Dolph Schayes vs. David Wesley Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of David Wesley and Dolph Schayes, 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.

Dolph Schayes played 15 years in the NBA, 1 more than David Wesley, who played 14. Dolph Schayes had the first of his seasons in 1949-50, while David Wesley had his rookie season in 1993-94. 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
Dolph Schayes 15 14 1949-50 to 1963-64
David Wesley 14 8 1993-94 to 2006-07

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dolph Schayes David Wesley
Season 1949-501993-94
Team Syracuse NationalsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Playoffs Nationals Lost NBA FinalsNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dolph Schayes 64 - 16.8 - - - 4.0 - - - 3.5 5.4 14.1 .385 - - - 5.9 7.6 .774
David Wesley 60 9.0 3.1 0.2 0.6 0.7 2.1 0.6 0.1 0.9 0.8 1.1 2.9 .368 0.2 0.8 .234 0.7 0.9 .830
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dolph Schayes 11 - 17.1 - - - 2.5 - - - 3.9 5.2 13.5 .385 - - - 6.7 9.2 .733
David Wesley 3 6.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.7 0.0 1.3 0.0 1.0 2.3 .429 0.3 1.3 .250 0.7 0.7 1.000

Season 2

Dolph Schayes David Wesley
Season 1950-511994-95
Team Syracuse NationalsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div FinalsDid 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 %
Dolph Schayes 66 - 17.0 - - 16.4 3.8 - - - 4.1 5.0 14.1 .357 - - - 6.9 9.2 .752
David Wesley 51 27.1 7.4 0.6 1.7 2.3 5.2 1.6 0.2 1.7 2.8 2.5 6.1 .409 1.0 2.3 .429 1.4 1.8 .755
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dolph Schayes 7 - 20.4 - - 14.6 2.9 - - - 4.0 6.7 15.0 .448 - - - 7.0 9.1 .766
David Wesley ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Dolph Schayes David Wesley
Season 1951-521995-96
Team Syracuse NationalsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div FinalsDid 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 %
Dolph Schayes 63 31.8 13.8 - - 12.3 2.9 - - - 3.4 4.2 11.7 .355 - - - 5.4 6.7 .807
David Wesley 82 25.7 12.3 0.8 2.4 3.2 4.8 1.2 0.1 1.9 2.5 4.1 9.0 .459 1.4 3.3 .426 2.6 3.5 .753
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dolph Schayes 7 35.4 20.3 - - 12.9 2.1 - - - 4.9 5.9 13.0 .451 - - - 8.6 11.1 .769
David Wesley ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Dolph Schayes David Wesley
Season 1952-531996-97
Team Syracuse NationalsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div SemisDid 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 %
Dolph Schayes 71 37.6 17.8 - - 13.0 3.2 - - - 3.8 5.3 14.4 .367 - - - 7.2 8.7 .827
David Wesley 74 40.4 16.8 0.9 2.7 3.6 7.3 2.2 0.2 2.9 3.0 6.2 13.2 .468 1.4 3.9 .360 3.0 3.9 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dolph Schayes 2 29.0 9.0 - - 8.5 0.5 - - - 3.5 2.0 8.0 .250 - - - 5.0 6.5 .769
David Wesley ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Dolph Schayes David Wesley
Season 1953-541997-98
Team Syracuse NationalsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nationals Lost NBA FinalsHornets Lost East Conf 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 %
Dolph Schayes 72 36.9 17.1 - - 12.1 3.0 - - - 3.2 5.1 13.5 .380 - - - 6.8 8.2 .827
David Wesley 81 35.1 13.0 0.6 2.0 2.6 6.5 1.7 0.4 2.8 2.8 4.7 10.7 .443 0.7 2.1 .347 2.8 3.6 .795
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dolph Schayes 13 28.8 16.0 - - 10.5 1.8 - - - 3.1 4.9 10.8 .457 - - - 6.2 8.3 .741
David Wesley 9 31.8 10.0 0.6 1.4 2.0 6.7 0.8 0.0 2.1 2.8 3.7 9.2 .398 1.0 2.3 .429 1.7 2.3 .714

Season 6

Dolph Schayes David Wesley
Season 1954-551998-99
Team Syracuse NationalsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Dolph Schayes 72 35.1 18.5 - - 12.3 3.0 - - - 3.4 5.9 15.3 .383 - - - 6.8 8.2 .833
David Wesley 50 37.0 14.1 0.5 2.8 3.2 6.4 2.0 0.2 2.8 2.6 4.9 10.9 .446 1.2 3.4 .359 3.2 3.8 .832
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dolph Schayes 11 33.0 19.0 - - 12.8 3.6 - - - 4.4 5.5 15.2 .359 - - - 8.1 9.6 .840
David Wesley ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Dolph Schayes David Wesley
Season 1955-561999-00
Team Syracuse NationalsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div FinalsHornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dolph Schayes 72 35.0 20.4 - - 12.4 2.8 - - - 3.5 6.5 16.7 .387 - - - 7.5 8.8 .858
David Wesley 82 33.7 13.6 0.5 2.3 2.7 5.6 1.3 0.1 1.9 2.3 5.0 11.6 .426 1.1 3.0 .355 2.6 3.4 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dolph Schayes 8 38.8 22.1 - - 13.9 3.4 - - - 3.4 6.5 17.8 .366 - - - 9.1 10.4 .880
David Wesley 4 37.8 11.0 0.8 2.3 3.0 4.8 2.0 0.0 1.5 4.3 4.0 12.0 .333 0.8 2.5 .300 2.3 2.3 1.000

Season 8

Dolph Schayes David Wesley
Season 1956-572000-01
Team Syracuse NationalsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div FinalsHornets Lost East Conf 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 %
Dolph Schayes 72 39.6 22.5 - - 14.0 3.2 - - - 3.0 6.9 18.2 .379 - - - 8.7 9.6 .904
David Wesley 82 37.9 17.2 0.8 2.0 2.7 4.4 1.6 0.2 2.1 2.7 6.4 15.1 .422 1.2 3.1 .376 3.3 4.1 .799
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dolph Schayes 5 43.0 21.4 - - 18.0 2.8 - - - 3.6 5.8 19.0 .305 - - - 9.8 11.0 .891
David Wesley 10 39.4 17.0 0.4 2.6 3.0 3.9 1.6 0.1 1.4 2.8 6.3 13.4 .470 1.3 3.3 .394 3.1 4.1 .756

Season 9

Dolph Schayes David Wesley
Season 1957-582001-02
Team Syracuse NationalsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div SemisHornets Lost East Conf 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 %
Dolph Schayes 72 40.5 24.9 - - 14.2 3.1 - - - 3.4 8.1 20.3 .398 - - - 8.7 9.7 .904
David Wesley 67 37.1 14.2 0.7 1.5 2.1 3.5 1.1 0.2 1.8 2.2 5.4 13.6 .400 1.3 3.8 .332 2.1 2.8 .734
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dolph Schayes 3 43.7 26.7 - - 15.0 2.0 - - - 3.3 8.3 21.3 .391 - - - 10.0 12.0 .833
David Wesley 9 41.8 15.8 0.3 1.6 1.9 3.4 1.1 0.2 2.3 3.3 5.8 14.3 .403 1.9 4.2 .447 2.3 2.6 .913

Season 10

Dolph Schayes David Wesley
Season 1958-592002-03
Team Syracuse NationalsNew Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div FinalsHornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dolph Schayes 72 36.7 21.3 - - 13.4 2.5 - - - 3.9 7.0 18.1 .387 - - - 7.3 8.5 .864
David Wesley 73 37.1 16.7 0.5 1.9 2.4 3.4 1.5 0.1 1.8 2.4 6.2 14.2 .433 1.8 4.3 .424 2.5 3.2 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dolph Schayes 9 39.0 28.2 - - 13.0 4.6 - - - 4.0 8.7 21.7 .400 - - - 10.9 11.9 .916
David Wesley 6 31.0 13.2 0.2 1.0 1.2 2.2 0.8 0.2 2.5 3.8 4.8 12.0 .403 2.3 5.7 .412 1.2 1.2 1.000

Season 11

Dolph Schayes David Wesley
Season 1959-602003-04
Team Syracuse NationalsNew Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div SemisHornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dolph Schayes 75 36.5 22.5 - - 12.8 3.4 - - - 3.5 7.7 19.2 .401 - - - 7.1 8.0 .893
David Wesley 61 32.8 14.0 0.5 1.7 2.2 2.9 1.2 0.2 1.6 2.4 5.1 13.1 .389 1.5 4.7 .323 2.2 3.0 .753
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dolph Schayes 3 42.0 29.3 - - 16.0 2.7 - - - 3.3 10.0 22.0 .455 - - - 9.3 10.0 .933
David Wesley 7 34.7 10.6 0.1 2.1 2.3 2.4 0.7 0.0 2.3 3.0 3.4 10.6 .324 1.6 4.3 .367 2.1 3.0 .714

Season 12

Dolph Schayes David Wesley
Season 1960-612004-05
Team Syracuse NationalsNew Orleans Hornets, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div FinalsRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dolph Schayes 79 38.1 23.6 - - 12.2 3.7 - - - 3.7 7.5 20.2 .372 - - - 8.6 9.9 .868
David Wesley 80 34.7 11.9 0.5 2.4 2.9 3.3 1.2 0.1 1.4 2.7 4.2 10.5 .398 1.5 3.9 .375 2.0 2.4 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dolph Schayes 8 38.5 20.6 - - 11.4 2.6 - - - 4.0 6.4 19.0 .336 - - - 7.9 8.8 .900
David Wesley 7 40.0 8.1 0.6 2.4 3.0 3.3 1.3 0.1 1.3 2.9 2.7 7.7 .352 1.4 3.0 .476 1.3 1.9 .692

Season 13

Dolph Schayes David Wesley
Season 1961-622005-06
Team Syracuse NationalsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div SemisDid 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 %
Dolph Schayes 56 26.4 14.7 - - 7.8 2.1 - - - 3.0 4.8 13.4 .357 - - - 5.1 5.7 .897
David Wesley 71 33.4 9.9 0.3 2.2 2.5 2.9 0.8 0.1 1.7 3.0 3.2 7.9 .403 1.4 3.8 .365 2.1 2.6 .807
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dolph Schayes 5 19.0 11.4 - - 7.0 1.0 - - - 4.2 4.8 13.2 .364 - - - 1.8 2.6 .692
David Wesley ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Dolph Schayes David Wesley
Season 1962-632006-07
Team Syracuse NationalsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div SemisDid 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 %
Dolph Schayes 66 21.8 9.5 - - 5.7 2.7 - - - 2.7 3.4 8.7 .388 - - - 2.7 3.1 .879
David Wesley 35 10.1 2.1 0.1 0.9 1.0 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.9 0.6 2.1 .293 0.3 1.1 .237 0.6 0.8 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dolph Schayes 5 21.6 10.2 - - 5.6 1.4 - - - 3.4 4.0 8.8 .455 - - - 2.2 2.4 .917
David Wesley ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Dolph Schayes David Wesley
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 %
Dolph Schayes 24 14.6 5.6 - - 4.6 2.0 - - - 3.2 1.8 6.0 .308 - - - 1.9 2.4 .807
David Wesley ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dolph Schayes ------- --- ----------
David Wesley ------- --- ----------