Rodney Buford vs. Dolph Schayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dolph Schayes and Rodney Buford 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

Rodney Buford

vs.

Dolph Schayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rodney Buford: 1999-00 to 2004-05
Dolph Schayes: 1949-50 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rodney Buford 0 Dolph Schayes 1

NBA Seasons Rodney Buford 5 Dolph Schayes 15

Playoffs Played Rodney Buford 4 Dolph Schayes 14

All-Star Games Rodney Buford 0 Dolph Schayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rodney Buford 0 Dolph Schayes 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rodney Buford 0 Dolph Schayes 12

Rebounds Leader Rodney Buford 0 Dolph Schayes 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rodney Buford 6.4 Dolph Schayes 18.5

Rebounds Per Game Rodney Buford 2.6 Dolph Schayes 12.1 *

Assists Per Game Rodney Buford 0.8 Dolph Schayes 3.1

Steals Per Game Rodney Buford 0.5 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rodney Buford 0.1 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rodney Buford 1,472 Dolph Schayes 18,438

Total Rebounds Rodney Buford 598 Dolph Schayes 11,256 *

Total Assists Rodney Buford 179 Dolph Schayes 3,072

Total Steals Rodney Buford 115 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Blocks Rodney Buford 31 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Games Rodney Buford 230 Dolph Schayes 996

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rodney Buford .412 Dolph Schayes .380

3-Point Percentage Rodney Buford .300 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rodney Buford .758 Dolph Schayes .849

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rodney Buford 9.4 (2002) Dolph Schayes 24.9 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Rodney Buford 4.3 (2002) Dolph Schayes 16.4 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Rodney Buford 1.1 (2002) Dolph Schayes 4.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Rodney Buford 0.7 (2002) Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rodney Buford 0.2 (2000) Dolph Schayes - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rodney Buford 1.8 Dolph Schayes 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Rodney Buford 0.8 Dolph Schayes 12.2 *

Assists Per Game Rodney Buford 0.3 Dolph Schayes 2.6

Steals Per Game Rodney Buford 0.3 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rodney Buford 0.0 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rodney Buford 44 Dolph Schayes 1,887

Total Rebounds Rodney Buford 18 Dolph Schayes 1,051 *

Total Assists Rodney Buford 7 Dolph Schayes 257

Total Steals Rodney Buford 6 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Blocks Rodney Buford 1 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Total Games Rodney Buford 24 Dolph Schayes 97

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rodney Buford .386 Dolph Schayes .390

3-Point Percentage Rodney Buford .455 Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rodney Buford .833 Dolph Schayes .825

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rodney Buford 11.0 (2000) Dolph Schayes 29.3 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Rodney Buford 1.0 (2004) Dolph Schayes 18.0 (1957) *

Assists Per Game Rodney Buford 1.0 (2000) Dolph Schayes 4.6 (1959)

Steals Per Game Rodney Buford 0.4 (2004) Dolph Schayes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rodney Buford 0.1 (2001) 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.