Gary Payton vs. Dolph Schayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dolph Schayes and Gary Payton 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

Gary Payton

vs.

Dolph Schayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Dolph Schayes: 1949-50 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Dolph Schayes 1

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Dolph Schayes 15

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Dolph Schayes 14

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Dolph Schayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Dolph Schayes 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Dolph Schayes 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Dolph Schayes 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Dolph Schayes 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Dolph Schayes 0 *

Rebounds Leader Gary Payton 0 Dolph Schayes 1 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Dolph Schayes 0 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Dolph Schayes 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Dolph Schayes 12.1 *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Dolph Schayes 3.1

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Dolph Schayes 18,438

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Dolph Schayes 11,256 *

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Dolph Schayes 3,072

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Dolph Schayes 996

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Dolph Schayes .380

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Dolph Schayes .849

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Dolph Schayes 24.9 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Dolph Schayes 16.4 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Dolph Schayes 4.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Dolph Schayes - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Dolph Schayes 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Dolph Schayes 12.2 *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Dolph Schayes 2.6

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Dolph Schayes 1,887

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Dolph Schayes 1,051 *

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Dolph Schayes 257

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Dolph Schayes 97

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Dolph Schayes .390

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Dolph Schayes .825

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Dolph Schayes 29.3 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Dolph Schayes 18.0 (1957) *

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Dolph Schayes 4.6 (1959)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) 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.