Dennis Hopson vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Dennis Hopson 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

Dennis Hopson

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dennis Hopson: 1987-88 to 1991-92
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dennis Hopson 1 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Dennis Hopson 5 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Dennis Hopson 1 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Dennis Hopson 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dennis Hopson 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Dennis Hopson 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dennis Hopson 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Dennis Hopson 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Dennis Hopson 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Dennis Hopson 0 Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dennis Hopson 10.9 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Dennis Hopson 2.8 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Dennis Hopson 1.6 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Dennis Hopson 1.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dennis Hopson 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dennis Hopson 3,633 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Dennis Hopson 939 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Dennis Hopson 539 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Dennis Hopson 319 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Dennis Hopson 159 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Dennis Hopson 334 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dennis Hopson .431 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Dennis Hopson .271 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dennis Hopson .765 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dennis Hopson 15.8 (1990) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Dennis Hopson 3.5 (1990) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dennis Hopson 1.9 (1988) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Dennis Hopson 1.3 (1990) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dennis Hopson 0.6 (1990) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dennis Hopson 1.6 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Dennis Hopson 0.8 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Dennis Hopson 0.2 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Dennis Hopson 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dennis Hopson 0.2 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dennis Hopson 8 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Dennis Hopson 4 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Dennis Hopson 1 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Dennis Hopson 0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Dennis Hopson 1 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Dennis Hopson 5 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dennis Hopson .333 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Dennis Hopson - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dennis Hopson .444 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dennis Hopson 1.6 (1991) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Dennis Hopson 0.8 (1991) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dennis Hopson 0.2 (1991) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Dennis Hopson 0.0 (1991) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dennis Hopson 0.2 (1991) Bob Pettit - 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.