Ben McDonald vs. Dolph Schayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dolph Schayes and Ben McDonald 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

Ben McDonald

vs.

Dolph Schayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben McDonald: 1985-86 to 1988-89
Dolph Schayes: 1949-50 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben McDonald 0 Dolph Schayes 1

NBA Seasons Ben McDonald 4 Dolph Schayes 15

Playoffs Played Ben McDonald 2 Dolph Schayes 14

All-Star Games Ben McDonald 0 Dolph Schayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Ben McDonald 0 Dolph Schayes 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ben McDonald 0 Dolph Schayes 12

Rebounds Leader Ben McDonald 0 Dolph Schayes 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 6.0 Dolph Schayes 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 3.2 Dolph Schayes 12.1 *

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.3 Dolph Schayes 3.1

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.4 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.1 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben McDonald 1,061 Dolph Schayes 18,438

Total Rebounds Ben McDonald 568 Dolph Schayes 11,256 *

Total Assists Ben McDonald 236 Dolph Schayes 3,072

Total Steals Ben McDonald 77 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Blocks Ben McDonald 17 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Games Ben McDonald 176 Dolph Schayes 996

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben McDonald .468 Dolph Schayes .380

3-Point Percentage Ben McDonald .227 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben McDonald .727 Dolph Schayes .849

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 7.6 (1988) Dolph Schayes 24.9 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 4.1 (1988) Dolph Schayes 16.4 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.7 (1988) Dolph Schayes 4.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.5 (1988) Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.1 (1987) Dolph Schayes - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 0.8 Dolph Schayes 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 1.4 Dolph Schayes 12.2 *

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.0 Dolph Schayes 2.6

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.5 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.1 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben McDonald 8 Dolph Schayes 1,887

Total Rebounds Ben McDonald 14 Dolph Schayes 1,051 *

Total Assists Ben McDonald 10 Dolph Schayes 257

Total Steals Ben McDonald 5 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Blocks Ben McDonald 1 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Games Ben McDonald 10 Dolph Schayes 97

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben McDonald .143 Dolph Schayes .390

3-Point Percentage Ben McDonald .000 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben McDonald .500 Dolph Schayes .825

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 1.2 (1989) Dolph Schayes 29.3 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 1.6 (1989) Dolph Schayes 18.0 (1957) *

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.8 (1987) Dolph Schayes 4.6 (1959)

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.6 (1989) Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.2 (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.