Jimmy Butler vs. Sonny Dove Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sonny Dove and Jimmy Butler 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2025-26
Sonny Dove: 1967-68 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Sonny Dove 0

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 15 Sonny Dove 2

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 12 Sonny Dove 1

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Sonny Dove 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Sonny Dove 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Sonny Dove 0

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Sonny Dove 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 18.3 Sonny Dove 3.1

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.4 Sonny Dove 2.0

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.4 Sonny Dove 0.4

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Sonny Dove - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Sonny Dove - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 16,338 Sonny Dove 174

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,782 Sonny Dove 114

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,886 Sonny Dove 23

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,437 Sonny Dove - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 384 Sonny Dove - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 892 Sonny Dove 57

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .473 Sonny Dove .394

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .331 Sonny Dove - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 Sonny Dove .581

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Sonny Dove 4.1 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Sonny Dove 2.1 (1969)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Sonny Dove 0.4 (1969)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Sonny Dove - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Sonny Dove - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.1 Sonny Dove 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Sonny Dove 1.0

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.7 Sonny Dove 0.0

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Sonny Dove - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.5 Sonny Dove - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,745 Sonny Dove 4

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 807 Sonny Dove 2

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 608 Sonny Dove 0

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 217 Sonny Dove - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 71 Sonny Dove - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 130 Sonny Dove 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .459 Sonny Dove .500

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .344 Sonny Dove - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .827 Sonny Dove -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Sonny Dove 2.0 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Sonny Dove 1.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Sonny Dove 0.0 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Sonny Dove - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) Sonny Dove - n/a **

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.