Alton Lister vs. Dolph Schayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dolph Schayes and Alton Lister 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

Alton Lister

vs.

Dolph Schayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alton Lister: 1981-82 to 1997-98
Dolph Schayes: 1949-50 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alton Lister 0 Dolph Schayes 1

NBA Seasons Alton Lister 16 Dolph Schayes 15

Playoffs Played Alton Lister 11 Dolph Schayes 14

All-Star Games Alton Lister 0 Dolph Schayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Alton Lister 0 Dolph Schayes 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Alton Lister 0 Dolph Schayes 12

Rebounds Leader Alton Lister 0 Dolph Schayes 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alton Lister 6.6 Dolph Schayes 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Alton Lister 6.3 Dolph Schayes 12.1 *

Assists Per Game Alton Lister 1.0 Dolph Schayes 3.1

Steals Per Game Alton Lister 0.4 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alton Lister 1.5 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alton Lister 6,298 Dolph Schayes 18,438

Total Rebounds Alton Lister 5,996 Dolph Schayes 11,256 *

Total Assists Alton Lister 914 Dolph Schayes 3,072

Total Steals Alton Lister 351 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Blocks Alton Lister 1,473 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Games Alton Lister 953 Dolph Schayes 996

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alton Lister .512 Dolph Schayes .380

3-Point Percentage Alton Lister .111 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alton Lister .597 Dolph Schayes .849

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alton Lister 11.6 (1987) Dolph Schayes 24.9 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Alton Lister 9.4 (1987) Dolph Schayes 16.4 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Alton Lister 1.6 (1985) Dolph Schayes 4.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Alton Lister 0.6 (1983) Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alton Lister 2.4 (1987) Dolph Schayes - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alton Lister 7.1 Dolph Schayes 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Alton Lister 5.8 Dolph Schayes 12.2 *

Assists Per Game Alton Lister 0.8 Dolph Schayes 2.6

Steals Per Game Alton Lister 0.4 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alton Lister 1.6 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alton Lister 617 Dolph Schayes 1,887

Total Rebounds Alton Lister 506 Dolph Schayes 1,051 *

Total Assists Alton Lister 70 Dolph Schayes 257

Total Steals Alton Lister 39 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Blocks Alton Lister 142 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Games Alton Lister 87 Dolph Schayes 97

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alton Lister .505 Dolph Schayes .390

3-Point Percentage Alton Lister .000 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alton Lister .640 Dolph Schayes .825

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alton Lister 11.9 (1986) Dolph Schayes 29.3 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Alton Lister 7.8 (1985) Dolph Schayes 18.0 (1957) *

Assists Per Game Alton Lister 1.9 (1985) Dolph Schayes 4.6 (1959)

Steals Per Game Alton Lister 1.0 (1983) Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alton Lister 2.6 (1989) 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.