Sonny Dove vs. Moses Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Moses 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.

Moses Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sonny Dove: 1967-68 to 1968-69
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sonny Dove 0 Moses Malone 1

NBA Seasons Sonny Dove 2 Moses Malone 19

Playoffs Played Sonny Dove 1 Moses Malone 12

All-Star Games Sonny Dove 0 Moses Malone 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sonny Dove 0 Moses Malone 3

Finals MVP Sonny Dove 0 * Moses Malone 1

All-NBA First Team Sonny Dove 0 Moses Malone 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sonny Dove 0 Moses Malone 8

All-Defensive 1st Team Sonny Dove 0 * Moses Malone 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sonny Dove 0 Moses Malone 2

Rebounds Leader Sonny Dove 0 Moses Malone 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sonny Dove 3.1 Moses Malone 20.6

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Dove 2.0 Moses Malone 12.2

Assists Per Game Sonny Dove 0.4 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** Moses Malone 0.8

Blocks Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Sonny Dove 174 Moses Malone 27,409

Total Rebounds Sonny Dove 114 Moses Malone 16,212

Total Assists Sonny Dove 23 Moses Malone 1,796

Total Steals Sonny Dove - n/a ** Moses Malone 1,089

Total Blocks Sonny Dove - n/a ** Moses Malone 1,733

Total Games Sonny Dove 57 Moses Malone 1,329

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sonny Dove .394 Moses Malone .491

3-Point Percentage Sonny Dove - n/a ** Moses Malone .100 *

Free Throw Percentage Sonny Dove .581 Moses Malone .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sonny Dove 4.1 (1969) Moses Malone 31.1 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Dove 2.1 (1969) Moses Malone 17.6 (1979)

Assists Per Game Sonny Dove 0.4 (1969) Moses Malone 1.8 (1980)

Steals Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** Moses Malone 2.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sonny Dove 2.0 Moses Malone 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Dove 1.0 Moses Malone 13.8

Assists Per Game Sonny Dove 0.0 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** Moses Malone 0.9

Blocks Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Sonny Dove 4 Moses Malone 2,077

Total Rebounds Sonny Dove 2 Moses Malone 1,295

Total Assists Sonny Dove 0 Moses Malone 136

Total Steals Sonny Dove - n/a ** Moses Malone 84

Total Blocks Sonny Dove - n/a ** Moses Malone 151

Total Games Sonny Dove 2 Moses Malone 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sonny Dove .500 Moses Malone .479

3-Point Percentage Sonny Dove - n/a ** Moses Malone .143 *

Free Throw Percentage Sonny Dove - Moses Malone .762

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sonny Dove 2.0 (1968) Moses Malone 26.8 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Dove 1.0 (1968) Moses Malone 20.5 (1979)

Assists Per Game Sonny Dove 0.0 (1968) Moses Malone 3.3 (1982)

Steals Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** Moses Malone 1.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** Moses Malone 4.0 (1979)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.