crafted gloves would help.

No points in energy, enough for str to wear armor and dex for blocking - rest in vitality. This is my first hammerdin, he is able to "self-rush" through Hell but he sucked in the maggot lair. Had to get zon to clear it out.