Dennis Hopson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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 West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dennis Hopson: 1987-88 to 1991-92
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dennis Hopson 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Dennis Hopson 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Dennis Hopson 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Dennis Hopson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dennis Hopson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Dennis Hopson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dennis Hopson 0 Jerry West 12

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dennis Hopson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Dennis Hopson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Dennis Hopson 0 Jerry West 1

* 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 West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Dennis Hopson 2.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Dennis Hopson 1.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Dennis Hopson 1.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dennis Hopson 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dennis Hopson 3,633 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Dennis Hopson 939 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Dennis Hopson 539 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Dennis Hopson 319 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Dennis Hopson 159 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Dennis Hopson 334 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dennis Hopson .431 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Dennis Hopson .765 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dennis Hopson 15.8 (1990) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Dennis Hopson 3.5 (1990) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Dennis Hopson 1.9 (1988) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dennis Hopson 1.3 (1990) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dennis Hopson 0.6 (1990) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dennis Hopson 1.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Dennis Hopson 0.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Dennis Hopson 0.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Dennis Hopson 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dennis Hopson 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dennis Hopson 8 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Dennis Hopson 4 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Dennis Hopson 1 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Dennis Hopson 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Dennis Hopson 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Dennis Hopson 5 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dennis Hopson .333 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Dennis Hopson .444 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dennis Hopson 1.6 (1991) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Dennis Hopson 0.8 (1991) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dennis Hopson 0.2 (1991) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dennis Hopson 0.0 (1991) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dennis Hopson 0.2 (1991) Jerry West 0.0 (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.