Billy Ray Bates vs. Dolph Schayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dolph Schayes and Billy Ray Bates 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

Billy Ray Bates

vs.

Dolph Schayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Ray Bates: 1979-80 to 1982-83
Dolph Schayes: 1949-50 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Ray Bates 0 Dolph Schayes 1

NBA Seasons Billy Ray Bates 4 Dolph Schayes 15

Playoffs Played Billy Ray Bates 2 Dolph Schayes 14

All-Star Games Billy Ray Bates 0 Dolph Schayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Ray Bates 0 Dolph Schayes 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Ray Bates 0 Dolph Schayes 12

Rebounds Leader Billy Ray Bates 0 Dolph Schayes 1 *

* Notes: Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 11.7 Dolph Schayes 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Dolph Schayes 12.1 *

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.9 Dolph Schayes 3.1

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.8 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.1 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 2,197 Dolph Schayes 18,438

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 313 Dolph Schayes 11,256 *

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 352 Dolph Schayes 3,072

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 151 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 16 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 187 Dolph Schayes 996

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .474 Dolph Schayes .380

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .303 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .796 Dolph Schayes .849

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 13.8 (1981) Dolph Schayes 24.9 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.0 (1981) Dolph Schayes 16.4 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.5 (1981) Dolph Schayes 4.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.1 (1981) Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.2 (1983) Dolph Schayes - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 26.7 Dolph Schayes 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.8 Dolph Schayes 12.2 *

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.2 Dolph Schayes 2.6

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 160 Dolph Schayes 1,887

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 17 Dolph Schayes 1,051 *

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 25 Dolph Schayes 257

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 10 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 2 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 6 Dolph Schayes 97

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .545 Dolph Schayes .390

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .375 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .806 Dolph Schayes .825

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 28.3 (1981) Dolph Schayes 29.3 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 3.3 (1980) Dolph Schayes 18.0 (1957) *

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.3 (1981) Dolph Schayes 4.6 (1959)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 (1981) Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 (1981) Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.