Bam Adebayo vs. Sonny Dove Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sonny Dove and Bam Adebayo 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

Bam Adebayo

vs.

Sonny Dove

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Sonny Dove 0

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 7 Sonny Dove 2

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 6 Sonny Dove 1

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Sonny Dove 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 4 Sonny Dove 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.4 Sonny Dove 3.1

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.7 Sonny Dove 2.0

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Sonny Dove 0.4

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.0 Sonny Dove - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Sonny Dove - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 7,513 Sonny Dove 174

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 4,275 Sonny Dove 114

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 1,707 Sonny Dove 23

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 509 Sonny Dove - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 436 Sonny Dove - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 489 Sonny Dove 57

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .547 Sonny Dove .394

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .221 Sonny Dove - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .755 Sonny Dove .581

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Sonny Dove 4.1 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Sonny Dove 2.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Sonny Dove 0.4 (1969)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Sonny Dove - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Sonny Dove - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.3 Sonny Dove 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.1 Sonny Dove 1.0

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.4 Sonny Dove 0.0

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Sonny Dove - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Sonny Dove - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,208 Sonny Dove 4

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 671 Sonny Dove 2

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 253 Sonny Dove 0

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 64 Sonny Dove - n/a **

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 48 Sonny Dove - n/a **

Total Games Bam Adebayo 74 Sonny Dove 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .523 Sonny Dove .500

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .125 Sonny Dove - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .760 Sonny Dove -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Sonny Dove 2.0 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.3 (2020) Sonny Dove 1.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Sonny Dove 0.0 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Sonny Dove - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) 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.