Bob Hopkins vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Bob Hopkins 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

Bob Hopkins

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Hopkins: 1956-57 to 1959-60
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Hopkins 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Bob Hopkins 4 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Bob Hopkins 4 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Bob Hopkins 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Hopkins 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Bob Hopkins 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Hopkins 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Bob Hopkins 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Hopkins 0 Karl Malone 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Hopkins 8.2 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Hopkins 5.6 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Bob Hopkins 0.7 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Bob Hopkins - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bob Hopkins - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Hopkins 2,237 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Bob Hopkins 1,526 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Bob Hopkins 189 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Bob Hopkins - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Bob Hopkins - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Bob Hopkins 273 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Hopkins .394 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Bob Hopkins - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Bob Hopkins .761 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Hopkins 10.0 (1959) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Hopkins 6.5 (1959) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Bob Hopkins 1.0 (1959) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Bob Hopkins - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Bob Hopkins - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Hopkins 6.7 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Bob Hopkins 5.5 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Bob Hopkins 0.6 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Bob Hopkins - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Bob Hopkins - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Hopkins 121 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Bob Hopkins 99 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Bob Hopkins 11 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Bob Hopkins - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Bob Hopkins - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Bob Hopkins 18 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Hopkins .325 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Bob Hopkins - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Bob Hopkins .776 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Hopkins 8.2 (1959) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Hopkins 6.7 (1959) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Bob Hopkins 1.0 (1959) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Bob Hopkins - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Bob Hopkins - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

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.