Lionel Hollins vs. Dolph Schayes Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dolph Schayes and Lionel Hollins, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Lionel Hollins played 10 years in the NBA, 5 less than Dolph Schayes, who played 15. Lionel Hollins had the first of his seasons in 1975-76, while Dolph Schayes had his rookie season in 1949-50. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Lionel Hollins 10 8 1975-76 to 1984-85
Dolph Schayes 15 14 1949-50 to 1963-64

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Lionel Hollins Dolph Schayes
Season 1975-761949-50
Team Portland Trail BlazersSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNationals Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lionel Hollins 74 25.6 10.8 0.5 1.8 2.4 4.1 1.8 0.4 - 3.2 4.2 10.0 .421 - - - 2.4 3.3 .721
Dolph Schayes 64 - 16.8 - - - 4.0 - - - 3.5 5.4 14.1 .385 - - - 5.9 7.6 .774
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lionel Hollins ------- --- ----------
Dolph Schayes 11 - 17.1 - - - 2.5 - - - 3.9 5.2 13.5 .385 - - - 6.7 9.2 .733

Season 2

Lionel Hollins Dolph Schayes
Season 1976-771950-51
Team Portland Trail BlazersSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNationals Lost East Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lionel Hollins 76 29.3 14.7 0.7 2.1 2.8 4.1 2.2 0.5 - 3.5 5.9 13.8 .432 - - - 2.8 3.8 .749
Dolph Schayes 66 - 17.0 - - 16.4 3.8 - - - 4.1 5.0 14.1 .357 - - - 6.9 9.2 .752
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lionel Hollins 19 35.9 17.3 0.7 2.1 2.7 4.5 2.5 0.3 - 3.9 7.1 16.9 .417 - - - 3.2 4.6 .682
Dolph Schayes 7 - 20.4 - - 14.6 2.9 - - - 4.0 6.7 15.0 .448 - - - 7.0 9.1 .766

Season 3

Lionel Hollins Dolph Schayes
Season 1977-781951-52
Team Portland Trail BlazersSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf SemisNationals Lost East Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lionel Hollins 81 33.8 15.9 1.0 2.4 3.4 4.7 1.9 0.4 3.0 3.3 6.6 14.8 .442 - - - 2.8 3.7 .743
Dolph Schayes 63 31.8 13.8 - - 12.3 2.9 - - - 3.4 4.2 11.7 .355 - - - 5.4 6.7 .807
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lionel Hollins 6 37.2 16.7 0.8 4.0 4.8 5.5 1.2 0.0 3.2 3.5 6.7 14.8 .449 - - - 3.3 4.8 .690
Dolph Schayes 7 35.4 20.3 - - 12.9 2.1 - - - 4.9 5.9 13.0 .451 - - - 8.6 11.1 .769

Season 4

Lionel Hollins Dolph Schayes
Season 1978-791952-53
Team Portland Trail BlazersSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdNationals Lost East Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lionel Hollins 64 30.7 15.3 0.5 1.8 2.3 5.1 1.8 0.4 3.5 3.1 6.3 13.8 .454 - - - 2.7 3.5 .778
Dolph Schayes 71 37.6 17.8 - - 13.0 3.2 - - - 3.8 5.3 14.4 .367 - - - 7.2 8.7 .827
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lionel Hollins 3 22.0 7.0 0.3 0.7 1.0 1.7 1.0 0.0 2.3 2.7 2.7 8.7 .308 - - - 1.7 2.3 .714
Dolph Schayes 2 29.0 9.0 - - 8.5 0.5 - - - 3.5 2.0 8.0 .250 - - - 5.0 6.5 .769

Season 5

Lionel Hollins Dolph Schayes
Season 1979-801953-54
Team Portland Trail Blazers, Philadelphia 76ersSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA FinalsNationals Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lionel Hollins 47 25.7 11.2 0.6 1.3 1.9 3.4 1.6 0.2 2.7 2.2 4.5 11.2 .403 0.1 0.4 .150 2.1 3.0 .721
Dolph Schayes 72 36.9 17.1 - - 12.1 3.0 - - - 3.2 5.1 13.5 .380 - - - 6.8 8.2 .827
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lionel Hollins 18 34.3 13.8 0.9 3.0 3.9 6.3 1.5 0.2 2.6 2.7 5.4 12.9 .416 0.0 0.6 .000 3.0 3.8 .794
Dolph Schayes 13 28.8 16.0 - - 10.5 1.8 - - - 3.1 4.9 10.8 .457 - - - 6.2 8.3 .741

Season 6

Lionel Hollins Dolph Schayes
Season 1980-811954-55
Team Philadelphia 76ersSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lionel Hollins 82 26.3 9.5 0.6 1.8 2.3 4.3 1.3 0.2 2.5 2.5 4.0 8.5 .470 0.0 0.2 .133 1.5 2.1 .731
Dolph Schayes 72 35.1 18.5 - - 12.3 3.0 - - - 3.4 5.9 15.3 .383 - - - 6.8 8.2 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lionel Hollins 16 30.6 10.2 0.5 1.6 2.1 4.1 1.1 0.1 1.2 2.6 4.2 9.5 .441 0.0 0.1 .000 1.8 2.3 .784
Dolph Schayes 11 33.0 19.0 - - 12.8 3.6 - - - 4.4 5.5 15.2 .359 - - - 8.1 9.6 .840

Season 7

Lionel Hollins Dolph Schayes
Season 1981-821955-56
Team Philadelphia 76ersSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA FinalsNationals Lost East Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lionel Hollins 81 27.9 11.0 0.4 1.9 2.3 3.9 1.3 0.2 1.8 2.4 4.7 9.8 .477 0.0 0.2 .125 1.6 2.3 .702
Dolph Schayes 72 35.0 20.4 - - 12.4 2.8 - - - 3.5 6.5 16.7 .387 - - - 7.5 8.8 .858
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lionel Hollins 8 14.3 4.3 0.1 1.0 1.1 3.1 1.1 0.1 1.6 1.4 1.9 6.1 .306 0.0 0.1 .000 0.5 0.8 .667
Dolph Schayes 8 38.8 22.1 - - 13.9 3.4 - - - 3.4 6.5 17.8 .366 - - - 9.1 10.4 .880

Season 8

Lionel Hollins Dolph Schayes
Season 1982-831956-57
Team San Diego ClippersSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNationals Lost East Div Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lionel Hollins 56 32.9 13.5 0.5 1.8 2.3 6.7 2.0 0.3 3.5 2.8 5.6 12.8 .437 0.1 0.4 .143 2.3 3.2 .721
Dolph Schayes 72 39.6 22.5 - - 14.0 3.2 - - - 3.0 6.9 18.2 .379 - - - 8.7 9.6 .904
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lionel Hollins ------- --- ----------
Dolph Schayes 5 43.0 21.4 - - 18.0 2.8 - - - 3.6 5.8 19.0 .305 - - - 9.8 11.0 .891

Season 9

Lionel Hollins Dolph Schayes
Season 1983-841957-58
Team Detroit PistonsSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdNationals Lost East Div Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lionel Hollins 32 6.8 1.8 0.1 0.6 0.7 1.9 0.4 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 2.0 .381 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.4 .846
Dolph Schayes 72 40.5 24.9 - - 14.2 3.1 - - - 3.4 8.1 20.3 .398 - - - 8.7 9.7 .904
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lionel Hollins 2 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Dolph Schayes 3 43.7 26.7 - - 15.0 2.0 - - - 3.3 8.3 21.3 .391 - - - 10.0 12.0 .833

Season 10

Lionel Hollins Dolph Schayes
Season 1984-851958-59
Team Houston RocketsSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdNationals Lost East Div Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lionel Hollins 80 24.4 7.6 0.4 1.8 2.2 5.2 1.0 0.1 2.1 2.3 3.1 6.8 .461 0.0 0.2 .231 1.4 1.7 .794
Dolph Schayes 72 36.7 21.3 - - 13.4 2.5 - - - 3.9 7.0 18.1 .387 - - - 7.3 8.5 .864
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lionel Hollins 5 18.8 3.4 0.2 1.6 1.8 3.6 0.8 0.0 1.4 3.2 1.6 5.2 .308 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.2 1.000
Dolph Schayes 9 39.0 28.2 - - 13.0 4.6 - - - 4.0 8.7 21.7 .400 - - - 10.9 11.9 .916

Season 11

Lionel Hollins Dolph Schayes
Season -1959-60
Team -Syracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Nationals Lost East Div Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lionel Hollins ------- --- ----------
Dolph Schayes 75 36.5 22.5 - - 12.8 3.4 - - - 3.5 7.7 19.2 .401 - - - 7.1 8.0 .893
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lionel Hollins ------- --- ----------
Dolph Schayes 3 42.0 29.3 - - 16.0 2.7 - - - 3.3 10.0 22.0 .455 - - - 9.3 10.0 .933

Season 12

Lionel Hollins Dolph Schayes
Season -1960-61
Team -Syracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Nationals Lost East Div Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lionel Hollins ------- --- ----------
Dolph Schayes 79 38.1 23.6 - - 12.2 3.7 - - - 3.7 7.5 20.2 .372 - - - 8.6 9.9 .868
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lionel Hollins ------- --- ----------
Dolph Schayes 8 38.5 20.6 - - 11.4 2.6 - - - 4.0 6.4 19.0 .336 - - - 7.9 8.8 .900

Season 13

Lionel Hollins Dolph Schayes
Season -1961-62
Team -Syracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Nationals Lost East Div Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lionel Hollins ------- --- ----------
Dolph Schayes 56 26.4 14.7 - - 7.8 2.1 - - - 3.0 4.8 13.4 .357 - - - 5.1 5.7 .897
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lionel Hollins ------- --- ----------
Dolph Schayes 5 19.0 11.4 - - 7.0 1.0 - - - 4.2 4.8 13.2 .364 - - - 1.8 2.6 .692

Season 14

Lionel Hollins Dolph Schayes
Season -1962-63
Team -Syracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Nationals Lost East Div Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lionel Hollins ------- --- ----------
Dolph Schayes 66 21.8 9.5 - - 5.7 2.7 - - - 2.7 3.4 8.7 .388 - - - 2.7 3.1 .879
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lionel Hollins ------- --- ----------
Dolph Schayes 5 21.6 10.2 - - 5.6 1.4 - - - 3.4 4.0 8.8 .455 - - - 2.2 2.4 .917

Season 15

Lionel Hollins Dolph Schayes
Season -1963-64
Team -Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lionel Hollins ------- --- ----------
Dolph Schayes 24 14.6 5.6 - - 4.6 2.0 - - - 3.2 1.8 6.0 .308 - - - 1.9 2.4 .807
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lionel Hollins ------- --- ----------
Dolph Schayes ------- --- ----------