Steve Blake vs. Dolph Schayes Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dolph Schayes and Steve Blake, 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.

Steve Blake played 13 years in the NBA, 2 less than Dolph Schayes, who played 15. Steve Blake had the first of his seasons in 2003-04, 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
Steve Blake 13 9 2003-04 to 2015-16
Dolph Schayes 15 14 1949-50 to 1963-64

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Steve Blake Dolph Schayes
Season 2003-041949-50
Team Washington WizardsSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second 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 %
Steve Blake 75 18.6 5.9 0.2 1.3 1.6 2.8 0.8 0.1 1.7 1.3 2.1 5.4 .386 1.0 2.7 .371 0.7 0.9 .821
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 %
Steve Blake ------- --- ----------
Dolph Schayes 11 - 17.1 - - - 2.5 - - - 3.9 5.2 13.5 .385 - - - 6.7 9.2 .733

Season 2

Steve Blake Dolph Schayes
Season 2004-051950-51
Team Washington WizardsSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Wizards Lost East 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 %
Steve Blake 44 14.7 4.3 0.4 1.2 1.6 1.6 0.3 0.0 0.9 1.1 1.4 4.2 .328 0.8 2.1 .387 0.8 0.9 .805
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 %
Steve Blake 4 4.0 0.5 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.8 0.3 1.0 .250 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Dolph Schayes 7 - 20.4 - - 14.6 2.9 - - - 4.0 6.7 15.0 .448 - - - 7.0 9.1 .766

Season 3

Steve Blake Dolph Schayes
Season 2005-061951-52
Team Portland Trail BlazersSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNationals 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 %
Steve Blake 68 26.2 8.2 0.4 1.8 2.1 4.5 0.6 0.1 1.2 1.6 3.0 6.9 .438 1.1 2.7 .413 1.1 1.3 .791
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 %
Steve Blake ------- --- ----------
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

Steve Blake Dolph Schayes
Season 2006-071952-53
Team Milwaukee Bucks, Denver NuggetsSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Steve Blake 82 27.1 6.4 0.3 1.8 2.1 5.0 0.7 0.1 1.6 1.5 2.5 6.2 .411 0.8 2.5 .322 0.5 0.8 .672
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 %
Steve Blake 5 36.0 7.2 0.2 2.2 2.4 4.6 0.6 0.0 2.0 1.6 2.8 6.2 .452 1.6 3.2 .500 0.0 0.0 -
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

Steve Blake Dolph Schayes
Season 2007-081953-54
Team Portland Trail BlazersSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Steve Blake 81 29.9 8.5 0.4 2.0 2.4 5.1 0.7 0.0 1.4 1.6 3.2 7.9 .408 1.5 3.7 .406 0.6 0.8 .766
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 %
Steve Blake ------- --- ----------
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

Steve Blake Dolph Schayes
Season 2008-091954-55
Team Portland Trail BlazersSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA 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 %
Steve Blake 69 31.7 11.0 0.4 2.1 2.5 5.0 1.0 0.1 1.6 1.8 4.0 9.4 .428 2.0 4.8 .427 0.9 1.1 .840
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 %
Steve Blake 6 38.5 9.8 0.7 3.3 4.0 6.2 0.8 0.0 1.5 1.8 3.7 7.5 .489 1.7 4.0 .417 0.8 1.2 .714
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

Steve Blake Dolph Schayes
Season 2009-101955-56
Team Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles ClippersSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNationals 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 %
Steve Blake 80 27.0 7.3 0.3 2.1 2.3 4.8 0.7 0.1 1.6 1.5 2.7 6.5 .416 1.5 3.7 .395 0.5 0.6 .750
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 %
Steve Blake ------- --- ----------
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

Steve Blake Dolph Schayes
Season 2010-111956-57
Team Los Angeles LakersSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers 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 %
Steve Blake 79 20.0 4.0 0.2 1.7 2.0 2.2 0.5 0.0 0.9 1.3 1.4 3.9 .359 0.9 2.4 .378 0.3 0.4 .867
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 %
Steve Blake 9 16.1 2.2 0.1 1.4 1.6 2.2 0.6 0.0 0.6 0.9 0.8 2.6 .304 0.7 2.0 .333 0.0 0.0 -
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

Steve Blake Dolph Schayes
Season 2011-121957-58
Team Los Angeles LakersSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisNationals 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 %
Steve Blake 53 23.3 5.2 0.2 1.4 1.6 3.3 0.7 0.0 1.4 1.4 1.9 5.1 .377 1.0 3.0 .335 0.4 0.5 .778
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 %
Steve Blake 12 25.5 6.3 0.7 2.2 2.8 2.3 0.7 0.2 1.3 1.8 2.2 5.2 .419 1.5 3.6 .419 0.4 0.6 .714
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

Steve Blake Dolph Schayes
Season 2012-131958-59
Team Los Angeles LakersSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers 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 %
Steve Blake 45 26.1 7.3 0.5 2.5 2.9 3.8 0.8 0.1 1.4 1.8 2.5 6.0 .422 1.6 3.8 .421 0.6 0.8 .771
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 %
Steve Blake 2 37.5 14.0 0.0 4.0 4.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 2.0 4.0 5.5 14.0 .393 2.5 6.0 .417 0.5 0.5 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

Steve Blake Dolph Schayes
Season 2013-141959-60
Team Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State WarriorsSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Warriors Lost West 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 %
Steve Blake 55 27.2 6.9 0.2 2.7 2.9 5.6 1.0 0.1 1.9 1.5 2.4 6.4 .377 1.4 3.8 .376 0.6 0.8 .767
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 %
Steve Blake 6 7.5 1.8 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 2.0 .333 0.5 1.7 .300 0.0 0.2 .000
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

Steve Blake Dolph Schayes
Season 2014-151960-61
Team Portland Trail BlazersSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers 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 %
Steve Blake 81 18.9 4.3 0.2 1.5 1.7 3.6 0.5 0.1 1.3 1.5 1.5 4.0 .373 1.0 2.7 .352 0.4 0.5 .707
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 %
Steve Blake 5 8.6 1.4 0.0 0.2 0.2 1.6 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.8 0.4 2.2 .182 0.2 1.6 .125 0.4 0.4 1.000
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

Steve Blake Dolph Schayes
Season 2015-161961-62
Team Detroit PistonsSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards -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 %
Steve Blake 58 17.0 4.4 0.2 1.4 1.5 3.4 0.4 0.1 1.4 1.2 1.6 4.1 .388 0.9 2.6 .344 0.3 0.3 .800
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 %
Steve Blake 4 10.8 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.5 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.8 0.3 1.3 .200 0.3 0.5 .500 0.3 0.5 .500
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

Steve Blake Dolph Schayes
Season -1962-63
Team -Syracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Nationals 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 %
Steve Blake ------- --- ----------
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 %
Steve Blake ------- --- ----------
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

Steve Blake 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 %
Steve Blake ------- --- ----------
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 %
Steve Blake ------- --- ----------
Dolph Schayes ------- --- ----------