Sonny Dove vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone 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.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sonny Dove: 1967-68 to 1968-69
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sonny Dove 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Sonny Dove 2 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Sonny Dove 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Sonny Dove 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sonny Dove 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Sonny Dove 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sonny Dove 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Sonny Dove 0 * Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sonny Dove 0 Karl Malone 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sonny Dove 3.1 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Dove 2.0 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Sonny Dove 0.4 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Sonny Dove 174 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Sonny Dove 114 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Sonny Dove 23 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Sonny Dove - n/a ** Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Sonny Dove - n/a ** Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Sonny Dove 57 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sonny Dove .394 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Sonny Dove - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Sonny Dove .581 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sonny Dove 4.1 (1969) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Dove 2.1 (1969) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Sonny Dove 0.4 (1969) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sonny Dove 2.0 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Dove 1.0 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Sonny Dove 0.0 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Sonny Dove 4 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Sonny Dove 2 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Sonny Dove 0 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Sonny Dove - n/a ** Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Sonny Dove - n/a ** Karl Malone 135

Total Games Sonny Dove 2 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sonny Dove .500 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Sonny Dove - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Sonny Dove - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sonny Dove 2.0 (1968) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Dove 1.0 (1968) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Sonny Dove 0.0 (1968) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

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.