Larry Bird vs. Dolph Schayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dolph Schayes and Larry Bird 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

Larry Bird

vs.

Dolph Schayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Dolph Schayes: 1949-50 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Dolph Schayes 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Dolph Schayes 15

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Dolph Schayes 14

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Dolph Schayes 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Dolph Schayes 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Dolph Schayes 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Dolph Schayes 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Dolph Schayes 12

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Dolph Schayes 0

Rebounds Leader Larry Bird 0 Dolph Schayes 1 *

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Dolph Schayes 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Dolph Schayes 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Dolph Schayes 12.1 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Dolph Schayes 3.1

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Dolph Schayes 18,438

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Dolph Schayes 11,256 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Dolph Schayes 3,072

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Dolph Schayes 996

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Dolph Schayes .380

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Dolph Schayes .849

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Dolph Schayes 24.9 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Dolph Schayes 16.4 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Dolph Schayes 4.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Dolph Schayes - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Dolph Schayes 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Dolph Schayes 12.2 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Dolph Schayes 2.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Dolph Schayes 1,887

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Dolph Schayes 1,051 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Dolph Schayes 257

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Dolph Schayes 97

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Dolph Schayes .390

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Dolph Schayes .825

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Dolph Schayes 29.3 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Dolph Schayes 18.0 (1957) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Dolph Schayes 4.6 (1959)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) 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.