Shaquille O'Neal vs. Dolph Schayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dolph Schayes and Shaquille O'Neal 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

Shaquille O'Neal

vs.

Dolph Schayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Dolph Schayes: 1949-50 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Dolph Schayes 1

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Dolph Schayes 15

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Dolph Schayes 14

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Dolph Schayes 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Dolph Schayes 0 *

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Dolph Schayes 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Dolph Schayes 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Dolph Schayes 12

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Dolph Schayes 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Dolph Schayes 0

Rebounds Leader Shaquille O'Neal 0 Dolph Schayes 1 *

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 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 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Dolph Schayes 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Dolph Schayes 12.1 *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Dolph Schayes 3.1

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Dolph Schayes 18,438

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Dolph Schayes 11,256 *

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Dolph Schayes 3,072

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Dolph Schayes 996

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Dolph Schayes .380

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Dolph Schayes .849

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Dolph Schayes 24.9 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Dolph Schayes 16.4 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Dolph Schayes 4.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Dolph Schayes - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Dolph Schayes 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Dolph Schayes 12.2 *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Dolph Schayes 2.6

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Dolph Schayes 1,887

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Dolph Schayes 1,051 *

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Dolph Schayes 257

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Dolph Schayes 97

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Dolph Schayes .390

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Dolph Schayes .825

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Dolph Schayes 29.3 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Dolph Schayes 18.0 (1957) *

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Dolph Schayes 4.6 (1959)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) 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.