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 | 82 | 55 | 2140 | 226 | 445 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 112 | 177 | 558 | 89 | 85 | 58 | 83 | 194 | 522 | .508 | .000 | .625 | 26.1 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 1.1 | |
| 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 | 41 | 25 | 1094 | 108 | 210 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 59 | 91 | 272 | 39 | 41 | 30 | 40 | 93 | 252 | .514 | .000 | .610 | 26.7 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 1.0 |
| Road | 41 | 30 | 1046 | 118 | 235 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 53 | 86 | 286 | 50 | 44 | 28 | 43 | 101 | 270 | .502 | .000 | .642 | 25.5 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 45 | 45 | 1224 | 129 | 248 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 62 | 102 | 323 | 56 | 49 | 28 | 46 | 106 | 296 | .520 | .000 | .613 | 27.2 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 1.2 |
| Post | 37 | 10 | 916 | 97 | 197 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 50 | 75 | 235 | 33 | 36 | 30 | 37 | 88 | 226 | .492 | .000 | .640 | 24.8 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 0.9 | |
| 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 | 41 | 26 | 1092 | 118 | 225 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 61 | 80 | 281 | 50 | 42 | 37 | 49 | 87 | 271 | .524 | .000 | .574 | 26.6 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 1.2 |
| Loss | 41 | 29 | 1048 | 108 | 220 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 51 | 97 | 277 | 39 | 43 | 21 | 34 | 107 | 251 | .491 | .000 | .686 | 25.6 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 1.0 | |
| 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 | 11 | 285 | 18 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 74 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 41 | .353 | .417 | 25.9 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 0.9 | |
| December | 16 | 16 | 444 | 46 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 23 | 33 | 117 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 111 | .554 | .826 | 27.8 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 1.1 | ||
| January | 15 | 15 | 398 | 54 | 94 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 41 | 104 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 35 | 120 | .574 | .000 | .571 | 26.5 | 8.0 | 6.9 | 1.6 | |
| February | 12 | 12 | 392 | 40 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 96 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 86 | .506 | .400 | 32.7 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 1.8 | ||
| March | 17 | 0 | 374 | 34 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 22 | 34 | 104 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 36 | 83 | .486 | .000 | .682 | 22.0 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 0.6 | |
| April | 11 | 1 | 247 | 34 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 63 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 28 | 81 | .500 | .000 | .684 | 22.5 | 7.4 | 5.7 | 0.5 | |
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 8 | 6 | 214 | 23 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 61 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 49 | .548 | .429 | 26.8 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 0.9 | |
| Monday | 7 | 4 | 180 | 22 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 64 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 47 | .440 | .600 | 25.7 | 6.7 | 9.1 | 1.6 | ||
| Tuesday | 16 | 13 | 473 | 55 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23 | 40 | 122 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 16 | 40 | 123 | .550 | .565 | 29.6 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 1.4 | ||
| Wednesday | 9 | 4 | 215 | 22 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 58 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 56 | .431 | .000 | .600 | 23.9 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 1.2 | |
| Thursday | 11 | 9 | 273 | 30 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 66 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 69 | .476 | .000 | .818 | 24.8 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 0.9 | |
| Friday | 13 | 6 | 317 | 23 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 84 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 60 | .500 | .700 | 24.4 | 4.6 | 6.5 | 1.1 | ||
| Saturday | 18 | 13 | 468 | 51 | 93 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 26 | 33 | 103 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 37 | 118 | .548 | .000 | .615 | 26.0 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 0.7 | |
| 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 |
| Role | Starter | 55 | 55 | 1550 | 165 | 318 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 72 | 127 | 402 | 73 | 59 | 33 | 60 | 132 | 373 | .519 | .000 | .597 | 28.2 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 1.3 |
| Reserve | 27 | 0 | 590 | 61 | 127 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 40 | 50 | 156 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 62 | 149 | .480 | .000 | .675 | 21.9 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 0.6 | |
| 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+ | 3 | 3 | 133 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 24 | .526 | .571 | 44.3 | 8.0 | 12.0 | 2.0 | |
| 30-39 | 20 | 18 | 669 | 61 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 26 | 50 | 175 | 33 | 32 | 19 | 26 | 46 | 140 | .513 | .692 | 33.5 | 7.0 | 8.8 | 1.7 | ||
| 20-29 | 49 | 31 | 1186 | 139 | 267 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 68 | 105 | 308 | 47 | 36 | 29 | 47 | 120 | 318 | .521 | .000 | .588 | 24.2 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 1.0 | |
| 10-19 | 10 | 3 | 152 | 16 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 39 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 40 | .400 | .000 | .727 | 15.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 0.3 | |
| 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 | 21 | 12 | 561 | 58 | 115 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 37 | 44 | 137 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 22 | 54 | 138 | .504 | .000 | .595 | 26.7 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 1.1 |
| 1 Day | 40 | 27 | 1006 | 116 | 218 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 45 | 86 | 266 | 35 | 44 | 31 | 45 | 90 | 266 | .532 | .000 | .756 | 25.2 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 0.9 | |
| 2 Days | 14 | 11 | 388 | 38 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 34 | 104 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 83 | .494 | .389 | 27.7 | 5.9 | 7.4 | 1.7 | ||
| 3+ Days | 6 | 4 | 162 | 11 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 46 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 27 | .355 | .625 | 27.0 | 4.5 | 7.7 | 1.0 | ||
| 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 | 26 | 24 | 757 | 85 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 24 | 67 | 211 | 40 | 38 | 16 | 27 | 68 | 185 | .541 | .625 | 29.1 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 1.5 | |
| Western | 56 | 31 | 1383 | 141 | 288 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 88 | 110 | 347 | 49 | 47 | 42 | 56 | 126 | 337 | .490 | .000 | .625 | 24.7 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 0.9 | |
| 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 | 12 | 12 | 362 | 43 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 109 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 92 | .551 | .600 | 30.2 | 7.7 | 9.1 | 1.3 | |
| Central | 14 | 12 | 395 | 42 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 102 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 93 | .532 | .643 | 28.2 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 1.8 | ||
| Midwest | 28 | 14 | 684 | 64 | 144 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 49 | 54 | 174 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 29 | 63 | 157 | .444 | .000 | .592 | 24.4 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 1.0 | |
| Pacific | 28 | 17 | 699 | 77 | 144 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 39 | 56 | 173 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 27 | 63 | 180 | .535 | .000 | .667 | 25.0 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 0.7 | |
| 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 | 54 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 18 | .571 | 1.000 | 27.0 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | |
| Boston | 2 | 2 | 57 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .500 | 28.5 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 0.5 | |||
| Charlotte | 2 | 1 | 68 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | .545 | 34.0 | 6.0 | 14.0 | 2.0 | |||
| Chicago | 2 | 2 | 41 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | .545 | 20.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 0.5 | |||
| Cleveland | 2 | 1 | 62 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 20 | .533 | .667 | 31.0 | 10.0 | 6.5 | 2.5 | ||
| Dallas | 4 | 2 | 91 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 27 | .476 | .000 | .875 | 22.8 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 0.8 | |
| Denver | 4 | 2 | 97 | 19 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 39 | .559 | .143 | 24.3 | 9.8 | 6.0 | 2.3 | ||
| Detroit | 2 | 2 | 61 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | .364 | 1.000 | 30.5 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 2.5 | ||
| Golden State | 4 | 3 | 96 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | .467 | .000 | 24.0 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Houston | 4 | 2 | 85 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 22 | .421 | .462 | 21.3 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 52 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | .500 | .500 | 26.0 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 1.0 | ||
| LA Clippers | 5 | 3 | 135 | 17 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 43 | .515 | .643 | 27.0 | 8.6 | 6.4 | 1.0 | ||
| LA Lakers | 5 | 3 | 117 | 18 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 37 | .563 | 1.000 | 23.4 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 0.4 | ||
| Miami | 2 | 2 | 58 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | .714 | 1.000 | 29.0 | 6.0 | 9.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 2 | 57 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | .714 | .000 | 28.5 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Minnesota | 4 | 1 | 84 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | .364 | 1.000 | 21.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 1.3 | ||
| New Jersey | 2 | 2 | 65 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | .429 | 32.5 | 6.0 | 10.5 | 1.0 | |||
| New York | 2 | 2 | 72 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 14 | .438 | 36.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | |||
| Orlando | 4 | 3 | 117 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | .235 | .000 | .667 | 29.3 | 3.0 | 6.5 | 0.5 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | 56 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 23 | .688 | .333 | 28.0 | 11.5 | 9.5 | 2.5 | ||
| Phoenix | 5 | 3 | 111 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 16 | .304 | 1.000 | 22.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 1.2 | ||
| Portland | 4 | 2 | 121 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 32 | .667 | .727 | 30.3 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 0.5 | ||
| Sacramento | 5 | 3 | 119 | 16 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 38 | .696 | .545 | 23.8 | 7.6 | 5.4 | 0.2 | ||
| San Antonio | 4 | 2 | 82 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 18 | .429 | 20.5 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 0.8 | |||
| Utah | 4 | 2 | 128 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 25 | .476 | .556 | 32.0 | 6.3 | 8.5 | 1.3 | ||
| Washington | 2 | 2 | 54 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 17 | .636 | .600 | 27.0 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 1.5 | ||