Rick Barry vs. Sonny Dove Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sonny Dove and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Sonny Dove

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Sonny Dove: 1967-68 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Sonny Dove 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Sonny Dove 2

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Sonny Dove 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Sonny Dove 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Sonny Dove 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Sonny Dove 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Sonny Dove 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Sonny Dove 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Sonny Dove 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Sonny Dove 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Sonny Dove 3.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Sonny Dove 2.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Sonny Dove 0.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Sonny Dove - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Sonny Dove - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Sonny Dove 174

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Sonny Dove 114

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Sonny Dove 23

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Sonny Dove - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Sonny Dove - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Sonny Dove 57

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Sonny Dove .394

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Sonny Dove - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Sonny Dove .581

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Sonny Dove 4.1 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Sonny Dove 2.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Sonny Dove 0.4 (1969)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Sonny Dove - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Sonny Dove - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Sonny Dove 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Sonny Dove 1.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Sonny Dove 0.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Sonny Dove - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Sonny Dove - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Sonny Dove 4

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Sonny Dove 2

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Sonny Dove 0

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Sonny Dove - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Sonny Dove - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Sonny Dove 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Sonny Dove .500

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Sonny Dove - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Sonny Dove -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Sonny Dove 2.0 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Sonny Dove 1.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Sonny Dove 0.0 (1968)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Sonny Dove - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Sonny Dove - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.