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Retired#4Forward1949–1963#76 all-time in points

Dolph Schayes

Dolph Schayes scored 18,438 points in 996 games, 76th on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1957-58 at 24.9 points a game. He earned 6 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 8″ / 195 lb
Age98
PositionForward
BornMay 19, 1928
HometownThe Bronx, New York
Experience1949–1963
CollegeNew York University
Draft1948 · round 1, pick 4
High schoolDeWitt Clinton High School New York, New York
TeamsSyracuse Nationals 1949–1962PHL 1963–1963
Career points
18,438
996 games · 18.5 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#76
Also 234th in assists, 31st in rebounds
NBA dataCareer 1949–1963. Game-by-game feats count games since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin.
0 rare
LOGO RANGE · 30 FT HALF COURT · 47 FT
No rare buckets tracked in 1963-64.

1963-64 season

PHL · 24 games
Points1345.6 per game
Rebounds4.6110 total
Assists2.048 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

6 badges earned
0Unicorn
2Rare Air
4Legend
  • ×12Rare AirSeasonAll-NBA1949-50, 1950-51, 1951-52, 1952-53, 1953-54 +7 more
  • Rare AirCareer10,000 rebounds11,256 rebounds
  • ×12LegendSeasonAll-Star1950-51, 1951-52, 1952-53, 1953-54, 1954-55 +7 more
  • ×6LegendSeason20-10 season1955-56, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59, 1959-60 +1 more
  • LegendCareer10,000 points18,438 points
  • LegendCareerChampionship ring1 ring · 1954-55

Dolph Schayes career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1957-58 · 24.9 points per game

Dolph Schayes milestones

Career · regular season
18,438 career points
Retired 76th on the all-time scoring list.
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Career marks
Points18,438Past 15,000 · 76th all-time
Rebounds11,256Past 10,000 · 31st all-time
Assists3,072Past 2,500 · 234th all-time

Dolph Schayes career highs

Game logs begin in 1996-97, after his career

Biggest nights

Ranked by rarity
No big nights yet.

Deepest makes

0 rare buckets tracked
No rare buckets tracked yet.

Dolph Schayes stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1963-64PHL241345.64.62.0.308—.807————
1962-63SYR666279.55.72.7.388—.879————
1961-62SYR5682214.77.82.1.357—.897————
1960-61SYR791,86823.612.23.7.372—.868————
1959-60SYR751,68922.512.83.4.401—.893————
1958-59SYR721,53421.313.42.5.387—.864————
1957-58SYR721,79124.914.23.1.398—.904————
1956-57SYR721,61722.514.03.2.379—.904————
1955-56SYR721,47220.412.42.8.387—.858————
1954-55SYR721,33318.512.33.0.383—.833————
1953-54SYR721,22817.112.13.0.380—.827————
1952-53SYR711,26217.813.03.2.374—.827————
1951-52SYR6386813.812.32.9.355—.807————
1950-51SYR661,12117.016.43.8.357—.752————
1949-50SYR641,07216.8—4.0.385—.774————
Career15 seasons99618,43818.511.33.1.380—.8490——0

Dolph Schayes splits

Career · points per game
No game-by-game logs for his career. NBA.com’s logs begin in 1996-97.

How he scores

Share of points · rare bucket mix
Career
Twos
64%
Threes
0%
Free throws
36%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

Dolph Schayes facts
How many career points did Dolph Schayes score?

Dolph Schayes scored 18,438 career regular-season points in 996 games, 18.5 per game, which ranks 76th all-time.

What was Dolph Schayes’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1957-58 with SYR: 24.9 points, 14.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game.

Where is Dolph Schayes from?

Dolph Schayes is from The Bronx, New York. He played high school ball at DeWitt Clinton High School in New York, New York. He played college ball at New York University.

What teams did Dolph Schayes play for?

Syracuse Nationals (1949–1962); PHL (1963–1963).