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Dolph Schayes
Dolph Schayes stats, teams and career impact
#19 all-timeCareer averages · 18.6 PPG · 12.1 RPG · 3.0 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Power forward
- Final NBA team
- Philadelphia 76ers
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) · 220 lb (100 kg)
- Born
- May 19, 1928
- Died
- December 10, 2015 (87 yrs old)
- College
- NYU
- NBA career
- 1949–50 to 1963–64
Career summaryDolph Schayes was a power forward whose NBA career ran from 1949–50 through 1963–64. hussEyquation season data begins in 1950–51.
- Career PPG
- 18.6
- Career RPG
- 12.1
- Career APG
- 3.0
- #2 in 1953–54
- #19 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
How Dolph Schayes ranks in the available record
Dolph Schayes's covered seasons produce an all-time rank of #19. hussEyquation's season record begins in 1950–51, so this is not a complete-career verdict.
8 top-ten finishes
932 games · Coverage begins in 1950–51
NBA honors12× All-Star · 11× All-NBAContext only; honors are not model inputs.
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Syracuse Nationals and Philadelphia 76ers
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 38.0%FG%
- Three-point
- —3P%
- Free throw
- 85.4%FT%
932 career games · 32,698 minutes
Sources and updateConventional stats and measurements: Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 13, 2026. hussEyquation ranking data through 2025–26. Life dates: Wikidata; conflicting dates checked against Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 17, 2026.
Traditional box score
Dolph Schayes stats by season
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| 1963–64 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 2.0 | -3.83 | PHI | 24 | 0 | 14.6 | 30.8% | — | 80.7% | — | -16.0 |
| 1962–63 | 9.5 | 5.7 | 2.7 | -0.54 | SYR | 66 | 0 | 21.8 | 38.8% | — | 87.9% | #35 | 53.8 |
| 1961–62 | 14.7 | 7.8 | 2.1 | -0.48 | SYR | 56 | 0 | 26.4 | 35.7% | — | 89.7% | #35 | 60.4 |
| 1960–61 | 23.6 | 12.2 | 3.7 | +1.13 | SYR | 79 | 0 | 38.1 | 37.2% | — | 86.8% | #15 | 253.0 |
| 1959–60 | 22.5 | 12.8 | 3.4 | +2.26 | SYR | 75 | 0 | 36.5 | 40.1% | — | 89.3% | #11 | 309.3 |
| 1958–59 | 21.3 | 13.4 | 2.5 | +1.53 | SYR | 72 | 0 | 36.7 | 38.7% | — | 86.4% | #15 | 235.1 |
| 1957–58 | 24.9 | 14.2 | 3.1 | +3.47 | SYR | 72 | 0 | 40.5 | 39.8% | — | 90.4% | #4 | 396.0 |
| 1956–57 | 22.5 | 14.0 | 3.2 | +3.77 | SYR | 72 | 0 | 39.6 | 37.9% | — | 90.4% | #2 | 385.0 |
| 1955–56 | 20.4 | 12.4 | 2.8 | +3.55 | SYR | 72 | 0 | 35.0 | 38.7% | — | 85.8% | #2 | 316.0 |
| 1954–55 | 18.5 | 12.3 | 3.0 | +3.42 | SYR | 72 | 0 | 35.1 | 38.3% | — | 83.3% | #2 | 295.6 |
| 1953–54 | 17.1 | 12.1 | 3.0 | +4.00 | SYR | 72 | 0 | 36.9 | 38.0% | — | 82.7% | #2 | 310.1 |
| 1952–53 | 17.8 | 13.0 | 3.2 | +3.67 | SYR | 71 | 0 | 37.6 | 37.4% | — | 82.7% | #3 | 292.3 |
| 1951–52 | 13.8 | 12.3 | 2.9 | +2.57 | SYR | 63 | 0 | 31.8 | 35.5% | — | 80.7% | #8 | 183.2 |
| 1950–51 | 17.0 | 16.4 | 3.8 | +3.22 | SYR | 66 | 0 | 43.9 | 35.7% | — | 75.2% | #5 | 309.4 |
| Career | 18.6 | 12.1 | 3.0 | — | PHI/SYR | 932 | — | 35.1 | 38.0% | — | 85.4% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
Film evidence
Dolph Schayes highlights
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Career retrospective
Dolph Schayes: 75 Stories
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What these measures mean
- Era-centered box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average.
- Impact Rate Rank
- The player's place among qualified players in one season.
- Value contribution / Season Value
- Completed seasons use a fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. The live season instead uses Season Value, combining that season's impact with workload.
- Career Impact Rank
- An all-time rank weighted toward the player's best three, five, and ten seasons.
2.7 composite · lower is better
2.2 average league finish
3,383 total value
Career standing
How Dolph Schayes ranks all time
These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.
Best in the league
Elite finishes
Upper-tier finishes
Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons
Career Composite Score2.7
Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes receive 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights. Missing seasons receive a replacement finish just below the player's typical qualified field. Lower is better.
- Best 3 effective weight
- 74%
- Missing-season finish
- 82.0
- Qualified seasons
- 13
- All-time rank
- #19
Strongest seasons
Every season
Dolph Schayes advanced stats by season
Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.
More advanced statsAge, minutes, impact, rank, value and data coverage
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| 1963–64Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 35 | 24 | 350 | -3.83 | — | — | -16.0 | — | Modeled |
| 1962–63Historical Defense Estimate | SYR | 34 | 66 | 1,438 | -0.54 | 62.6 | #35 | 53.8 | 56th | Modeled |
| 1961–62Historical Defense Estimate | SYR | 33 | 56 | 1,480 | -0.48 | 60.5 | #35 | 60.4 | 53rd | Modeled |
| 1960–61Historical Defense Estimate | SYR | 32 | 79 | 3,007 | +1.13 | 82.3 | #15 | 253.0 | 82nd | Modeled |
| 1959–60Historical Defense Estimate | SYR | 31 | 75 | 2,741 | +2.26 | 87.2 | #11 | 309.3 | 91st | Modeled |
| 1958–59Historical Defense Estimate | SYR | 30 | 72 | 2,645 | +1.53 | 82.5 | #15 | 235.1 | 86th | Modeled |
| 1957–58Historical Defense Estimate | SYR | 29 | 72 | 2,918 | +3.47 | 96.1 | #4 | 396.0 | 99th | Modeled |
| 1956–57Historical Defense Estimate | SYR | 28 | 72 | 2,851 | +3.77 | 98.7 | #2 | 385.0 | 100th | Modeled |
| 1955–56Historical Defense Estimate | SYR | 27 | 72 | 2,517 | +3.55 | 98.7 | #2 | 316.0 | 99th | Modeled |
| 1954–55Historical Defense Estimate | SYR | 26 | 72 | 2,526 | +3.42 | 98.7 | #2 | 295.6 | 96th | Modeled |
| 1953–54Historical Defense Estimate | SYR | 25 | 72 | 2,655 | +4.00 | 98.8 | #2 | 310.1 | 98th | Modeled |
| 1952–53Historical Defense Estimate | SYR | 24 | 71 | 2,668 | +3.67 | 97.9 | #3 | 292.3 | 97th | Modeled |
| 1951–52Historical Defense Estimate | SYR | 23 | 63 | 2,004 | +2.57 | 92.6 | #8 | 183.2 | 88th | Modeled |
| 1950–51legacy estimate | SYR | 22 | 66 | 2,898 | +3.22 | 96.2 | #5 | 309.4 | 97th | Modeled |
Career movement
Dolph Schayes's career impact by season
Peak +4.00 in 1953–54 · 14 seasons · 32,698 minutes
The same historical box-score model is used for every season, making the career shape comparable through time. The vertical scale adapts to this player's range and always includes zero.
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Dolph SchayesKevin McHale
| NBA season | Dolph Schayes | Kevin McHale |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3.2 | -0.8 |
| 2 | 2.6 | 0.9 |
| 3 | 3.7 | 1.4 |
| 4 | 4.0 | 1.8 |
| 5 | 3.4 | 2.3 |
| 6 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| 7 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
| 8 | 3.5 | 2.7 |
| 9 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| 10 | 2.3 | 3.4 |
| 11 | 1.1 | 2.4 |
| 12 | -0.5 | 0.4 |
| 13 | -0.5 | -1.8 |
| 14 | -3.8 | Did not play |
NBA season number
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