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 | 69 | 2461 | 307 | 542 | 0 | 5 | 106 | 171 | 266 | 728 | 92 | 99 | 55 | 78 | 237 | 720 | .566 | .000 | .620 | 30.0 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 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 | 34 | 1216 | 148 | 251 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 100 | 140 | 400 | 40 | 57 | 28 | 44 | 116 | 364 | .590 | .000 | .680 | 29.7 | 8.9 | 9.8 | 1.0 |
| Road | 41 | 35 | 1245 | 159 | 291 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 71 | 126 | 328 | 52 | 42 | 27 | 34 | 121 | 356 | .546 | .000 | .535 | 30.4 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 1.3 | |
| 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 48 | 36 | 1518 | 173 | 305 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 101 | 161 | 465 | 63 | 59 | 27 | 46 | 141 | 409 | .567 | .000 | .624 | 31.6 | 8.5 | 9.7 | 1.3 |
| Post | 34 | 33 | 943 | 134 | 237 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 70 | 105 | 263 | 29 | 40 | 28 | 32 | 96 | 311 | .565 | .000 | .614 | 27.7 | 9.1 | 7.7 | 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 | 47 | 43 | 1459 | 195 | 330 | 0 | 3 | 75 | 127 | 160 | 453 | 53 | 54 | 36 | 44 | 139 | 465 | .591 | .000 | .591 | 31.0 | 9.9 | 9.6 | 1.1 |
| Loss | 35 | 26 | 1002 | 112 | 212 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 44 | 106 | 275 | 39 | 45 | 19 | 34 | 98 | 255 | .528 | .000 | .705 | 28.6 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 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 |
| Month | November | 15 | 15 | 552 | 65 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 44 | 75 | 189 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 50 | 155 | .591 | .568 | 36.8 | 10.3 | 12.6 | 1.3 | |
| December | 13 | 13 | 441 | 47 | 92 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 48 | 134 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 108 | .511 | .000 | .737 | 33.9 | 8.3 | 10.3 | 1.7 | |
| January | 17 | 5 | 449 | 47 | 78 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 36 | 33 | 123 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 46 | 117 | .603 | .000 | .639 | 26.4 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 1.2 | |
| February | 12 | 12 | 320 | 42 | 76 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 35 | 90 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 94 | .553 | .000 | .417 | 26.7 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 1.0 | |
| March | 16 | 16 | 438 | 60 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 35 | 50 | 127 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 144 | .566 | .686 | 27.4 | 9.0 | 7.9 | 0.7 | ||
| April | 9 | 8 | 261 | 46 | 80 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 65 | 6 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 28 | 102 | .575 | .000 | .769 | 29.0 | 11.3 | 7.2 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 11 | 10 | 325 | 48 | 79 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 32 | 81 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 109 | .608 | .000 | .867 | 29.5 | 9.9 | 7.4 | 0.7 |
| Monday | 5 | 3 | 130 | 15 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 36 | .429 | .429 | 26.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 0.6 | ||
| Tuesday | 18 | 15 | 567 | 66 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 52 | 63 | 178 | 20 | 27 | 12 | 17 | 57 | 163 | .537 | .596 | 31.5 | 9.1 | 9.9 | 1.1 | ||
| Wednesday | 6 | 5 | 187 | 17 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 39 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 39 | .531 | .000 | .714 | 31.2 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.0 | |
| Thursday | 13 | 11 | 401 | 48 | 88 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 40 | 44 | 115 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 122 | .545 | .000 | .650 | 30.8 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 1.2 | |
| Friday | 14 | 13 | 436 | 51 | 82 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 24 | 51 | 140 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 47 | 114 | .622 | .000 | .500 | 31.1 | 8.1 | 10.0 | 1.3 | |
| Saturday | 15 | 12 | 415 | 62 | 103 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 47 | 139 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 38 | 137 | .602 | .000 | .684 | 27.7 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 69 | 69 | 2127 | 271 | 478 | 0 | 4 | 84 | 139 | 241 | 630 | 78 | 83 | 45 | 63 | 201 | 626 | .567 | .000 | .604 | 30.8 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 1.1 |
| Reserve | 13 | 0 | 334 | 36 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 32 | 25 | 98 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 36 | 94 | .563 | .000 | .688 | 25.7 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 7 | 7 | 295 | 26 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 32 | 96 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 62 | .542 | .526 | 42.1 | 8.9 | 13.7 | 1.4 | |
| 30-39 | 41 | 39 | 1369 | 171 | 314 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 103 | 159 | 411 | 50 | 54 | 34 | 45 | 137 | 411 | .545 | .000 | .670 | 33.4 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.2 | |
| 20-29 | 29 | 18 | 715 | 98 | 159 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 45 | 67 | 199 | 31 | 33 | 15 | 22 | 75 | 222 | .616 | .000 | .578 | 24.7 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 1.1 | |
| 10-19 | 5 | 5 | 82 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 25 | .571 | .250 | 16.4 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 0.2 | ||
| 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 | 22 | 18 | 647 | 77 | 148 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 32 | 62 | 177 | 31 | 23 | 17 | 13 | 63 | 178 | .520 | .000 | .750 | 29.4 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 1.4 |
| 1 Day | 40 | 32 | 1138 | 156 | 267 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 81 | 133 | 361 | 38 | 47 | 24 | 42 | 109 | 363 | .584 | .000 | .630 | 28.5 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 1.0 | |
| 2 Days | 13 | 12 | 445 | 49 | 82 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 39 | 51 | 133 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 43 | 117 | .598 | .000 | .487 | 34.2 | 9.0 | 10.2 | 1.3 | |
| 3+ Days | 6 | 6 | 199 | 21 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 44 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 52 | .525 | .625 | 33.2 | 8.7 | 7.3 | 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 | 28 | 25 | 873 | 113 | 189 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 50 | 95 | 258 | 38 | 42 | 20 | 23 | 84 | 256 | .598 | .000 | .600 | 31.2 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 1.4 |
| Western | 54 | 44 | 1588 | 194 | 353 | 0 | 4 | 76 | 121 | 171 | 470 | 54 | 57 | 35 | 55 | 153 | 464 | .550 | .000 | .628 | 29.4 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 14 | 13 | 422 | 54 | 91 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 45 | 116 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 114 | .593 | .000 | .545 | 30.1 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 1.4 |
| Central | 14 | 12 | 451 | 59 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 39 | 50 | 142 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 48 | 142 | .602 | .615 | 32.2 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 1.4 | ||
| Midwest | 24 | 20 | 728 | 92 | 161 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 65 | 69 | 217 | 35 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 71 | 218 | .571 | .000 | .523 | 30.3 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 1.5 | |
| Pacific | 30 | 24 | 860 | 102 | 192 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 56 | 102 | 253 | 19 | 41 | 20 | 33 | 82 | 246 | .531 | .000 | .750 | 28.7 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 1 | 54 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 | .500 | .500 | 27.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 1.0 | |
| Boston | 2 | 2 | 53 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 15 | .538 | 1.000 | 26.5 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Charlotte | 2 | 1 | 52 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 17 | .875 | .500 | 26.0 | 8.5 | 7.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Chicago | 2 | 2 | 82 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 15 | .545 | .500 | 41.0 | 7.5 | 12.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 80 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 28 | .524 | .750 | 40.0 | 14.0 | 12.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Dallas | 4 | 3 | 99 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 33 | .520 | .700 | 24.8 | 8.3 | 7.0 | 0.8 | ||
| Denver | 4 | 3 | 133 | 14 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 38 | .467 | .667 | 33.3 | 9.5 | 10.3 | 1.8 | ||
| Detroit | 2 | 2 | 66 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15 | .462 | .750 | 33.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Golden State | 5 | 4 | 117 | 21 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 41 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 47 | .677 | .833 | 23.4 | 9.4 | 8.2 | 0.6 | ||
| Houston | 4 | 3 | 124 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 34 | .433 | .000 | .727 | 31.0 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 0.8 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 70 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 32 | .650 | .667 | 35.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 2.5 | ||
| LA Clippers | 5 | 3 | 162 | 15 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 40 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 42 | .600 | .706 | 32.4 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 0.4 | ||
| LA Lakers | 5 | 3 | 155 | 17 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 54 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 44 | .486 | .000 | .909 | 31.0 | 8.8 | 10.8 | 0.8 | |
| Miami | 2 | 2 | 56 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | .714 | .750 | 28.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 2 | 47 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 20 | .818 | .500 | 23.5 | 10.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Minnesota | 4 | 4 | 127 | 19 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 43 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 40 | .679 | .000 | .400 | 31.8 | 10.0 | 10.8 | 1.8 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 2 | 57 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 23 | .611 | 1.000 | 28.5 | 11.5 | 10.5 | 0.5 | ||
| New York | 2 | 2 | 57 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | .455 | .000 | 28.5 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Orlando | 2 | 1 | 61 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | .444 | 30.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | |||
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | 59 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | .571 | 29.5 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 2.5 | |||
| Phoenix | 5 | 5 | 134 | 16 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 43 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 40 | .471 | .571 | 26.8 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 0.4 | ||
| Portland | 5 | 4 | 151 | 19 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 38 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 42 | .514 | 1.000 | 30.2 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 1.0 | ||
| Sacramento | 5 | 5 | 141 | 14 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 37 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 31 | .467 | .000 | .750 | 28.2 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 0.6 | |
| San Antonio | 4 | 4 | 123 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 26 | .522 | .500 | 30.8 | 6.5 | 8.8 | 2.0 | ||
| Utah | 4 | 3 | 122 | 21 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 47 | .840 | .250 | 30.5 | 11.8 | 7.0 | 1.8 | ||
| Washington | 2 | 2 | 79 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 29 | .737 | .200 | 39.5 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 1.5 | ||