John Morton Jr. (Salt)
Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-3 ▪ Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: May 18, 1967 in Bronx, New York
High School: Walton in Bronx, New York
College: Seton Hall University
Draft: Cleveland Cavaliers, 1st round (25th pick, 25th overall), 1989 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 4, 1989
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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 | 66 | 2 | 1207 | 120 | 274 | 4 | 12 | 113 | 139 | 41 | 103 | 243 | 61 | 18 | 107 | 112 | 357 | .438 | .333 | .813 | 18.3 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 3.7 | |
| 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 | 35 | 2 | 679 | 68 | 141 | 3 | 8 | 50 | 58 | 20 | 47 | 167 | 33 | 13 | 57 | 50 | 189 | .482 | .375 | .862 | 19.4 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 4.8 |
| Road | 31 | 0 | 528 | 52 | 133 | 1 | 4 | 63 | 81 | 21 | 56 | 76 | 28 | 5 | 50 | 62 | 168 | .391 | .250 | .778 | 17.0 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 2.5 | |
| 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 | 35 | 2 | 594 | 53 | 140 | 3 | 7 | 48 | 57 | 22 | 48 | 127 | 32 | 9 | 56 | 63 | 157 | .379 | .429 | .842 | 17.0 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 3.6 |
| Post | 31 | 0 | 613 | 67 | 134 | 1 | 5 | 65 | 82 | 19 | 55 | 116 | 29 | 9 | 51 | 49 | 200 | .500 | .200 | .793 | 19.8 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 3.7 | |
| 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 |
| Result | Win | 26 | 1 | 531 | 56 | 114 | 1 | 5 | 48 | 55 | 20 | 51 | 113 | 28 | 8 | 48 | 40 | 161 | .491 | .200 | .873 | 20.4 | 6.2 | 2.0 | 4.3 |
| Loss | 40 | 1 | 676 | 64 | 160 | 3 | 7 | 65 | 84 | 21 | 52 | 130 | 33 | 10 | 59 | 72 | 196 | .400 | .429 | .774 | 16.9 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 3.3 | |
| 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 |
| Month | November | 10 | 0 | 130 | 8 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 24 | .267 | .500 | .750 | 13.0 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 3.7 |
| December | 9 | 2 | 124 | 11 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 33 | .324 | .333 | 1.000 | 13.8 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 3.2 | |
| January | 12 | 0 | 224 | 23 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 30 | 10 | 19 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 29 | 70 | .460 | .800 | 18.7 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 2.8 | ||
| February | 13 | 0 | 284 | 27 | 60 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 28 | 5 | 17 | 69 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 78 | .450 | .000 | .857 | 21.8 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 5.3 | |
| March | 13 | 0 | 279 | 35 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 52 | 6 | 22 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 111 | .515 | 1.000 | .769 | 21.5 | 8.5 | 1.7 | 3.2 | |
| April | 9 | 0 | 166 | 16 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 41 | .500 | .000 | .818 | 18.4 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 3.7 | |
| 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 | 5 | 0 | 90 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 25 | .400 | .692 | 18.0 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 2.2 | |
| Monday | 3 | 0 | 78 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 33 | .647 | .500 | .833 | 26.0 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 6.3 | |
| Tuesday | 12 | 1 | 210 | 23 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 33 | 4 | 21 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 74 | .426 | .000 | .848 | 17.5 | 6.2 | 1.8 | 3.2 | |
| Wednesday | 14 | 0 | 216 | 22 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 49 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 57 | .468 | 1.000 | .750 | 15.4 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 3.5 | |
| Thursday | 4 | 0 | 107 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 31 | .292 | .773 | 26.8 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 5.5 | ||
| Friday | 13 | 0 | 202 | 17 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 21 | 44 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 45 | .386 | .000 | .786 | 15.5 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 3.4 | |
| Saturday | 15 | 1 | 304 | 32 | 68 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 29 | 8 | 23 | 60 | 15 | 2 | 29 | 25 | 92 | .471 | .500 | .897 | 20.3 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 4.0 | |
| 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 |
| Role | Starter | 2 | 2 | 43 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | .222 | .500 | 1.000 | 21.5 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 4.0 |
| Reserve | 64 | 0 | 1164 | 116 | 256 | 3 | 10 | 109 | 135 | 38 | 100 | 235 | 58 | 18 | 104 | 107 | 344 | .453 | .300 | .807 | 18.2 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 3.7 | |
| 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 1 | 0 | 41 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | .625 | 1.000 | 41.0 | 15.0 | 1.0 | 11.0 | |
| 30-39 | 3 | 0 | 104 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 33 | .647 | .846 | 34.7 | 11.0 | 2.3 | 9.0 | ||
| 20-29 | 28 | 1 | 647 | 75 | 157 | 4 | 9 | 74 | 92 | 23 | 56 | 130 | 39 | 8 | 46 | 51 | 228 | .478 | .444 | .804 | 23.1 | 8.1 | 2.0 | 4.6 | |
| 10-19 | 23 | 1 | 355 | 24 | 73 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 32 | 68 | 15 | 5 | 36 | 44 | 65 | .329 | .000 | .810 | 15.4 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 3.0 | |
| 0-9 | 11 | 0 | 60 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 16 | .263 | .750 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 17 | 1 | 292 | 28 | 72 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 38 | 14 | 28 | 55 | 14 | 2 | 28 | 34 | 91 | .389 | .600 | .842 | 17.2 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 3.2 |
| 1 Day | 22 | 0 | 418 | 37 | 92 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 38 | 17 | 38 | 81 | 20 | 6 | 37 | 41 | 102 | .402 | .000 | .737 | 19.0 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 3.7 | |
| 2 Days | 11 | 1 | 219 | 24 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 31 | 3 | 17 | 51 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 13 | 74 | .500 | .000 | .839 | 19.9 | 6.7 | 1.5 | 4.6 | |
| 3+ Days | 15 | 0 | 264 | 31 | 60 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 30 | 7 | 20 | 50 | 20 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 88 | .517 | .500 | .833 | 17.6 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 3.3 | |
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 41 | 1 | 773 | 82 | 181 | 3 | 11 | 62 | 78 | 33 | 76 | 160 | 42 | 14 | 72 | 67 | 229 | .453 | .273 | .795 | 18.9 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 3.9 |
| Western | 25 | 1 | 434 | 38 | 93 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 61 | 8 | 27 | 83 | 19 | 4 | 35 | 45 | 128 | .409 | 1.000 | .836 | 17.4 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 3.3 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 19 | 0 | 358 | 44 | 84 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 42 | 15 | 39 | 69 | 19 | 5 | 31 | 27 | 121 | .524 | .667 | .738 | 18.8 | 6.4 | 2.1 | 3.6 |
| Central | 22 | 1 | 415 | 38 | 97 | 1 | 8 | 31 | 36 | 18 | 37 | 91 | 23 | 9 | 41 | 40 | 108 | .392 | .125 | .861 | 18.9 | 4.9 | 1.7 | 4.1 | |
| Midwest | 14 | 1 | 257 | 21 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 33 | 7 | 19 | 54 | 11 | 1 | 22 | 24 | 70 | .412 | .848 | 18.4 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 3.9 | ||
| Pacific | 11 | 0 | 177 | 17 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 58 | .405 | 1.000 | .821 | 16.1 | 5.3 | 0.7 | 2.6 | |
| 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 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | .000 | .000 | 1.000 | 15.0 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 2.7 |
| Boston | 3 | 0 | 58 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17 | .625 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 19.3 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 6.3 | |
| Charlotte | 4 | 0 | 63 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 21 | .571 | .000 | .833 | 15.8 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 3.0 | |
| Chicago | 5 | 1 | 113 | 12 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 35 | .429 | .333 | .909 | 22.6 | 7.0 | 2.4 | 5.6 | |
| Dallas | 2 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | .250 | 1.000 | 15.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | ||
| Denver | 2 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .200 | 1.000 | 15.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Detroit | 4 | 0 | 69 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 19 | .375 | .000 | .875 | 17.3 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 4.8 | |
| Golden State | 2 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | .125 | .500 | 14.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 0 | 44 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 13 | .417 | .750 | 22.0 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 4.0 | ||
| Indiana | 3 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .222 | .000 | 13.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.7 | ||
| LA Clippers | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .143 | .000 | 13.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Miami | 4 | 0 | 95 | 13 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 34 | .520 | 1.000 | .583 | 23.8 | 8.5 | 1.8 | 4.8 | |
| Milwaukee | 3 | 0 | 86 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 27 | .588 | .778 | 28.7 | 9.0 | 1.7 | 6.3 | ||
| Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 58 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 21 | .615 | 1.000 | 29.0 | 10.5 | 1.0 | 6.5 | ||
| New Jersey | 2 | 0 | 51 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 20 | .667 | 1.000 | 25.5 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 | ||
| New York | 4 | 0 | 70 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 25 | .500 | .000 | .625 | 17.5 | 6.3 | 1.8 | 3.5 | |
| Orlando | 2 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | .500 | 1.000 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | ||
| Philadelphia | 3 | 0 | 43 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | .600 | .500 | 14.3 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 2.3 | ||
| Phoenix | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .333 | 1.000 | 20.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Portland | 2 | 0 | 45 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 18 | .500 | 1.000 | .900 | 22.5 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 6.0 | |
| Sacramento | 2 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | .600 | .500 | 11.0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | ||
| San Antonio | 2 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 17 | .333 | .813 | 21.5 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 4.0 | ||
| Seattle | 2 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | .636 | 1.000 | 17.5 | 11.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .286 | .500 | 12.5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 4.0 | ||
| Washington | 3 | 0 | 41 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | .357 | .875 | 13.7 | 5.7 | 2.7 | 1.7 | ||