Sonny Dove vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James 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.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sonny Dove: 1967-68 to 1968-69
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sonny Dove 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Sonny Dove 2 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Sonny Dove 1 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Sonny Dove 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Sonny Dove 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sonny Dove 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Sonny Dove 0 * LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Sonny Dove 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sonny Dove 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Sonny Dove 0 * LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sonny Dove 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Sonny Dove 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Sonny Dove 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Sonny Dove 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Sonny Dove 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Sonny Dove 0 * LeBron James 1 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sonny Dove 3.1 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Dove 2.0 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Sonny Dove 0.4 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Sonny Dove 174 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Sonny Dove 114 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Sonny Dove 23 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Sonny Dove - n/a ** LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Sonny Dove - n/a ** LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Sonny Dove 57 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sonny Dove .394 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Sonny Dove - n/a ** LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Sonny Dove .581 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sonny Dove 4.1 (1969) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Dove 2.1 (1969) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Sonny Dove 0.4 (1969) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sonny Dove 2.0 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Dove 1.0 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Sonny Dove 0.0 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Sonny Dove 4 LeBron James 8,162

Total Rebounds Sonny Dove 2 LeBron James 2,583

Total Assists Sonny Dove 0 LeBron James 2,067

Total Steals Sonny Dove - n/a ** LeBron James 483

Total Blocks Sonny Dove - n/a ** LeBron James 275

Total Games Sonny Dove 2 LeBron James 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sonny Dove .500 LeBron James .497

3-Point Percentage Sonny Dove - n/a ** LeBron James .332

Free Throw Percentage Sonny Dove - LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sonny Dove 2.0 (1968) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Dove 1.0 (1968) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Sonny Dove 0.0 (1968) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** LeBron James 1.8 (2010)

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.