Dolph Schayes vs. Al Thornton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Al Thornton and Dolph Schayes 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

Dolph Schayes

vs.

Al Thornton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dolph Schayes: 1949-50 to 1963-64
Al Thornton: 2007-08 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dolph Schayes 1 Al Thornton 0

NBA Seasons Dolph Schayes 15 Al Thornton 4

Playoffs Played Dolph Schayes 14 Al Thornton 0

All-Star Games Dolph Schayes 12 Al Thornton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dolph Schayes 6 Al Thornton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dolph Schayes 12 Al Thornton 0

Rebounds Leader Dolph Schayes 1 * Al Thornton 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dolph Schayes 18.5 Al Thornton 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Dolph Schayes 12.1 * Al Thornton 4.2

Assists Per Game Dolph Schayes 3.1 Al Thornton 1.2

Steals Per Game Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Al Thornton 0.6

Blocks Per Game Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Al Thornton 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Dolph Schayes 18,438 Al Thornton 3,527

Total Rebounds Dolph Schayes 11,256 * Al Thornton 1,233

Total Assists Dolph Schayes 3,072 Al Thornton 353

Total Steals Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Al Thornton 185

Total Blocks Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Al Thornton 152

Total Games Dolph Schayes 996 Al Thornton 296

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dolph Schayes .380 Al Thornton .452

3-Point Percentage Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Al Thornton .293

Free Throw Percentage Dolph Schayes .849 Al Thornton .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dolph Schayes 24.9 (1958) Al Thornton 16.8 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Dolph Schayes 16.4 (1951) * Al Thornton 5.2 (2009)

Assists Per Game Dolph Schayes 4.0 (1950) Al Thornton 1.5 (2009)

Steals Per Game Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Al Thornton 0.8 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Al Thornton 0.9 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dolph Schayes 19.5 Al Thornton -

Rebounds Per Game Dolph Schayes 12.2 * Al Thornton -

Assists Per Game Dolph Schayes 2.6 Al Thornton -

Steals Per Game Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Al Thornton -

Blocks Per Game Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Al Thornton -

Totals Stats

Total Points Dolph Schayes 1,887 Al Thornton -

Total Rebounds Dolph Schayes 1,051 * Al Thornton -

Total Assists Dolph Schayes 257 Al Thornton -

Total Steals Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Al Thornton -

Total Blocks Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Al Thornton -

Total Games Dolph Schayes 97 Al Thornton 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dolph Schayes .390 Al Thornton -

3-Point Percentage Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Al Thornton -

Free Throw Percentage Dolph Schayes .825 Al Thornton -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dolph Schayes 29.3 (1960) Al Thornton -

Rebounds Per Game Dolph Schayes 18.0 (1957) * Al Thornton -

Assists Per Game Dolph Schayes 4.6 (1959) Al Thornton -

Steals Per Game Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Al Thornton -

Blocks Per Game Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Al Thornton -

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.