Tom Sanders vs. Dolph Schayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dolph Schayes and Tom Sanders 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

Tom Sanders

vs.

Dolph Schayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Sanders: 1960-61 to 1972-73
Dolph Schayes: 1949-50 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Sanders 8 Dolph Schayes 1

NBA Seasons Tom Sanders 13 Dolph Schayes 15

Playoffs Played Tom Sanders 11 Dolph Schayes 14

All-Star Games Tom Sanders 0 Dolph Schayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tom Sanders 0 Dolph Schayes 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Sanders 0 Dolph Schayes 12

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Sanders 1 Dolph Schayes 0

Rebounds Leader Tom Sanders 0 Dolph Schayes 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Sanders 9.6 Dolph Schayes 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Tom Sanders 6.3 Dolph Schayes 12.1 *

Assists Per Game Tom Sanders 1.1 Dolph Schayes 3.1

Steals Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Sanders 8,766 Dolph Schayes 18,438

Total Rebounds Tom Sanders 5,798 Dolph Schayes 11,256 *

Total Assists Tom Sanders 1,026 Dolph Schayes 3,072

Total Steals Tom Sanders - n/a ** Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Blocks Tom Sanders - n/a ** Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Games Tom Sanders 916 Dolph Schayes 996

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Sanders .428 Dolph Schayes .380

3-Point Percentage Tom Sanders - n/a ** Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Sanders .767 Dolph Schayes .849

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Sanders 12.6 (1966) Dolph Schayes 24.9 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Sanders 9.5 (1962) Dolph Schayes 16.4 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Tom Sanders 1.6 (1970) Dolph Schayes 4.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Dolph Schayes - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Sanders 8.8 Dolph Schayes 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Tom Sanders 5.8 Dolph Schayes 12.2 *

Assists Per Game Tom Sanders 1.0 Dolph Schayes 2.6

Steals Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Sanders 1,142 Dolph Schayes 1,887

Total Rebounds Tom Sanders 760 Dolph Schayes 1,051 *

Total Assists Tom Sanders 127 Dolph Schayes 257

Total Steals Tom Sanders - n/a ** Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Blocks Tom Sanders - n/a ** Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Games Tom Sanders 130 Dolph Schayes 97

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Sanders .436 Dolph Schayes .390

3-Point Percentage Tom Sanders - n/a ** Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Sanders .716 Dolph Schayes .825

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Sanders 13.5 (1966) Dolph Schayes 29.3 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Sanders 8.5 (1965) Dolph Schayes 18.0 (1957) *

Assists Per Game Tom Sanders 1.6 (1966) Dolph Schayes 4.6 (1959)

Steals Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** 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.