Jim Petersen vs. Dolph Schayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dolph Schayes and Jim Petersen 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

Jim Petersen

vs.

Dolph Schayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Petersen: 1984-85 to 1991-92
Dolph Schayes: 1949-50 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Petersen 0 Dolph Schayes 1

NBA Seasons Jim Petersen 8 Dolph Schayes 15

Playoffs Played Jim Petersen 5 Dolph Schayes 14

All-Star Games Jim Petersen 0 Dolph Schayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jim Petersen 0 Dolph Schayes 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Petersen 0 Dolph Schayes 12

Rebounds Leader Jim Petersen 0 Dolph Schayes 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Petersen 6.9 Dolph Schayes 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Jim Petersen 4.8 Dolph Schayes 12.1 *

Assists Per Game Jim Petersen 1.0 Dolph Schayes 3.1

Steals Per Game Jim Petersen 0.4 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Petersen 0.7 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Petersen 3,397 Dolph Schayes 18,438

Total Rebounds Jim Petersen 2,354 Dolph Schayes 11,256 *

Total Assists Jim Petersen 487 Dolph Schayes 3,072

Total Steals Jim Petersen 213 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Blocks Jim Petersen 363 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Games Jim Petersen 491 Dolph Schayes 996

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Petersen .486 Dolph Schayes .380

3-Point Percentage Jim Petersen .071 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Petersen .725 Dolph Schayes .849

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Petersen 11.3 (1987) Dolph Schayes 24.9 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Petersen 6.8 (1987) Dolph Schayes 16.4 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Jim Petersen 1.5 (1987) Dolph Schayes 4.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Jim Petersen 0.7 (1989) Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Petersen 1.2 (1987) Dolph Schayes - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Petersen 5.2 Dolph Schayes 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Jim Petersen 4.5 Dolph Schayes 12.2 *

Assists Per Game Jim Petersen 0.8 Dolph Schayes 2.6

Steals Per Game Jim Petersen 0.4 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Petersen 0.4 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Petersen 241 Dolph Schayes 1,887

Total Rebounds Jim Petersen 207 Dolph Schayes 1,051 *

Total Assists Jim Petersen 37 Dolph Schayes 257

Total Steals Jim Petersen 17 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Blocks Jim Petersen 17 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Games Jim Petersen 46 Dolph Schayes 97

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Petersen .485 Dolph Schayes .390

3-Point Percentage Jim Petersen - Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Petersen .662 Dolph Schayes .825

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Petersen 7.8 (1988) Dolph Schayes 29.3 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Petersen 5.6 (1986) Dolph Schayes 18.0 (1957) *

Assists Per Game Jim Petersen 1.5 (1988) Dolph Schayes 4.6 (1959)

Steals Per Game Jim Petersen 0.5 (1987) Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Petersen 0.5 (1988) 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.