Otis Birdsong vs. Dolph Schayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dolph Schayes and Otis Birdsong 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

Otis Birdsong

vs.

Dolph Schayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Otis Birdsong: 1977-78 to 1988-89
Dolph Schayes: 1949-50 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Otis Birdsong 0 Dolph Schayes 1

NBA Seasons Otis Birdsong 12 Dolph Schayes 15

Playoffs Played Otis Birdsong 7 Dolph Schayes 14

All-Star Games Otis Birdsong 4 Dolph Schayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Otis Birdsong 0 Dolph Schayes 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Otis Birdsong 1 Dolph Schayes 12

Rebounds Leader Otis Birdsong 0 Dolph Schayes 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Otis Birdsong 18.0 Dolph Schayes 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Otis Birdsong 3.0 Dolph Schayes 12.1 *

Assists Per Game Otis Birdsong 3.2 Dolph Schayes 3.1

Steals Per Game Otis Birdsong 1.2 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Otis Birdsong 0.2 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Otis Birdsong 12,544 Dolph Schayes 18,438

Total Rebounds Otis Birdsong 2,072 Dolph Schayes 11,256 *

Total Assists Otis Birdsong 2,260 Dolph Schayes 3,072

Total Steals Otis Birdsong 858 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Blocks Otis Birdsong 143 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Games Otis Birdsong 696 Dolph Schayes 996

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Otis Birdsong .506 Dolph Schayes .380

3-Point Percentage Otis Birdsong .274 * Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Otis Birdsong .655 Dolph Schayes .849

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Otis Birdsong 24.6 (1981) Dolph Schayes 24.9 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Otis Birdsong 4.3 (1979) Dolph Schayes 16.4 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Otis Birdsong 4.1 (1985) Dolph Schayes 4.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Otis Birdsong 1.7 (1980) Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Otis Birdsong 0.3 (1980) Dolph Schayes - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Otis Birdsong 15.6 Dolph Schayes 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Otis Birdsong 3.0 Dolph Schayes 12.2 *

Assists Per Game Otis Birdsong 3.0 Dolph Schayes 2.6

Steals Per Game Otis Birdsong 1.6 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Otis Birdsong 0.1 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Otis Birdsong 546 Dolph Schayes 1,887

Total Rebounds Otis Birdsong 104 Dolph Schayes 1,051 *

Total Assists Otis Birdsong 104 Dolph Schayes 257

Total Steals Otis Birdsong 56 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Blocks Otis Birdsong 5 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Games Otis Birdsong 35 Dolph Schayes 97

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Otis Birdsong .480 Dolph Schayes .390

3-Point Percentage Otis Birdsong .091 * Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Otis Birdsong .583 Dolph Schayes .825

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Otis Birdsong 23.0 (1986) Dolph Schayes 29.3 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Otis Birdsong 7.7 (1980) Dolph Schayes 18.0 (1957) *

Assists Per Game Otis Birdsong 4.5 (1983) Dolph Schayes 4.6 (1959)

Steals Per Game Otis Birdsong 2.0 (1986) Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Otis Birdsong 1.0 (1986) Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.