John Paxson vs. Dolph Schayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dolph Schayes and John Paxson 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

John Paxson

vs.

Dolph Schayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Paxson: 1983-84 to 1993-94
Dolph Schayes: 1949-50 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Paxson 3 Dolph Schayes 1

NBA Seasons John Paxson 11 Dolph Schayes 15

Playoffs Played John Paxson 10 Dolph Schayes 14

All-Star Games John Paxson 0 Dolph Schayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team John Paxson 0 Dolph Schayes 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Paxson 0 Dolph Schayes 12

Rebounds Leader John Paxson 0 Dolph Schayes 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Paxson 7.2 Dolph Schayes 18.5

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 1.2 Dolph Schayes 12.1 *

Assists Per Game John Paxson 3.6 Dolph Schayes 3.1

Steals Per Game John Paxson 0.7 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.1 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Paxson 5,560 Dolph Schayes 18,438

Total Rebounds John Paxson 906 Dolph Schayes 11,256 *

Total Assists John Paxson 2,758 Dolph Schayes 3,072

Total Steals John Paxson 517 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Blocks John Paxson 44 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Games John Paxson 772 Dolph Schayes 996

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Paxson .499 Dolph Schayes .380

3-Point Percentage John Paxson .355 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Paxson .804 Dolph Schayes .849

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Paxson 11.3 (1987) Dolph Schayes 24.9 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 1.7 (1987) Dolph Schayes 16.4 (1951) *

Assists Per Game John Paxson 5.7 (1987) Dolph Schayes 4.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game John Paxson 1.0 (1990) Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.1 (1992) Dolph Schayes - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Paxson 6.3 Dolph Schayes 19.5

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 0.9 Dolph Schayes 12.2 *

Assists Per Game John Paxson 2.6 Dolph Schayes 2.6

Steals Per Game John Paxson 0.5 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.0 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Paxson 748 Dolph Schayes 1,887

Total Rebounds John Paxson 109 Dolph Schayes 1,051 *

Total Assists John Paxson 306 Dolph Schayes 257

Total Steals John Paxson 65 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Blocks John Paxson 3 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Games John Paxson 119 Dolph Schayes 97

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Paxson .494 Dolph Schayes .390

3-Point Percentage John Paxson .369 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Paxson .867 Dolph Schayes .825

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Paxson 10.2 (1985) Dolph Schayes 29.3 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 1.5 (1990) Dolph Schayes 18.0 (1957) *

Assists Per Game John Paxson 4.2 (1985) Dolph Schayes 4.6 (1959)

Steals Per Game John Paxson 1.0 (1986) Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.1 (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.