Dolph Schayes vs. Eddie Lee Wilkins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Eddie Lee Wilkins and Dolph Schayes, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Dolph Schayes played 15 years in the NBA, 9 more than Eddie Lee Wilkins, who played 6. Dolph Schayes had the first of his seasons in 1949-50, while Eddie Lee Wilkins had his rookie season in 1984-85. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Dolph Schayes	Eddie Lee Wilkins
Season	1949-50	1984-85
Team	Syracuse Nationals	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Playoffs	Nationals Lost NBA Finals	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dolph Schayes	64	-	16.8	-	-	-	4.0	-	-	-	3.5	5.4	14.1	.385	-	-	-	5.9	7.6	.774
Eddie Lee Wilkins	54	17.0	5.5	1.6	3.3	4.9	0.3	0.4	0.3	1.2	2.9	2.1	4.3	.498	0.0	0.0	.000	1.2	2.3	.541
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dolph Schayes	11	-	17.1	-	-	-	2.5	-	-	-	3.9	5.2	13.5	.385	-	-	-	6.7	9.2	.733
Eddie Lee Wilkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Eddie Lee Wilkins didn't play in 1985-86.

Season 2
	Dolph Schayes	Eddie Lee Wilkins
Season	1950-51	1986-87
Team	Syracuse Nationals	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nationals Lost East Div Finals	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dolph Schayes	66	-	17.0	-	-	16.4	3.8	-	-	-	4.1	5.0	14.1	.357	-	-	-	6.9	9.2	.752
Eddie Lee Wilkins	24	18.9	5.8	1.9	2.6	4.5	0.3	0.4	0.1	1.2	2.8	2.3	5.3	.441	0.0	0.0	.000	1.1	2.4	.466
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dolph Schayes	7	-	20.4	-	-	14.6	2.9	-	-	-	4.0	6.7	15.0	.448	-	-	-	7.0	9.1	.766
Eddie Lee Wilkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Eddie Lee Wilkins didn't play in 1987-88.

Season 3
	Dolph Schayes	Eddie Lee Wilkins
Season	1951-52	1988-89
Team	Syracuse Nationals	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nationals Lost East Div Finals	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dolph Schayes	63	31.8	13.8	-	-	12.3	2.9	-	-	-	3.4	4.2	11.7	.355	-	-	-	5.4	6.7	.807
Eddie Lee Wilkins	71	8.2	4.1	1.0	1.1	2.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.8	1.5	1.6	3.5	.465	0.0	0.0	.000	0.9	1.6	.550
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dolph Schayes	7	35.4	20.3	-	-	12.9	2.1	-	-	-	4.9	5.9	13.0	.451	-	-	-	8.6	11.1	.769
Eddie Lee Wilkins	7	3.7	2.1	0.7	0.9	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.4	0.7	1.6	.455	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	1.4	.500

Season 4
	Dolph Schayes	Eddie Lee Wilkins
Season	1952-53	1989-90
Team	Syracuse Nationals	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nationals Lost East Div Semis	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dolph Schayes	71	37.6	17.8	-	-	13.0	3.2	-	-	-	3.8	5.3	14.4	.367	-	-	-	7.2	8.7	.827
Eddie Lee Wilkins	79	12.3	4.7	1.4	1.9	3.4	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.9	1.9	1.8	3.9	.455	0.0	0.0	.000	1.1	1.9	.605
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dolph Schayes	2	29.0	9.0	-	-	8.5	0.5	-	-	-	3.5	2.0	8.0	.250	-	-	-	5.0	6.5	.769
Eddie Lee Wilkins	7	7.7	3.4	0.7	0.9	1.6	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	1.0	1.3	2.6	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.9	1.6	.545

Season 5
	Dolph Schayes	Eddie Lee Wilkins
Season	1953-54	1990-91
Team	Syracuse Nationals	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nationals Lost NBA Finals	Knicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dolph Schayes	72	36.9	17.1	-	-	12.1	3.0	-	-	-	3.2	5.1	13.5	.380	-	-	-	6.8	8.2	.827
Eddie Lee Wilkins	68	9.8	4.1	1.0	1.6	2.6	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.7	1.3	1.7	3.8	.447	0.0	0.0	.000	0.8	1.3	.567
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dolph Schayes	13	28.8	16.0	-	-	10.5	1.8	-	-	-	3.1	4.9	10.8	.457	-	-	-	6.2	8.3	.741
Eddie Lee Wilkins	1	13.0	9.0	2.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	4.0	4.0	6.0	.667	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	2.0	.500

Note: Eddie Lee Wilkins didn't play in 1991-92.

Season 6
	Dolph Schayes	Eddie Lee Wilkins
Season	1954-55	1992-93
Team	Syracuse Nationals	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dolph Schayes	72	35.1	18.5	-	-	12.3	3.0	-	-	-	3.4	5.9	15.3	.383	-	-	-	6.8	8.2	.833
Eddie Lee Wilkins	26	7.4	6.1	0.5	1.0	1.5	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.7	1.3	2.1	3.7	.567	0.0	0.1	.000	1.8	3.0	.615
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dolph Schayes	11	33.0	19.0	-	-	12.8	3.6	-	-	-	4.4	5.5	15.2	.359	-	-	-	8.1	9.6	.840
Eddie Lee Wilkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 7
	Dolph Schayes	Eddie Lee Wilkins
Season	1955-56	-
Team	Syracuse Nationals	-
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nationals Lost East Div Finals	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dolph Schayes	72	35.0	20.4	-	-	12.4	2.8	-	-	-	3.5	6.5	16.7	.387	-	-	-	7.5	8.8	.858
Eddie Lee Wilkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dolph Schayes	8	38.8	22.1	-	-	13.9	3.4	-	-	-	3.4	6.5	17.8	.366	-	-	-	9.1	10.4	.880
Eddie Lee Wilkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 8
	Dolph Schayes	Eddie Lee Wilkins
Season	1956-57	-
Team	Syracuse Nationals	-
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nationals Lost East Div Finals	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dolph Schayes	72	39.6	22.5	-	-	14.0	3.2	-	-	-	3.0	6.9	18.2	.379	-	-	-	8.7	9.6	.904
Eddie Lee Wilkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dolph Schayes	5	43.0	21.4	-	-	18.0	2.8	-	-	-	3.6	5.8	19.0	.305	-	-	-	9.8	11.0	.891
Eddie Lee Wilkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 9
	Dolph Schayes	Eddie Lee Wilkins
Season	1957-58	-
Team	Syracuse Nationals	-
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nationals Lost East Div Semis	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dolph Schayes	72	40.5	24.9	-	-	14.2	3.1	-	-	-	3.4	8.1	20.3	.398	-	-	-	8.7	9.7	.904
Eddie Lee Wilkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dolph Schayes	3	43.7	26.7	-	-	15.0	2.0	-	-	-	3.3	8.3	21.3	.391	-	-	-	10.0	12.0	.833
Eddie Lee Wilkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 10
	Dolph Schayes	Eddie Lee Wilkins
Season	1958-59	-
Team	Syracuse Nationals	-
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nationals Lost East Div Finals	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dolph Schayes	72	36.7	21.3	-	-	13.4	2.5	-	-	-	3.9	7.0	18.1	.387	-	-	-	7.3	8.5	.864
Eddie Lee Wilkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dolph Schayes	9	39.0	28.2	-	-	13.0	4.6	-	-	-	4.0	8.7	21.7	.400	-	-	-	10.9	11.9	.916
Eddie Lee Wilkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 11
	Dolph Schayes	Eddie Lee Wilkins
Season	1959-60	-
Team	Syracuse Nationals	-
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nationals Lost East Div Semis	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dolph Schayes	75	36.5	22.5	-	-	12.8	3.4	-	-	-	3.5	7.7	19.2	.401	-	-	-	7.1	8.0	.893
Eddie Lee Wilkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dolph Schayes	3	42.0	29.3	-	-	16.0	2.7	-	-	-	3.3	10.0	22.0	.455	-	-	-	9.3	10.0	.933
Eddie Lee Wilkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 12
	Dolph Schayes	Eddie Lee Wilkins
Season	1960-61	-
Team	Syracuse Nationals	-
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nationals Lost East Div Finals	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dolph Schayes	79	38.1	23.6	-	-	12.2	3.7	-	-	-	3.7	7.5	20.2	.372	-	-	-	8.6	9.9	.868
Eddie Lee Wilkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dolph Schayes	8	38.5	20.6	-	-	11.4	2.6	-	-	-	4.0	6.4	19.0	.336	-	-	-	7.9	8.8	.900
Eddie Lee Wilkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 13
	Dolph Schayes	Eddie Lee Wilkins
Season	1961-62	-
Team	Syracuse Nationals	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nationals Lost East Div Semis	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dolph Schayes	56	26.4	14.7	-	-	7.8	2.1	-	-	-	3.0	4.8	13.4	.357	-	-	-	5.1	5.7	.897
Eddie Lee Wilkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dolph Schayes	5	19.0	11.4	-	-	7.0	1.0	-	-	-	4.2	4.8	13.2	.364	-	-	-	1.8	2.6	.692
Eddie Lee Wilkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-