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 | 21 | 2040 | 177 | 340 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 88 | 203 | 564 | 56 | 61 | 67 | 56 | 149 | 407 | .521 | .000 | .602 | 24.9 | 5.0 | 6.9 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 41 | 8 | 1009 | 86 | 169 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 40 | 104 | 288 | 37 | 23 | 47 | 27 | 75 | 196 | .509 | .000 | .600 | 24.6 | 4.8 | 7.0 | 0.9 |
| Road | 41 | 13 | 1031 | 91 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 48 | 99 | 276 | 19 | 38 | 20 | 29 | 74 | 211 | .532 | .604 | 25.1 | 5.1 | 6.7 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 47 | 5 | 1056 | 90 | 175 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 55 | 113 | 286 | 35 | 28 | 42 | 38 | 86 | 213 | .514 | .000 | .600 | 22.5 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 0.7 |
| Post | 35 | 16 | 984 | 87 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 33 | 90 | 278 | 21 | 33 | 25 | 18 | 63 | 194 | .527 | .606 | 28.1 | 5.5 | 7.9 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 43 | 8 | 1057 | 97 | 181 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 45 | 107 | 291 | 36 | 28 | 47 | 32 | 69 | 223 | .536 | .000 | .644 | 24.6 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 0.8 |
| Loss | 39 | 13 | 983 | 80 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 43 | 96 | 273 | 20 | 33 | 20 | 24 | 80 | 184 | .503 | .558 | 25.2 | 4.7 | 7.0 | 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 |
| Month | November | 13 | 0 | 285 | 32 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 26 | 35 | 78 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 84 | .582 | .000 | .769 | 21.9 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 0.6 |
| December | 15 | 4 | 359 | 26 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 42 | 101 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 31 | 56 | .456 | .308 | 23.9 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 1.1 | ||
| January | 14 | 1 | 296 | 23 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 69 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 52 | .535 | .600 | 21.1 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 0.4 | ||
| February | 13 | 5 | 367 | 33 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 45 | 108 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 77 | .589 | .000 | .733 | 28.2 | 5.9 | 8.3 | 0.5 | |
| March | 15 | 8 | 486 | 42 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 39 | 136 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 26 | 94 | .512 | .625 | 32.4 | 6.3 | 9.1 | 0.8 | ||
| April | 12 | 3 | 247 | 21 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 72 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 44 | .447 | .250 | 20.6 | 3.7 | 6.0 | 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 | 6 | 2 | 140 | 17 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 45 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 35 | .607 | .500 | 23.3 | 5.8 | 7.5 | 0.7 | |
| Monday | 7 | 2 | 203 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 55 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 26 | .500 | .600 | 29.0 | 3.7 | 7.9 | 1.4 | ||
| Tuesday | 14 | 4 | 350 | 31 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 33 | 86 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 68 | .574 | .353 | 25.0 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 0.6 | ||
| Wednesday | 14 | 2 | 314 | 32 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 89 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 73 | .571 | .643 | 22.4 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 0.7 | ||
| Thursday | 12 | 3 | 293 | 30 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 67 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 70 | .508 | .000 | .667 | 24.4 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 0.3 | |
| Friday | 16 | 3 | 336 | 25 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 98 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 57 | .455 | .538 | 21.0 | 3.6 | 6.1 | 0.7 | ||
| Saturday | 13 | 5 | 404 | 32 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 49 | 124 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 29 | 78 | .471 | .000 | .824 | 31.1 | 6.0 | 9.5 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 21 | 21 | 784 | 76 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 30 | 79 | 235 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 47 | 170 | .563 | .600 | 37.3 | 8.1 | 11.2 | 0.8 | |
| Reserve | 61 | 0 | 1256 | 101 | 205 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 58 | 124 | 329 | 39 | 42 | 45 | 38 | 102 | 237 | .493 | .000 | .603 | 20.6 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 9 | 9 | 398 | 37 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 41 | 117 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 22 | 85 | .561 | .647 | 44.2 | 9.4 | 13.0 | 1.0 | |
| 30-39 | 13 | 8 | 443 | 38 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 37 | 112 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 29 | 86 | .567 | .667 | 34.1 | 6.6 | 8.6 | 1.2 | ||
| 20-29 | 33 | 3 | 764 | 69 | 135 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 36 | 80 | 220 | 22 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 55 | 159 | .511 | .000 | .583 | 23.2 | 4.8 | 6.7 | 0.7 | |
| 10-19 | 27 | 1 | 435 | 33 | 72 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 45 | 115 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 43 | 77 | .458 | .000 | .550 | 16.1 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 0.4 | |
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 24 | 7 | 643 | 55 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 56 | 165 | 11 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 122 | .534 | .750 | 26.8 | 5.1 | 6.9 | 0.5 | |
| 1 Day | 37 | 11 | 910 | 72 | 149 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 52 | 97 | 270 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 76 | 175 | .483 | .000 | .596 | 24.6 | 4.7 | 7.3 | 0.7 | |
| 2 Days | 13 | 2 | 298 | 25 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 69 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 20 | 53 | .556 | .250 | 22.9 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 1.1 | ||
| 3+ Days | 7 | 1 | 172 | 21 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 52 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 47 | .583 | .833 | 24.6 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 56 | 15 | 1358 | 121 | 231 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 60 | 144 | 383 | 35 | 44 | 39 | 37 | 111 | 276 | .524 | .000 | .567 | 24.3 | 4.9 | 6.8 | 0.6 |
| Western | 26 | 6 | 682 | 56 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 28 | 59 | 181 | 21 | 17 | 28 | 19 | 38 | 131 | .514 | .679 | 26.2 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 0.8 | ||
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 28 | 9 | 704 | 65 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 29 | 79 | 205 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 57 | 145 | .596 | .517 | 25.1 | 5.2 | 7.3 | 0.7 | |
| Central | 28 | 6 | 654 | 56 | 122 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 31 | 65 | 178 | 16 | 24 | 15 | 19 | 54 | 131 | .459 | .000 | .613 | 23.4 | 4.7 | 6.4 | 0.6 | |
| Midwest | 12 | 5 | 360 | 30 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 86 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 67 | .500 | .700 | 30.0 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 0.7 | ||
| Pacific | 14 | 1 | 322 | 26 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 32 | 95 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 22 | 64 | .531 | .667 | 23.0 | 4.6 | 6.8 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 5 | 1 | 109 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | .438 | .500 | 21.8 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 0.4 | |
| Boston | 4 | 1 | 100 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 16 | .583 | .500 | 25.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 1.8 | ||
| Charlotte | 5 | 2 | 134 | 15 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 34 | .536 | .800 | 26.8 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 0.4 | ||
| Chicago | 5 | 1 | 95 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | .400 | .000 | 19.0 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 1.0 | ||
| Dallas | 2 | 2 | 74 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | .538 | 37.0 | 7.0 | 11.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Denver | 2 | 1 | 69 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 | .529 | 1.000 | 34.5 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Detroit | 4 | 1 | 106 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | .286 | .500 | 26.5 | 3.5 | 7.8 | 0.8 | ||
| Golden State | 2 | 0 | 47 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | .500 | 23.5 | 4.0 | 7.5 | 0.5 | |||
| Houston | 2 | 1 | 69 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | .625 | .500 | 34.5 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Indiana | 5 | 0 | 114 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 24 | .400 | .000 | .800 | 22.8 | 4.8 | 6.8 | 0.6 | |
| LA Clippers | 2 | 0 | 49 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | .714 | .500 | 24.5 | 6.0 | 8.5 | 0.5 | ||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 0 | 44 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | .750 | 1.000 | 22.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Miami | 4 | 1 | 82 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 16 | .462 | 1.000 | 20.5 | 4.0 | 6.5 | 0.8 | ||
| Milwaukee | 4 | 1 | 96 | 16 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 36 | .593 | .000 | .500 | 24.0 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 0.3 | |
| Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .167 | 25.5 | 1.0 | 7.5 | 1.5 | |||
| New Jersey | 4 | 1 | 102 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | .643 | 25.5 | 4.5 | 7.5 | 0.5 | |||
| New York | 4 | 2 | 119 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 27 | .571 | 1.000 | 29.8 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Orlando | 4 | 2 | 87 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 18 | .529 | .000 | 21.8 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 0.3 | ||
| Philadelphia | 4 | 1 | 107 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 30 | .667 | .400 | 26.8 | 7.5 | 9.5 | 0.8 | ||
| Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 17.5 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Portland | 2 | 0 | 51 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .429 | 1.000 | 25.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Sacramento | 2 | 1 | 54 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | .444 | .500 | 27.0 | 5.0 | 9.5 | 2.0 | ||
| San Antonio | 2 | 1 | 57 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | .556 | .500 | 28.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Seattle | 2 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | .444 | .500 | 21.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .429 | 1.000 | 20.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Washington | 4 | 1 | 107 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | .727 | .571 | 26.8 | 5.0 | 7.3 | 0.3 | ||