Sonny Dove vs. Michael Jordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael Jordan 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.

Michael Jordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sonny Dove: 1967-68 to 1968-69
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sonny Dove 0 Michael Jordan 6

NBA Seasons Sonny Dove 2 Michael Jordan 15

Playoffs Played Sonny Dove 1 Michael Jordan 13

All-Star Games Sonny Dove 0 Michael Jordan 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sonny Dove 0 Michael Jordan 5

Finals MVP Sonny Dove 0 * Michael Jordan 6

All-NBA First Team Sonny Dove 0 Michael Jordan 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sonny Dove 0 Michael Jordan 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Sonny Dove 0 * Michael Jordan 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sonny Dove 0 Michael Jordan 9

Defensive Player of The Year Sonny Dove 0 * Michael Jordan 1

Scoring Leader Sonny Dove 0 Michael Jordan 10

Steals Leader Sonny Dove 0 * Michael Jordan 3

Rookie of The Year Sonny Dove 0 Michael Jordan 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sonny Dove 3.1 Michael Jordan 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Dove 2.0 Michael Jordan 6.2

Assists Per Game Sonny Dove 0.4 Michael Jordan 5.3

Steals Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.3

Blocks Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** Michael Jordan 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Sonny Dove 174 Michael Jordan 32,292

Total Rebounds Sonny Dove 114 Michael Jordan 6,672

Total Assists Sonny Dove 23 Michael Jordan 5,633

Total Steals Sonny Dove - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2,514

Total Blocks Sonny Dove - n/a ** Michael Jordan 893

Total Games Sonny Dove 57 Michael Jordan 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sonny Dove .394 Michael Jordan .497

3-Point Percentage Sonny Dove - n/a ** Michael Jordan .327

Free Throw Percentage Sonny Dove .581 Michael Jordan .835

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sonny Dove 4.1 (1969) Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Dove 2.1 (1969) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game Sonny Dove 0.4 (1969) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sonny Dove 2.0 Michael Jordan 33.4

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Dove 1.0 Michael Jordan 6.4

Assists Per Game Sonny Dove 0.0 Michael Jordan 5.7

Steals Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.1

Blocks Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** Michael Jordan 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Sonny Dove 4 Michael Jordan 5,987

Total Rebounds Sonny Dove 2 Michael Jordan 1,152

Total Assists Sonny Dove 0 Michael Jordan 1,022

Total Steals Sonny Dove - n/a ** Michael Jordan 376

Total Blocks Sonny Dove - n/a ** Michael Jordan 158

Total Games Sonny Dove 2 Michael Jordan 179

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sonny Dove .500 Michael Jordan .487

3-Point Percentage Sonny Dove - n/a ** Michael Jordan .332

Free Throw Percentage Sonny Dove - Michael Jordan .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sonny Dove 2.0 (1968) Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Dove 1.0 (1968) Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997)

Assists Per Game Sonny Dove 0.0 (1968) Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985)

Steals Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987)

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.