Sonny Dove vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton 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.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sonny Dove: 1967-68 to 1968-69
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sonny Dove 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Sonny Dove 2 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Sonny Dove 1 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Sonny Dove 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Sonny Dove 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sonny Dove 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Sonny Dove 0 * Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sonny Dove 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Sonny Dove 0 * Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Sonny Dove 0 * Gary Payton 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 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Dove 2.0 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Sonny Dove 0.4 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Sonny Dove 174 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Sonny Dove 114 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Sonny Dove 23 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Sonny Dove - n/a ** Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Sonny Dove - n/a ** Gary Payton 285

Total Games Sonny Dove 57 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sonny Dove .394 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Sonny Dove - n/a ** Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Sonny Dove .581 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sonny Dove 4.1 (1969) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Dove 2.1 (1969) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Sonny Dove 0.4 (1969) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sonny Dove 2.0 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Dove 1.0 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Sonny Dove 0.0 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Sonny Dove 4 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Sonny Dove 2 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Sonny Dove 0 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Sonny Dove - n/a ** Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Sonny Dove - n/a ** Gary Payton 32

Total Games Sonny Dove 2 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sonny Dove .500 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Sonny Dove - n/a ** Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Sonny Dove - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sonny Dove 2.0 (1968) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Dove 1.0 (1968) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Sonny Dove 0.0 (1968) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Sonny Dove - n/a ** Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)

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.