Dolph Schayes vs. Earl Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Tatum and Dolph Schayes 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

Dolph Schayes

vs.

Earl Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dolph Schayes: 1949-50 to 1963-64
Earl Tatum: 1976-77 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dolph Schayes 1 Earl Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Dolph Schayes 15 Earl Tatum 4

Playoffs Played Dolph Schayes 14 Earl Tatum 1

All-Star Games Dolph Schayes 12 Earl Tatum 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dolph Schayes 6 Earl Tatum 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dolph Schayes 12 Earl Tatum 0

Rebounds Leader Dolph Schayes 1 * Earl Tatum 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dolph Schayes 18.5 Earl Tatum 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Dolph Schayes 12.1 * Earl Tatum 2.6

Assists Per Game Dolph Schayes 3.1 Earl Tatum 1.9

Steals Per Game Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Earl Tatum 1.2

Blocks Per Game Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Earl Tatum 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Dolph Schayes 18,438 Earl Tatum 2,508

Total Rebounds Dolph Schayes 11,256 * Earl Tatum 682

Total Assists Dolph Schayes 3,072 Earl Tatum 507

Total Steals Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Earl Tatum 319

Total Blocks Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Earl Tatum 101

Total Games Dolph Schayes 996 Earl Tatum 262

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dolph Schayes .380 Earl Tatum .459

3-Point Percentage Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Earl Tatum .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Dolph Schayes .849 Earl Tatum .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dolph Schayes 24.9 (1958) Earl Tatum 14.3 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Dolph Schayes 16.4 (1951) * Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Assists Per Game Dolph Schayes 4.0 (1950) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Steals Per Game Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Earl Tatum 1.7 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Earl Tatum 0.5 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dolph Schayes 19.5 Earl Tatum 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Dolph Schayes 12.2 * Earl Tatum 4.9

Assists Per Game Dolph Schayes 2.6 Earl Tatum 2.5

Steals Per Game Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Earl Tatum 1.4

Blocks Per Game Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Earl Tatum 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Dolph Schayes 1,887 Earl Tatum 150

Total Rebounds Dolph Schayes 1,051 * Earl Tatum 54

Total Assists Dolph Schayes 257 Earl Tatum 27

Total Steals Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Earl Tatum 15

Total Blocks Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Earl Tatum 9

Total Games Dolph Schayes 97 Earl Tatum 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dolph Schayes .390 Earl Tatum .500

3-Point Percentage Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Earl Tatum - *

Free Throw Percentage Dolph Schayes .825 Earl Tatum .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dolph Schayes 29.3 (1960) Earl Tatum 13.6 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Dolph Schayes 18.0 (1957) * Earl Tatum 4.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Dolph Schayes 4.6 (1959) Earl Tatum 2.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Earl Tatum 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Dolph Schayes - n/a ** Earl Tatum 0.8 (1977)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.