Michael Jerome Cage (John Shaft)
Position: Forward-Center ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 6-9 ▪ Weight: 224 lbs.
Born: January 28, 1962 in West Memphis, Arkansas
High School: West Memphis in West Memphis, Arkansas
College: San Diego State University
Draft: Los Angeles Clippers, 1st round (14th pick, 14th overall), 1984 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 27, 1984
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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 72 | 70 | 2660 | 360 | 766 | 0 | 1 | 326 | 474 | 371 | 938 | 110 | 91 | 58 | 160 | 194 | 1046 | .470 | .000 | .688 | 36.9 | 14.5 | 13.0 | 1.5 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 39 | 37 | 1431 | 182 | 393 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 275 | 211 | 522 | 62 | 48 | 35 | 82 | 108 | 548 | .463 | .669 | 36.7 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 1.6 | |
| Road | 33 | 33 | 1229 | 178 | 373 | 0 | 1 | 142 | 199 | 160 | 416 | 48 | 43 | 23 | 78 | 86 | 498 | .477 | .000 | .714 | 37.2 | 15.1 | 12.6 | 1.5 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 41 | 40 | 1527 | 205 | 429 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 279 | 205 | 508 | 66 | 52 | 32 | 82 | 120 | 592 | .478 | .652 | 37.2 | 14.4 | 12.4 | 1.6 | |
| Post | 31 | 30 | 1133 | 155 | 337 | 0 | 1 | 144 | 195 | 166 | 430 | 44 | 39 | 26 | 78 | 74 | 454 | .460 | .000 | .738 | 36.5 | 14.6 | 13.9 | 1.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 16 | 16 | 587 | 80 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 100 | 69 | 207 | 32 | 15 | 13 | 31 | 40 | 232 | .503 | .720 | 36.7 | 14.5 | 12.9 | 2.0 | |
| Loss | 56 | 54 | 2073 | 280 | 607 | 0 | 1 | 254 | 374 | 302 | 731 | 78 | 76 | 45 | 129 | 154 | 814 | .461 | .000 | .679 | 37.0 | 14.5 | 13.1 | 1.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | November | 11 | 10 | 385 | 56 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 79 | 41 | 121 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 25 | 40 | 160 | .528 | .608 | 35.0 | 14.5 | 11.0 | 2.0 | |
| December | 12 | 12 | 452 | 54 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 88 | 71 | 171 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 26 | 32 | 161 | .439 | .602 | 37.7 | 13.4 | 14.3 | 1.4 | ||
| January | 17 | 17 | 652 | 92 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 98 | 86 | 206 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 30 | 42 | 255 | .487 | .724 | 38.4 | 15.0 | 12.1 | 1.5 | ||
| February | 11 | 11 | 422 | 65 | 128 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 96 | 52 | 129 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 28 | 201 | .508 | .000 | .740 | 38.4 | 18.3 | 11.7 | 1.1 | |
| March | 10 | 9 | 320 | 36 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 59 | 43 | 100 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 112 | .364 | .678 | 32.0 | 11.2 | 10.0 | 1.4 | ||
| April | 11 | 11 | 429 | 57 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 54 | 78 | 211 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 35 | 29 | 157 | .471 | .796 | 39.0 | 14.3 | 19.2 | 1.8 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 6 | 6 | 232 | 20 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 36 | 40 | 94 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 61 | .385 | .583 | 38.7 | 10.2 | 15.7 | 2.0 | |
| Monday | 4 | 4 | 142 | 15 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 22 | 50 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 39 | .405 | .474 | 35.5 | 9.8 | 12.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Tuesday | 12 | 12 | 462 | 72 | 133 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 66 | 45 | 151 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 35 | 41 | 189 | .541 | .000 | .682 | 38.5 | 15.8 | 12.6 | 1.8 | |
| Wednesday | 15 | 15 | 572 | 79 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 92 | 78 | 196 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 31 | 39 | 227 | .506 | .750 | 38.1 | 15.1 | 13.1 | 1.7 | ||
| Thursday | 5 | 5 | 186 | 22 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 39 | 18 | 54 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 71 | .423 | .692 | 37.2 | 14.2 | 10.8 | 1.0 | ||
| Friday | 16 | 15 | 569 | 85 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 116 | 95 | 211 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 24 | 47 | 254 | .452 | .724 | 35.6 | 15.9 | 13.2 | 1.5 | ||
| Saturday | 14 | 13 | 497 | 67 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 106 | 73 | 182 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 34 | 32 | 205 | .453 | .670 | 35.5 | 14.6 | 13.0 | 1.2 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 70 | 70 | 2612 | 357 | 753 | 0 | 1 | 313 | 452 | 367 | 927 | 107 | 88 | 55 | 157 | 188 | 1027 | .474 | .000 | .692 | 37.3 | 14.7 | 13.2 | 1.5 |
| Reserve | 2 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | .231 | .591 | 24.0 | 9.5 | 5.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 40+ | 26 | 26 | 1106 | 162 | 302 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 162 | 144 | 400 | 54 | 35 | 27 | 58 | 63 | 442 | .536 | .728 | 42.5 | 17.0 | 15.4 | 2.1 | |
| 30-39 | 37 | 37 | 1313 | 174 | 400 | 0 | 1 | 185 | 270 | 200 | 468 | 45 | 47 | 27 | 83 | 106 | 533 | .435 | .000 | .685 | 35.5 | 14.4 | 12.6 | 1.2 | |
| 20-29 | 9 | 7 | 241 | 24 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 42 | 27 | 70 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 25 | 71 | .375 | .548 | 26.8 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 1.2 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 17 | 17 | 647 | 88 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 103 | 81 | 227 | 29 | 21 | 9 | 35 | 43 | 252 | .471 | .738 | 38.1 | 14.8 | 13.4 | 1.7 | |
| 1 Day | 33 | 33 | 1208 | 173 | 355 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 194 | 191 | 446 | 44 | 39 | 28 | 72 | 90 | 475 | .487 | .665 | 36.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 1.3 | ||
| 2 Days | 12 | 12 | 443 | 61 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 85 | 60 | 165 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 34 | 32 | 177 | .477 | .647 | 36.9 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 1.8 | ||
| 3+ Days | 9 | 8 | 339 | 36 | 88 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 78 | 36 | 94 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 132 | .409 | .000 | .769 | 37.7 | 14.7 | 10.4 | 1.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 20 | 20 | 708 | 91 | 206 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 117 | 105 | 219 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 36 | 41 | 257 | .442 | .641 | 35.4 | 12.9 | 11.0 | 1.2 | |
| Western | 52 | 50 | 1952 | 269 | 560 | 0 | 1 | 251 | 357 | 266 | 719 | 86 | 68 | 42 | 124 | 153 | 789 | .480 | .000 | .703 | 37.5 | 15.2 | 13.8 | 1.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 9 | 9 | 314 | 43 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 59 | 54 | 102 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 21 | 124 | .398 | .644 | 34.9 | 13.8 | 11.3 | 1.4 | |
| Central | 11 | 11 | 394 | 48 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 58 | 51 | 117 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 133 | .490 | .638 | 35.8 | 12.1 | 10.6 | 1.0 | ||
| Midwest | 26 | 25 | 967 | 139 | 279 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 163 | 129 | 358 | 42 | 44 | 26 | 72 | 66 | 391 | .498 | .693 | 37.2 | 15.0 | 13.8 | 1.6 | ||
| Pacific | 26 | 25 | 985 | 130 | 281 | 0 | 1 | 138 | 194 | 137 | 361 | 44 | 24 | 16 | 52 | 87 | 398 | .463 | .000 | .711 | 37.9 | 15.3 | 13.9 | 1.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 2 | 68 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 21 | .500 | .417 | 34.0 | 10.5 | 9.0 | 0.0 | |
| Boston | 2 | 2 | 76 | 10 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 25 | 21 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 37 | .323 | .680 | 38.0 | 18.5 | 17.0 | 2.5 | ||
| Chicago | 2 | 2 | 66 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | .278 | .375 | 33.0 | 6.5 | 11.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 74 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 38 | .650 | .923 | 37.0 | 19.0 | 11.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Dallas | 5 | 4 | 187 | 29 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 35 | 24 | 61 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 78 | .527 | .571 | 37.4 | 15.6 | 12.2 | 1.4 | ||
| Denver | 4 | 4 | 124 | 17 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 25 | 19 | 50 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 51 | .486 | .680 | 31.0 | 12.8 | 12.5 | 0.8 | ||
| Detroit | 1 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .714 | .250 | 29.0 | 11.0 | 9.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Golden State | 5 | 5 | 202 | 33 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 40 | 25 | 78 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 93 | .559 | .675 | 40.4 | 18.6 | 15.6 | 2.0 | ||
| Houston | 4 | 4 | 160 | 23 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 22 | 24 | 68 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 60 | .500 | .636 | 40.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 1.8 | ||
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 72 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 24 | .500 | 1.000 | 36.0 | 12.0 | 7.0 | 1.5 | ||
| LA Lakers | 6 | 6 | 220 | 30 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 34 | 34 | 73 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 87 | .448 | .794 | 36.7 | 14.5 | 12.2 | 1.7 | ||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 2 | 85 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 26 | .435 | .545 | 42.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 1.5 | ||
| New Jersey | 1 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 27.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | |||
| New York | 2 | 2 | 80 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 32 | .440 | .667 | 40.0 | 16.0 | 11.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | 71 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 28 | .458 | .667 | 35.5 | 14.0 | 8.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Phoenix | 6 | 6 | 231 | 31 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 46 | 31 | 91 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 93 | .437 | .000 | .674 | 38.5 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 2.2 | |
| Portland | 4 | 3 | 134 | 19 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 36 | 23 | 43 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 61 | .404 | .639 | 33.5 | 15.3 | 10.8 | 0.8 | ||
| Sacramento | 4 | 4 | 137 | 14 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 18 | 53 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 43 | .368 | .682 | 34.3 | 10.8 | 13.3 | 1.5 | ||
| San Antonio | 4 | 4 | 162 | 21 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 24 | 17 | 48 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 61 | .467 | .792 | 40.5 | 15.3 | 12.0 | 2.8 | ||
| Seattle | 5 | 5 | 198 | 17 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 38 | 24 | 76 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 64 | .459 | .789 | 39.6 | 12.8 | 15.2 | 1.6 | ||
| Utah | 5 | 5 | 197 | 35 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 35 | 27 | 78 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 98 | .583 | .800 | 39.4 | 19.6 | 15.6 | 1.6 | ||
| Washington | 2 | 2 | 60 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 21 | .421 | .500 | 30.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 2.0 | ||