Melvin Ely vs. Dolph Schayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dolph Schayes and Melvin Ely 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

Melvin Ely

vs.

Dolph Schayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Melvin Ely: 2002-03 to 2013-14
Dolph Schayes: 1949-50 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Melvin Ely 1 Dolph Schayes 1

NBA Seasons Melvin Ely 9 Dolph Schayes 15

Playoffs Played Melvin Ely 1 Dolph Schayes 14

All-Star Games Melvin Ely 0 Dolph Schayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Melvin Ely 0 Dolph Schayes 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Melvin Ely 0 Dolph Schayes 12

Rebounds Leader Melvin Ely 0 Dolph Schayes 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Melvin Ely 5.3 Dolph Schayes 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Ely 3.2 Dolph Schayes 12.1 *

Assists Per Game Melvin Ely 0.7 Dolph Schayes 3.1

Steals Per Game Melvin Ely 0.3 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Melvin Ely 0.6 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Melvin Ely 1,992 Dolph Schayes 18,438

Total Rebounds Melvin Ely 1,215 Dolph Schayes 11,256 *

Total Assists Melvin Ely 261 Dolph Schayes 3,072

Total Steals Melvin Ely 99 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Blocks Melvin Ely 209 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Games Melvin Ely 375 Dolph Schayes 996

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Melvin Ely .460 Dolph Schayes .380

3-Point Percentage Melvin Ely .000 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Melvin Ely .625 Dolph Schayes .849

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Melvin Ely 9.8 (2006) Dolph Schayes 24.9 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Ely 4.9 (2006) Dolph Schayes 16.4 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Melvin Ely 1.3 (2006) Dolph Schayes 4.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Melvin Ely 0.5 (2006) Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Melvin Ely 0.9 (2005) Dolph Schayes - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Melvin Ely 2.1 Dolph Schayes 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Ely 1.6 Dolph Schayes 12.2 *

Assists Per Game Melvin Ely 0.1 Dolph Schayes 2.6

Steals Per Game Melvin Ely 0.0 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Melvin Ely 0.0 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Melvin Ely 15 Dolph Schayes 1,887

Total Rebounds Melvin Ely 11 Dolph Schayes 1,051 *

Total Assists Melvin Ely 1 Dolph Schayes 257

Total Steals Melvin Ely 0 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Blocks Melvin Ely 0 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Games Melvin Ely 7 Dolph Schayes 97

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Melvin Ely .267 Dolph Schayes .390

3-Point Percentage Melvin Ely - Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Melvin Ely .700 Dolph Schayes .825

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Melvin Ely 2.1 (2008) Dolph Schayes 29.3 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Ely 1.6 (2008) Dolph Schayes 18.0 (1957) *

Assists Per Game Melvin Ely 0.1 (2008) Dolph Schayes 4.6 (1959)

Steals Per Game Melvin Ely 0.0 (2008) Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Melvin Ely 0.0 (2008) 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.