Mel Daniels vs. Dolph Schayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dolph Schayes and Mel Daniels 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

Mel Daniels

vs.

Dolph Schayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Daniels: 1976-77 to 1976-77
Dolph Schayes: 1949-50 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Daniels 0 Dolph Schayes 1

NBA Seasons Mel Daniels 1 Dolph Schayes 15

Playoffs Played Mel Daniels 0 Dolph Schayes 14

All-Star Games Mel Daniels 0 Dolph Schayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mel Daniels 0 Dolph Schayes 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Daniels 0 Dolph Schayes 12

Rebounds Leader Mel Daniels 0 Dolph Schayes 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Daniels 3.5 Dolph Schayes 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Mel Daniels 3.1 Dolph Schayes 12.1 *

Assists Per Game Mel Daniels 0.5 Dolph Schayes 3.1

Steals Per Game Mel Daniels 0.3 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mel Daniels 1.0 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Daniels 39 Dolph Schayes 18,438

Total Rebounds Mel Daniels 34 Dolph Schayes 11,256 *

Total Assists Mel Daniels 6 Dolph Schayes 3,072

Total Steals Mel Daniels 3 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Blocks Mel Daniels 11 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Games Mel Daniels 11 Dolph Schayes 996

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Daniels .371 Dolph Schayes .380

3-Point Percentage Mel Daniels - n/a ** Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Daniels .565 Dolph Schayes .849

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Daniels 3.5 (1977) Dolph Schayes 24.9 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Daniels 3.1 (1977) Dolph Schayes 16.4 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Mel Daniels 0.5 (1977) Dolph Schayes 4.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Mel Daniels 0.3 (1977) Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mel Daniels 1.0 (1977) Dolph Schayes - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Daniels - Dolph Schayes 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Mel Daniels - Dolph Schayes 12.2 *

Assists Per Game Mel Daniels - Dolph Schayes 2.6

Steals Per Game Mel Daniels - Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mel Daniels - Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Daniels - Dolph Schayes 1,887

Total Rebounds Mel Daniels - Dolph Schayes 1,051 *

Total Assists Mel Daniels - Dolph Schayes 257

Total Steals Mel Daniels - Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Blocks Mel Daniels - Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Games Mel Daniels 0 Dolph Schayes 97

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Daniels - Dolph Schayes .390

3-Point Percentage Mel Daniels - n/a ** Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Daniels - Dolph Schayes .825

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Daniels - Dolph Schayes 29.3 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Daniels - Dolph Schayes 18.0 (1957) *

Assists Per Game Mel Daniels - Dolph Schayes 4.6 (1959)

Steals Per Game Mel Daniels - Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mel Daniels - 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.