Sonny Dove vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Sonny Dove 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

Sonny Dove

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sonny Dove: 1967-68 to 1968-69
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sonny Dove 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Sonny Dove 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Sonny Dove 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Sonny Dove 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Sonny Dove 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Sonny Dove 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sonny Dove 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Sonny Dove 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sonny Dove 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Sonny Dove 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Sonny Dove 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sonny Dove 3.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Dove 2.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Sonny Dove 0.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sonny Dove 174 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Sonny Dove 114 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Sonny Dove 23 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Sonny Dove - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Sonny Dove - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Sonny Dove 57 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sonny Dove .394 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Sonny Dove - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sonny Dove .581 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sonny Dove 4.1 (1969) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Dove 2.1 (1969) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Sonny Dove 0.4 (1969) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sonny Dove 2.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Dove 1.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Sonny Dove 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sonny Dove 4 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Sonny Dove 2 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Sonny Dove 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Sonny Dove - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Sonny Dove - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Sonny Dove 2 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sonny Dove .500 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Sonny Dove - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sonny Dove - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sonny Dove 2.0 (1968) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Dove 1.0 (1968) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Sonny Dove 0.0 (1968) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** 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. ** 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.