Kobe Bryant vs. Sonny Dove Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sonny Dove and Kobe Bryant 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

Kobe Bryant

vs.

Sonny Dove

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Sonny Dove: 1967-68 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Sonny Dove 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Sonny Dove 2

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Sonny Dove 1

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Sonny Dove 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Sonny Dove 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Sonny Dove 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Sonny Dove 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Sonny Dove 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Sonny Dove 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Sonny Dove 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Sonny Dove 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Sonny Dove 3.1

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Sonny Dove 2.0

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Sonny Dove 0.4

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Sonny Dove - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Sonny Dove - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Sonny Dove 174

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Sonny Dove 114

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Sonny Dove 23

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Sonny Dove - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Sonny Dove - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Sonny Dove 57

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Sonny Dove .394

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Sonny Dove - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Sonny Dove .581

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Sonny Dove 4.1 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Sonny Dove 2.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Sonny Dove 0.4 (1969)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Sonny Dove - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Sonny Dove - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Sonny Dove 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Sonny Dove 1.0

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Sonny Dove 0.0

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Sonny Dove - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Sonny Dove - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Sonny Dove 4

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Sonny Dove 2

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Sonny Dove 0

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Sonny Dove - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Sonny Dove - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Sonny Dove 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Sonny Dove .500

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Sonny Dove - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Sonny Dove -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Sonny Dove 2.0 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Sonny Dove 1.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Sonny Dove 0.0 (1968)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Sonny Dove - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) 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.