Dennis Hopson vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan 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.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dennis Hopson: 1987-88 to 1991-92
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dennis Hopson 1 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Dennis Hopson 5 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Dennis Hopson 1 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Dennis Hopson 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Dennis Hopson 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dennis Hopson 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dennis Hopson 10.9 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Dennis Hopson 2.8 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Dennis Hopson 1.6 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Dennis Hopson 1.0 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Dennis Hopson 0.5 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dennis Hopson 3,633 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Dennis Hopson 939 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Dennis Hopson 539 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Dennis Hopson 319 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Dennis Hopson 159 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Dennis Hopson 334 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dennis Hopson .431 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Dennis Hopson .271 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dennis Hopson .765 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dennis Hopson 15.8 (1990) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Dennis Hopson 3.5 (1990) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Dennis Hopson 1.9 (1988) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Dennis Hopson 1.3 (1990) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dennis Hopson 0.6 (1990) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dennis Hopson 1.6 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Dennis Hopson 0.8 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Dennis Hopson 0.2 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Dennis Hopson 0.0 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Dennis Hopson 0.2 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dennis Hopson 8 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Dennis Hopson 4 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Dennis Hopson 1 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Dennis Hopson 0 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Dennis Hopson 1 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Dennis Hopson 5 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dennis Hopson .333 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Dennis Hopson - Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dennis Hopson .444 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dennis Hopson 1.6 (1991) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Dennis Hopson 0.8 (1991) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Dennis Hopson 0.2 (1991) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Dennis Hopson 0.0 (1991) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dennis Hopson 0.2 (1991) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.