Alex Caruso vs. Sonny Dove Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sonny Dove and Alex Caruso 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

Alex Caruso

vs.

Sonny Dove

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Sonny Dove: 1967-68 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Sonny Dove 0

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Sonny Dove 2

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Sonny Dove 1

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Sonny Dove 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Sonny Dove 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 1 Sonny Dove 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.8 Sonny Dove 3.1

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Sonny Dove 2.0

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Sonny Dove 0.4

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Sonny Dove - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Sonny Dove - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Sonny Dove 174

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Sonny Dove 114

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Sonny Dove 23

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Sonny Dove - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Sonny Dove - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Sonny Dove 57

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Sonny Dove .394

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Sonny Dove - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Sonny Dove .581

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Sonny Dove 4.1 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Sonny Dove 2.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Sonny Dove 0.4 (1969)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Sonny Dove - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Sonny Dove - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Sonny Dove 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Sonny Dove 1.0

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Sonny Dove 0.0

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Sonny Dove - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Sonny Dove - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Sonny Dove 4

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Sonny Dove 2

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Sonny Dove 0

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Sonny Dove - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Sonny Dove - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Sonny Dove 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Sonny Dove .500

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Sonny Dove - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Sonny Dove -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Sonny Dove 2.0 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Sonny Dove 1.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Sonny Dove 0.0 (1968)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Sonny Dove - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) Sonny Dove - 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.