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Dolph SchayesPhiladelphia 76ers · #4
Dolph Schayes is a retired forward best known with the Philadelphia 76ers. Iron man of the 1950s. Career averages: 18.5 points, 12.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game.
Balladex Impact · 73
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⬢ Rare
Philadelphia 76ers · #4 · Forward
Dolph Schayes
Season avg5.6 pts · 4.6 reb · 2.0 ast · .308 fg
Career avg18.8 pts · 11.8 reb · 3.0 ast · .379 fg
IMPACTBalladex Impact 73 — Star starter tierINDEXDolph Schayes · Philadelphia 76ersIMPACTBalladex Impact 73 — Star starter tierINDEXDolph Schayes · Philadelphia 76ers
Scouting report
Dolph Schayes — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
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Hall of Famer · forward · Impact 73
Dolph Schayes is a retired forward best known with the Philadelphia 76ers. Iron man of the 1950s. Career averages: 18.5 points, 12.1 rebounds and 3.1
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OffenseD
DefenseC-
Feel / IQC-
Playmaking
Below average creator
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Scoring
Strong scorer
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Rebounding
Strong on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Below average spacing
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Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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C
Clutch
Average late
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Athleticism
Average tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II
Where Dolph Schayes stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
✦ Balladex Consensus: Star starter tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
73Impact index
516Star score
Career scoring average18.8 ppg
Seasons in the index13
Accolades on file3
1× NBA Champion · 12× NBA All-Star
Stat explorer
Dolph Schayes — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
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Scoring
5.6 PPG
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Playmaking
2.0 APG
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Rebounding
4.6 RPG
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Shooting
— 3P%
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The engine
How the model sees Dolph Schayes
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
Projected 1964-65 70% confidence
4.4
pts
2.6–6.2
3.9
reb
3.0–4.8
1.9
ast
1.2–2.6
12.5
min
proj
43
gp
health
.362
fg%
~base
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3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 13-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 5.6 → projected 4.4 PPG
Minutes / role
-0.8
Development (his trend)
-0.5
Age curve
+0.0
Live context
+0.1
Net vs last season-1.2 PPG
Everything it reads
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13 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
real
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
auto
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
+dev
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Per-stat aging curves
age — — applied per stat
curve
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 56 / 66 / 24 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified
Dolph Schayes career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-52 | 63 | 31.8 | 13.8 | 12.3 | 2.9 | .355 | |
| 1952-53 | 71 | 37.6 | 17.8 | 13.0 | 3.2 | .374 | |
| 1953-54 | 72 | 36.9 | 17.1 | 12.1 | 3.0 | .380 | |
| 1954-55 CHIP | 72 | 35.1 | 18.5 | 12.3 | 3.0 | .383 | |
| 1955-56 | 72 | 35.0 | 20.4 | 12.4 | 2.8 | .387 | |
| 1956-57 | 72 | 39.6 | 22.5 | 14.0 | 3.2 | .379 | |
| 1957-58 | 72 | 40.5 | 24.9 | 14.2 | 3.1 | .398 | |
| 1958-59 | 72 | 36.7 | 21.3 | 13.4 | 2.5 | .387 | |
| 1959-60 | 75 | 36.5 | 22.5 | 12.8 | 3.4 | .401 | |
| 1960-61 | 79 | 38.1 | 23.6 | 12.2 | 3.7 | .372 | |
| 1961-62 | 56 | 26.4 | 14.7 | 7.8 | 2.1 | .357 | |
| 1962-63 | 66 | 21.8 | 9.5 | 5.7 | 2.7 | .388 | |
| 1963-64 | 24 | 14.6 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 2.0 | .308 | |
| Career | 866 | 34.4 | 18.8 | 11.8 | 3.0 |
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
—raw PPG
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—in 2026 pace
why
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context
Are the Philadelphia 76ers built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
42–40proj record
#10conf seed
+0.5net rtg
114.6off rtg
114.1def rtg
46%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Joel Embiid, Adem Bona.
How his role moves
Projected 42–40, 10th in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
73 of 99
Star starter tier.
Rarity
◆ Rare
Rank #65 of 715 in NBA.
Résumé
3 accolades
1× NBA Champion · 12× NBA All-Star · HOF Hall of Fame
Act IV
The Ballad of Dolph Schayes
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
Philadelphia 76ers
Turning pro
Drafted 1948 as a Forward.
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Dolph Schayes is a retired Hall of Famer. Iron man of the 1950s.
Chapter
He averaged 18.5 points, 12.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists and won 1 championship over his career.
Where things stand
A Hall of Famer and Philadelphia 76ers name.
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Schayes's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
Off the court
Measurables ESPN
- Height
- 6'9"
- Weight
- 225 lb
- NBA debut
- 1951
- Draft
- 1948
- Jersey
- #4
Legacy
Iron man of the 1950s.
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The person
A retired Hall of Famer and Philadelphia 76ers name.
Hall of Fame
Philadelphia 76ers
Champion
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FAQ
Dolph Schayes — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Dolph Schayes, answered.
What were Dolph Schayes's career averages?
Dolph Schayes averaged 18.5 points, 12.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game.
Is Dolph Schayes retired?
Yes — Dolph Schayes is a retired forward and a Hall of Famer.
Dolph Schayes career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
