Dolph Schayes
PF · Philadelphia 76ers
Seasons 1949-50–1963-64 · 15 on record · Ht 6-8 · b. 1928
★ Hall of Fame12× All-Star12× All-NBA
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Player info
| Nickname | The Rainbow Kid, No Hands, Dolly |
|---|---|
| Position | PF |
| Number | #4 (also #55, #8) |
| Team | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Height | 6-8 |
| Weight | 220 lb |
| Born | 1928-05-19 |
| College | NYU |
| Drafted | 1948 · Round 1, Pick 4 · New York Knicks |
| Seasons | 1949-50–1963-64 (15) |
Career averages
18.5 PPG, 11.3 RPG, 3.1 APG · 996 games · .380 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | SYR | 21 | 64 | — | .385 | — | .774 | — | 4.0 | — | — | 16.8 | — | .480 |
| 1950-51 | SYR | 22 | 66 | — | .357 | — | .752 | 16.4 | 3.8 | — | — | 17.0 | — | .468 |
| 1951-52 | SYR | 23 | 63 | 31.8 | .355 | — | .807 | 12.3 | 2.9 | — | — | 13.8 | 23.9 | .468 |
| 1952-53 | SYR | 24 | 71 | 37.6 | .374 | — | .827 | 13.0 | 3.2 | — | — | 17.8 | 25.4 | .495 |
| 1953-54 | SYR | 25 | 72 | 36.9 | .380 | — | .827 | 12.1 | 3.0 | — | — | 17.1 | 24.5 | .498 |
| 1954-55 | SYR | 26 | 72 | 35.1 | .383 | — | .833 | 12.3 | 3.0 | — | — | 18.5 | 23.5 | .490 |
| 1955-56 | SYR | 27 | 72 | 35.0 | .387 | — | .858 | 12.4 | 2.8 | — | — | 20.4 | 23.8 | .497 |
| 1956-57 | SYR | 28 | 72 | 39.6 | .379 | — | .904 | 14.0 | 3.2 | — | — | 22.5 | 24.6 | .502 |
| 1957-58 | SYR | 29 | 72 | 40.5 | .398 | — | .904 | 14.2 | 3.1 | — | — | 24.9 | 24.2 | .508 |
| 1958-59 | SYR | 30 | 72 | 36.7 | .387 | — | .864 | 13.4 | 2.5 | — | — | 21.3 | 21.0 | .488 |
| 1959-60 | SYR | 31 | 75 | 36.5 | .401 | — | .893 | 12.8 | 3.4 | — | — | 22.5 | 20.6 | .496 |
| 1960-61 | SYR | 32 | 79 | 38.1 | .372 | — | .868 | 12.2 | 3.7 | — | — | 23.6 | 19.2 | .482 |
| 1961-62 | SYR | 33 | 56 | 26.4 | .357 | — | .897 | 7.8 | 2.1 | — | — | 14.7 | 15.9 | .461 |
| 1962-63 | SYR | 34 | 66 | 21.8 | .388 | — | .879 | 5.7 | 2.7 | — | — | 9.5 | 14.2 | .471 |
| 1963-64 | PHI | 35 | 24 | 14.6 | .308 | — | .807 | 4.6 | 2.0 | — | — | 5.6 | 11.5 | .399 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | SYR | 64 | — | — | 348 | 903 | .385 | — | — | 376 | 486 | — | 259 | — | — | — | 1,072 |
| 1950-51 | SYR | 66 | — | — | 332 | 930 | .357 | — | — | 457 | 608 | 1080 | 251 | — | — | — | 1,121 |
| 1951-52 | SYR | 63 | — | 2,004 | 263 | 740 | .355 | — | — | 342 | 424 | 773 | 182 | — | — | — | 868 |
| 1952-53 | SYR | 71 | — | 2,668 | 375 | 1,002 | .374 | — | — | 512 | 619 | 920 | 227 | — | — | — | 1,262 |
| 1953-54 | SYR | 72 | — | 2,655 | 370 | 973 | .380 | — | — | 488 | 590 | 870 | 214 | — | — | — | 1,228 |
| 1954-55 | SYR | 72 | — | 2,526 | 422 | 1,103 | .383 | — | — | 489 | 587 | 887 | 213 | — | — | — | 1,333 |
| 1955-56 | SYR | 72 | — | 2,517 | 465 | 1,202 | .387 | — | — | 542 | 632 | 891 | 200 | — | — | — | 1,472 |
| 1956-57 | SYR | 72 | — | 2,851 | 496 | 1,308 | .379 | — | — | 625 | 691 | 1008 | 229 | — | — | — | 1,617 |
| 1957-58 | SYR | 72 | — | 2,918 | 581 | 1,458 | .398 | — | — | 629 | 696 | 1022 | 224 | — | — | — | 1,791 |
| 1958-59 | SYR | 72 | — | 2,645 | 504 | 1,304 | .387 | — | — | 526 | 609 | 962 | 178 | — | — | — | 1,534 |
| 1959-60 | SYR | 75 | — | 2,741 | 578 | 1,440 | .401 | — | — | 533 | 597 | 959 | 256 | — | — | — | 1,689 |
| 1960-61 | SYR | 79 | — | 3,007 | 594 | 1,595 | .372 | — | — | 680 | 783 | 960 | 296 | — | — | — | 1,868 |
| 1961-62 | SYR | 56 | — | 1,480 | 268 | 751 | .357 | — | — | 286 | 319 | 439 | 120 | — | — | — | 822 |
| 1962-63 | SYR | 66 | — | 1,438 | 223 | 575 | .388 | — | — | 181 | 206 | 375 | 175 | — | — | — | 627 |
| 1963-64 | PHI | 24 | — | 350 | 44 | 143 | .308 | — | — | 46 | 57 | 110 | 48 | — | — | — | 134 |
| Career | 996 | — | — | 5,863 | 15,427 | .380 | 0 | 0 | 6712 | 7904 | 11256 | 3072 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18,438 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | SYR | 64 | — | — | — | .385 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1950-51 | SYR | 66 | — | — | — | .357 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951-52 | SYR | 63 | 31.8 | 4.7 | 13.3 | .355 | — | — | 6.1 | 7.6 | 13.9 | 3.3 | — | — | — | 15.6 |
| 1952-53 | SYR | 71 | 37.6 | 5.1 | 13.5 | .374 | — | — | 6.9 | 8.4 | 12.4 | 3.1 | — | — | — | 17.0 |
| 1953-54 | SYR | 72 | 36.9 | 5.0 | 13.2 | .380 | — | — | 6.6 | 8.0 | 11.8 | 2.9 | — | — | — | 16.7 |
| 1954-55 | SYR | 72 | 35.1 | 6.0 | 15.7 | .383 | — | — | 7.0 | 8.4 | 12.6 | 3.0 | — | — | — | 19.0 |
| 1955-56 | SYR | 72 | 35.0 | 6.7 | 17.2 | .387 | — | — | 7.8 | 9.0 | 12.7 | 2.9 | — | — | — | 21.1 |
| 1956-57 | SYR | 72 | 39.6 | 6.3 | 16.5 | .379 | — | — | 7.9 | 8.7 | 12.7 | 2.9 | — | — | — | 20.4 |
| 1957-58 | SYR | 72 | 40.5 | 7.2 | 18.0 | .398 | — | — | 7.8 | 8.6 | 12.6 | 2.8 | — | — | — | 22.1 |
| 1958-59 | SYR | 72 | 36.7 | 6.9 | 17.7 | .387 | — | — | 7.2 | 8.3 | 13.1 | 2.4 | — | — | — | 20.9 |
| 1959-60 | SYR | 75 | 36.5 | 7.6 | 18.9 | .401 | — | — | 7.0 | 7.8 | 12.6 | 3.4 | — | — | — | 22.2 |
| 1960-61 | SYR | 79 | 38.1 | 7.1 | 19.1 | .372 | — | — | 8.1 | 9.4 | 11.5 | 3.5 | — | — | — | 22.4 |
| 1961-62 | SYR | 56 | 26.4 | 6.5 | 18.3 | .357 | — | — | 7.0 | 7.8 | 10.7 | 2.9 | — | — | — | 20.0 |
| 1962-63 | SYR | 66 | 21.8 | 5.6 | 14.4 | .388 | — | — | 4.5 | 5.2 | 9.4 | 4.4 | — | — | — | 15.7 |
| 1963-64 | PHI | 24 | 14.6 | 4.5 | 14.7 | .308 | — | — | 4.7 | 5.9 | 11.3 | 4.9 | — | — | — | 13.8 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | SYR | 64 | — | — | .480 | — | 8.8 | 4.0 | 12.8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1950-51 | SYR | 66 | — | — | .468 | — | 6.5 | 3.8 | 10.3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951-52 | SYR | 63 | 2,004 | 23.9 | .468 | — | 4.4 | 4.0 | 8.5 | .203 | — | — | — | — |
| 1952-53 | SYR | 71 | 2,668 | 25.4 | .495 | — | 8.0 | 5.1 | 13.1 | .236 | — | — | — | — |
| 1953-54 | SYR | 72 | 2,655 | 24.5 | .498 | — | 8.4 | 6.3 | 14.8 | .267 | — | — | — | — |
| 1954-55 | SYR | 72 | 2,526 | 23.5 | .490 | — | 6.4 | 5.7 | 12.0 | .229 | — | — | — | — |
| 1955-56 | SYR | 72 | 2,517 | 23.8 | .497 | — | 6.9 | 4.9 | 11.8 | .225 | — | — | — | — |
| 1956-57 | SYR | 72 | 2,851 | 24.6 | .502 | — | 8.8 | 3.7 | 12.5 | .211 | — | — | — | — |
| 1957-58 | SYR | 72 | 2,918 | 24.2 | .508 | — | 9.7 | 4.0 | 13.7 | .226 | — | — | — | — |
| 1958-59 | SYR | 72 | 2,645 | 21.0 | .488 | — | 5.8 | 3.6 | 9.4 | .171 | — | — | — | — |
| 1959-60 | SYR | 75 | 2,741 | 20.6 | .496 | — | 6.2 | 3.3 | 9.5 | .167 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960-61 | SYR | 79 | 3,007 | 19.2 | .482 | — | 5.0 | 3.5 | 8.5 | .136 | — | — | — | — |
| 1961-62 | SYR | 56 | 1,480 | 15.9 | .461 | — | 0.9 | 2.1 | 3.1 | .099 | — | — | — | — |
| 1962-63 | SYR | 66 | 1,438 | 14.2 | .471 | — | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.4 | .081 | — | — | — | — |
| 1963-64 | PHI | 24 | 350 | 11.5 | .399 | — | -0.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -.010 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 142.3 | — | — | — | — | +0.0 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 11 | 0.0 | 17.2 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .518 | — | .615 |
| 1950-51 | 7 | 0.0 | 20.4 | 14.6 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .448 | — | .537 |
| 1951-52 | 7 | 6.1 | 20.3 | 11.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.000 | — | .943 |
| 1952-53 | 2 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .800 | — | .840 |
| 1953-54 | 13 | 26.8 | 16.3 | 8.5 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .457 | — | .560 |
| 1954-55 | 11 | 17.3 | 19.0 | 8.8 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .550 | — | .671 |
| 1955-56 | 8 | 33.6 | 22.1 | 13.9 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .366 | — | .496 |
| 1956-57 | 5 | 25.6 | 21.4 | 18.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .305 | — | .450 |
| 1957-58 | 3 | 29.0 | 26.7 | 15.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .391 | — | .501 |
| 1958-59 | 9 | 39.0 | 28.2 | 11.6 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .438 | — | .564 |
| 1959-60 | 3 | 0.0 | 29.3 | 16.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .455 | — | .556 |
| 1960-61 | 8 | 23.2 | 20.6 | 11.4 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .336 | — | .451 |
| 1961-62 | 5 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .364 | — | .397 |
| 1962-63 | 5 | 0.0 | 10.2 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .455 | — | .517 |
| Career | 97 | 16.7 | 19.5 | 9.9 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .442 | — | .556 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 478 | 19.5 | 9.3 | 1.7 | 365–113 |
| Away | 418 | 18.1 | 7.2 | 1.0 | 126–292 |
| In wins | 491 | 19.3 | 8.9 | 1.5 | 491–0 |
| In losses | 405 | 18.3 | 7.6 | 1.1 | 0–405 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 102 | 18.0 | 8.7 | 0.9 | 49–53 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 152 | 19.6 | 10.1 | 1.8 | 66–86 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 108 | 17.3 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 71–37 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 141 | 20.2 | 12.1 | 2.2 | 75–66 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 103 | 19.9 | 7.7 | 1.3 | 57–46 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 148 | 18.3 | 6.5 | 1.2 | 88–60 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Dolph Schayes play for?
Dolph Schayes plays PF for the Philadelphia 76ers.
What are Dolph Schayes's career stats?
Dolph Schayes has averaged 18.5 PPG, 11.3 RPG, 3.1 APG over 15 seasons (1949-50–1963-64).
How tall is Dolph Schayes?
Dolph Schayes is 6-8 (220 lb).
When was Dolph Schayes drafted?
Dolph Schayes was drafted in 1948, round 1, pick 4, by the New York Knicks.