Dirk Nowitzki vs. Dolph Schayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dolph Schayes and Dirk Nowitzki 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

Dirk Nowitzki

vs.

Dolph Schayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19
Dolph Schayes: 1949-50 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 Dolph Schayes 1

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 Dolph Schayes 15

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 Dolph Schayes 14

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 Dolph Schayes 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Dolph Schayes 0 *

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 Dolph Schayes 0 *

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 Dolph Schayes 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Nowitzki 12 Dolph Schayes 12

Rebounds Leader Dirk Nowitzki 0 Dolph Schayes 1 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 20.7 Dolph Schayes 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 Dolph Schayes 12.1 *

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 Dolph Schayes 3.1

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 Dolph Schayes 18,438

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 Dolph Schayes 11,256 *

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 Dolph Schayes 3,072

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 1,210 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 1,281 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 Dolph Schayes 996

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 Dolph Schayes .380

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .380 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 Dolph Schayes .849

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) Dolph Schayes 24.9 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) Dolph Schayes 16.4 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) Dolph Schayes 4.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003) Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005) Dolph Schayes - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 Dolph Schayes 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 Dolph Schayes 12.2 *

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 Dolph Schayes 2.6

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.0 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.9 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 Dolph Schayes 1,887

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 Dolph Schayes 1,051 *

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 Dolph Schayes 257

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 149 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 129 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 Dolph Schayes 97

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 Dolph Schayes .390

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .365 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 Dolph Schayes .825

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002) Dolph Schayes 29.3 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) Dolph Schayes 18.0 (1957) *

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008) Dolph Schayes 4.6 (1959)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002) Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) 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.