Mel Payton vs. Dolph Schayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dolph Schayes and Mel Payton 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

Mel Payton

vs.

Dolph Schayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53
Dolph Schayes: 1949-50 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Payton 0 Dolph Schayes 1

NBA Seasons Mel Payton 2 Dolph Schayes 15

Playoffs Played Mel Payton 2 Dolph Schayes 14

All-Star Games Mel Payton 0 Dolph Schayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mel Payton 0 Dolph Schayes 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Payton 0 Dolph Schayes 12

Rebounds Leader Mel Payton 0 Dolph Schayes 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Payton 5.4 Dolph Schayes 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Mel Payton 3.6 Dolph Schayes 12.1 *

Assists Per Game Mel Payton 1.1 Dolph Schayes 3.1

Steals Per Game Mel Payton - n/a ** Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mel Payton - n/a ** Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Payton 595 Dolph Schayes 18,438

Total Rebounds Mel Payton 396 Dolph Schayes 11,256 *

Total Assists Mel Payton 126 Dolph Schayes 3,072

Total Steals Mel Payton - n/a ** Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Blocks Mel Payton - n/a ** Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Games Mel Payton 111 Dolph Schayes 996

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Payton .363 Dolph Schayes .380

3-Point Percentage Mel Payton - n/a ** Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Payton .746 Dolph Schayes .849

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Payton 7.1 (1953) Dolph Schayes 24.9 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Payton 4.7 (1953) Dolph Schayes 16.4 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Mel Payton 1.2 (1953) Dolph Schayes 4.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Mel Payton - n/a ** Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mel Payton - n/a ** Dolph Schayes - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Payton 5.0 Dolph Schayes 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Mel Payton 1.8 Dolph Schayes 12.2 *

Assists Per Game Mel Payton 0.2 Dolph Schayes 2.6

Steals Per Game Mel Payton - n/a ** Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mel Payton - n/a ** Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Payton 25 Dolph Schayes 1,887

Total Rebounds Mel Payton 9 Dolph Schayes 1,051 *

Total Assists Mel Payton 1 Dolph Schayes 257

Total Steals Mel Payton - n/a ** Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Blocks Mel Payton - n/a ** Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Games Mel Payton 5 Dolph Schayes 97

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Payton .421 Dolph Schayes .390

3-Point Percentage Mel Payton - n/a ** Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Payton .900 Dolph Schayes .825

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Payton 10.5 (1953) Dolph Schayes 29.3 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Payton 3.0 (1953) Dolph Schayes 18.0 (1957) *

Assists Per Game Mel Payton 0.3 (1952) Dolph Schayes 4.6 (1959)

Steals Per Game Mel Payton - n/a ** Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mel Payton - n/a ** 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.