Dennis Hopson vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone 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.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dennis Hopson: 1987-88 to 1991-92
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dennis Hopson 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Dennis Hopson 5 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Dennis Hopson 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Dennis Hopson 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dennis Hopson 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Dennis Hopson 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dennis Hopson 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Dennis Hopson 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dennis Hopson 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dennis Hopson 10.9 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Dennis Hopson 2.8 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Dennis Hopson 1.6 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Dennis Hopson 1.0 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Dennis Hopson 0.5 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Dennis Hopson 3,633 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Dennis Hopson 939 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Dennis Hopson 539 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Dennis Hopson 319 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Dennis Hopson 159 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Dennis Hopson 334 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dennis Hopson .431 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Dennis Hopson .271 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Dennis Hopson .765 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dennis Hopson 15.8 (1990) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Dennis Hopson 3.5 (1990) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Dennis Hopson 1.9 (1988) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Dennis Hopson 1.3 (1990) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Dennis Hopson 0.6 (1990) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dennis Hopson 1.6 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Dennis Hopson 0.8 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Dennis Hopson 0.2 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Dennis Hopson 0.0 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Dennis Hopson 0.2 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Dennis Hopson 8 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Dennis Hopson 4 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Dennis Hopson 1 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Dennis Hopson 0 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Dennis Hopson 1 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Dennis Hopson 5 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dennis Hopson .333 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Dennis Hopson - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Dennis Hopson .444 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dennis Hopson 1.6 (1991) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Dennis Hopson 0.8 (1991) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Dennis Hopson 0.2 (1991) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Dennis Hopson 0.0 (1991) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Dennis Hopson 0.2 (1991) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)