Hal Greer vs. Danny Schayes Season by Season Comparison

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

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Hal Greer played 15 years in the NBA, 3 less than Danny Schayes, who played 18. Hal Greer had the first of his seasons in 1958-59, while Danny Schayes had his rookie season in 1981-82. 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.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Hal Greer 15 13 1958-59 to 1972-73
Danny Schayes 18 12 1981-82 to 1998-99

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Hal Greer Danny Schayes
Season 1958-591981-82
Team Syracuse NationalsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div FinalsDid 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 %
Hal Greer 68 23.9 11.1 - - 2.9 1.5 - - - 2.8 4.5 10.0 .454 - - - 2.0 2.6 .778
Danny Schayes 82 19.8 7.9 1.6 3.6 5.2 1.8 0.6 0.9 1.8 3.6 3.1 6.4 .481 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.3 .757
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 9 30.8 11.6 - - 5.2 2.2 - - - 3.9 4.3 10.3 .419 - - - 2.9 3.6 .813
Danny Schayes ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Hal Greer Danny Schayes
Season 1959-601982-83
Team Syracuse NationalsUtah Jazz, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div SemisNuggets Lost West 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 %
Hal Greer 70 28.3 13.2 - - 4.3 2.7 - - - 3.0 5.5 11.6 .476 - - - 2.1 2.7 .783
Danny Schayes 82 27.9 11.1 2.4 5.3 7.7 2.5 0.7 1.2 3.1 4.0 4.2 9.1 .457 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 3.6 .773
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 3 28.0 15.7 - - 4.7 3.3 - - - 1.7 7.3 14.3 .512 - - - 1.0 1.3 .750
Danny Schayes 8 20.4 7.1 1.4 3.6 5.0 1.8 0.3 0.6 2.1 3.1 2.6 5.4 .488 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 1.9 1.000

Season 3

Hal Greer Danny Schayes
Season 1960-611983-84
Team Syracuse NationalsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div FinalsNuggets Lost West 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 %
Hal Greer 79 35.0 19.6 - - 5.8 3.8 - - - 3.1 7.9 17.5 .451 - - - 3.9 5.0 .774
Danny Schayes 82 17.3 7.1 1.8 3.5 5.3 1.1 0.4 0.7 1.5 3.8 2.2 4.5 .493 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 3.3 .790
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 8 29.0 14.4 - - 4.1 2.4 - - - 4.0 5.1 13.3 .387 - - - 4.1 5.0 .825
Danny Schayes 5 16.2 5.6 0.6 4.2 4.8 0.8 0.8 0.6 1.4 4.0 2.2 3.6 .611 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.6 .750

Season 4

Hal Greer Danny Schayes
Season 1961-621984-85
Team Syracuse NationalsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div SemisNuggets Lost West Conf 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 %
Hal Greer 71 38.1 22.8 - - 7.4 4.4 - - - 3.5 9.1 20.3 .447 - - - 4.7 5.7 .819
Danny Schayes 56 9.7 3.6 0.9 1.7 2.6 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.8 1.1 2.3 .465 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 1.7 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 1 5.0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - - 1.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Danny Schayes 9 13.1 4.0 0.9 2.4 3.3 1.3 0.3 0.4 0.6 2.4 1.2 2.9 .423 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.2 .700

Season 5

Hal Greer Danny Schayes
Season 1962-631985-86
Team Syracuse NationalsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div SemisNuggets Lost West 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 %
Hal Greer 80 32.9 19.5 - - 5.7 3.4 - - - 3.6 7.5 16.2 .464 - - - 4.5 5.4 .834
Danny Schayes 80 20.7 8.2 1.9 3.6 5.5 1.0 0.5 0.8 1.3 3.7 2.8 5.5 .502 0.0 0.0 .000 2.7 3.5 .777
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 5 42.8 23.4 - - 5.4 4.2 - - - 4.2 8.8 17.4 .506 - - - 5.8 7.0 .829
Danny Schayes 10 29.5 11.6 3.4 4.8 8.2 0.9 0.4 1.7 2.1 3.7 4.6 8.6 .535 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.0 .800

Season 6

Hal Greer Danny Schayes
Season 1963-641986-87
Team Philadelphia 76ersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div SemisNuggets Lost West 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 %
Hal Greer 80 39.5 23.3 - - 6.1 4.7 - - - 3.6 8.9 20.1 .444 - - - 5.4 6.6 .829
Danny Schayes 76 20.5 8.5 1.6 3.4 5.0 1.1 0.3 1.0 1.3 3.5 2.8 5.3 .519 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 3.9 .779
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 5 42.2 21.4 - - 5.6 6.0 - - - 3.8 7.4 19.0 .389 - - - 6.6 7.8 .846
Danny Schayes 3 25.0 10.0 2.0 3.7 5.7 0.7 0.3 0.7 1.0 3.3 4.0 5.7 .706 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.0 .667

Season 7

Hal Greer Danny Schayes
Season 1964-651987-88
Team Philadelphia 76ersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div FinalsNuggets Lost West 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 %
Hal Greer 70 37.1 20.2 - - 5.1 4.5 - - - 3.6 7.7 17.8 .433 - - - 4.8 5.9 .811
Danny Schayes 81 26.7 13.9 2.5 5.7 8.2 1.3 0.8 1.1 1.9 4.0 4.5 8.2 .540 0.0 0.0 .000 5.0 6.0 .836
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 11 45.9 24.6 - - 7.4 5.0 - - - 4.1 9.2 20.2 .455 - - - 6.3 7.9 .793
Danny Schayes 11 28.5 16.4 2.7 4.5 7.2 1.6 0.3 0.9 2.2 4.2 5.0 8.0 .625 0.0 0.0 - 6.4 7.5 .843

Season 8

Hal Greer Danny Schayes
Season 1965-661988-89
Team Philadelphia 76ersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div FinalsNuggets Lost West 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 %
Hal Greer 80 41.6 22.7 - - 5.9 4.8 - - - 3.9 8.8 19.8 .445 - - - 5.2 6.4 .804
Danny Schayes 76 25.2 12.8 1.9 4.7 6.6 1.4 0.6 1.1 2.1 4.2 4.2 8.0 .522 0.0 0.1 .333 4.4 5.3 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 5 45.2 16.4 - - 7.2 4.2 - - - 4.2 6.4 18.2 .352 - - - 3.6 4.6 .783
Danny Schayes 2 18.0 4.0 1.0 4.5 5.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 2.0 0.5 3.5 .143 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.0 .750

Season 9

Hal Greer Danny Schayes
Season 1966-671989-90
Team Philadelphia 76ersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Hal Greer 80 38.6 22.1 - - 5.3 3.8 - - - 3.8 8.7 19.1 .459 - - - 4.6 5.8 .788
Danny Schayes 53 22.5 10.4 2.2 4.2 6.5 1.2 0.8 0.8 1.4 3.8 3.1 6.2 .494 0.0 0.1 .000 4.2 5.0 .852
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 15 45.9 27.7 - - 5.9 5.3 - - - 3.7 10.7 25.0 .429 - - - 6.3 7.9 .797
Danny Schayes ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Hal Greer Danny Schayes
Season 1967-681990-91
Team Philadelphia 76ersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div FinalsBucks 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 %
Hal Greer 82 39.8 24.1 - - 5.4 4.5 - - - 3.5 9.5 19.8 .478 - - - 5.1 6.7 .769
Danny Schayes 82 27.2 10.6 2.1 4.4 6.5 1.2 0.7 0.7 1.3 3.2 3.6 7.3 .499 0.0 0.1 .000 3.3 4.0 .835
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 13 42.5 25.8 - - 6.1 4.2 - - - 3.8 9.2 21.4 .432 - - - 7.3 8.5 .856
Danny Schayes 3 23.7 9.3 1.3 2.7 4.0 1.0 1.0 0.3 2.0 2.7 3.0 7.7 .391 0.0 0.3 .000 3.3 3.7 .909

Season 11

Hal Greer Danny Schayes
Season 1968-691991-92
Team Philadelphia 76ersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div SemisDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 82 40.4 23.1 - - 5.3 5.0 - - - 3.6 8.9 19.5 .459 - - - 5.3 6.6 .796
Danny Schayes 43 16.9 5.6 1.3 2.6 3.9 0.8 0.4 0.4 1.0 2.3 1.9 4.6 .417 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.2 .771
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 5 40.8 16.0 - - 6.0 4.6 - - - 4.6 5.2 16.2 .321 - - - 5.6 7.2 .778
Danny Schayes ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Hal Greer Danny Schayes
Season 1969-701992-93
Team Philadelphia 76ersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div SemisDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 80 37.8 22.0 - - 4.7 5.1 - - - 3.8 8.8 19.4 .455 - - - 4.4 5.4 .815
Danny Schayes 70 16.1 4.6 1.0 2.5 3.6 1.1 0.5 0.5 0.9 2.1 1.5 3.8 .399 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.0 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 5 35.6 15.4 - - 3.4 5.4 - - - 3.2 6.6 14.8 .446 - - - 2.2 2.6 .846
Danny Schayes ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Hal Greer Danny Schayes
Season 1970-711993-94
Team Philadelphia 76ersMilwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 81 37.8 18.6 - - 4.5 4.6 - - - 3.6 7.3 16.9 .431 - - - 4.0 5.0 .805
Danny Schayes 36 10.1 2.4 0.9 1.3 2.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.3 0.8 2.3 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 0.9 .906
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 7 37.9 17.9 - - 3.6 4.7 - - - 5.0 7.0 16.0 .438 - - - 3.9 5.1 .750
Danny Schayes ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Hal Greer Danny Schayes
Season 1971-721994-95
Team Philadelphia 76ersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 81 29.8 11.8 - - 3.3 3.9 - - - 3.3 4.8 10.7 .449 - - - 2.2 2.9 .774
Danny Schayes 69 11.9 4.4 0.8 2.2 3.0 1.3 0.3 0.5 0.9 2.5 1.8 3.6 .508 0.0 0.0 1.000 0.7 1.0 .725
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer ------- --- ----------
Danny Schayes 10 14.6 2.9 0.4 1.6 2.0 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.8 3.8 1.1 2.9 .379 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 0.8 .875

Season 15

Hal Greer Danny Schayes
Season 1972-731995-96
Team Philadelphia 76ersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat 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 %
Hal Greer 38 22.3 5.6 - - 2.8 2.9 - - - 2.0 2.4 6.1 .392 - - - 0.8 1.0 .821
Danny Schayes 32 12.5 3.2 0.9 1.9 2.8 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.9 1.0 2.9 .340 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.4 .804
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer ------- --- ----------
Danny Schayes 2 8.5 3.5 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.5 1.5 2.0 .750 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .500

Season 16

Hal Greer Danny Schayes
Season -1996-97
Team -Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer ------- --- ----------
Danny Schayes 45 12.0 3.0 0.9 1.9 2.8 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.6 1.6 1.0 2.7 .392 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.2 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer ------- --- ----------
Danny Schayes 5 18.4 4.4 0.8 1.6 2.4 1.0 0.4 0.0 0.8 3.2 1.8 4.6 .391 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 0.8 1.000

Season 17

Hal Greer Danny Schayes
Season -1997-98
Team -Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer ------- --- ----------
Danny Schayes 74 17.2 5.5 1.3 2.0 3.3 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.8 2.5 2.1 5.0 .418 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.6 .807
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer ------- --- ----------
Danny Schayes ------- --- ----------

Season 18

Hal Greer Danny Schayes
Season -1998-99
Team -Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer ------- --- ----------
Danny Schayes 19 7.5 1.5 0.2 0.6 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.4 1.2 0.6 1.5 .379 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer ------- --- ----------
Danny Schayes 1 8.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -