John Thomas Salley (Spider) ▪ Twitter: @thejohnsalley
Position: Forward-Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-11 ▪ Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: May 16, 1964 in Brooklyn, New York
High School: Canarsie in Brooklyn, New York
College: Georgia Institute of Technology
Draft: Detroit Pistons, 1st round (11th pick, 11th overall), 1986 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 31, 1986
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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 | 2 | 1463 | 163 | 290 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 171 | 108 | 296 | 54 | 44 | 124 | 74 | 256 | 431 | .562 | .000 | .614 | 17.8 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 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 | 1 | 749 | 96 | 166 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 112 | 62 | 160 | 30 | 21 | 76 | 35 | 133 | 252 | .578 | .000 | .536 | 18.3 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 0.7 |
| Road | 41 | 1 | 714 | 67 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 59 | 46 | 136 | 24 | 23 | 48 | 39 | 123 | 179 | .540 | .763 | 17.4 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 45 | 2 | 832 | 86 | 160 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 105 | 58 | 158 | 32 | 26 | 68 | 42 | 141 | 231 | .538 | .000 | .562 | 18.5 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 0.7 |
| Post | 37 | 0 | 631 | 77 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 66 | 50 | 138 | 22 | 18 | 56 | 32 | 115 | 200 | .592 | .697 | 17.1 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 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 | 52 | 0 | 942 | 114 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 107 | 65 | 190 | 33 | 25 | 84 | 42 | 167 | 289 | .616 | .570 | 18.1 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 0.6 | |
| Loss | 30 | 2 | 521 | 49 | 105 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 64 | 43 | 106 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 32 | 89 | 142 | .467 | .000 | .688 | 17.4 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 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 |
| Month | October | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 16.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | ||
| November | 11 | 1 | 168 | 16 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 27 | 14 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 27 | 44 | .444 | .000 | .444 | 15.3 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | |
| December | 14 | 0 | 239 | 21 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 32 | 17 | 50 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 10 | 38 | 64 | .538 | .688 | 17.1 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 0.8 | ||
| January | 17 | 0 | 369 | 43 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 39 | 17 | 59 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 20 | 62 | 109 | .606 | .590 | 21.7 | 6.4 | 3.5 | 0.8 | ||
| February | 12 | 0 | 177 | 17 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 16 | 41 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 37 | 43 | .548 | .450 | 14.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 0.4 | ||
| March | 17 | 0 | 299 | 37 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 27 | 28 | 67 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 56 | 90 | .544 | .593 | 17.6 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 0.6 | ||
| April | 10 | 0 | 195 | 29 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 26 | 13 | 44 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 31 | 81 | .690 | .885 | 19.5 | 8.1 | 4.4 | 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 | 7 | 0 | 149 | 25 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 16 | 36 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 22 | 60 | .595 | .526 | 21.3 | 8.6 | 5.1 | 1.0 | |
| Monday | 5 | 0 | 97 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 18 | .412 | .667 | 19.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 0.8 | ||
| Tuesday | 10 | 0 | 172 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 36 | .500 | .750 | 17.2 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 0.7 | ||
| Wednesday | 16 | 0 | 267 | 20 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 32 | 20 | 46 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 16 | 54 | 59 | .526 | .594 | 16.7 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 0.5 | ||
| Thursday | 7 | 0 | 130 | 21 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 57 | .656 | .682 | 18.6 | 8.1 | 4.1 | 1.1 | ||
| Friday | 18 | 1 | 321 | 35 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 39 | 27 | 74 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 16 | 54 | 90 | .538 | .000 | .513 | 17.8 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 0.6 | |
| Saturday | 19 | 1 | 327 | 43 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 37 | 21 | 61 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 58 | 111 | .597 | .676 | 17.2 | 5.8 | 3.2 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 2 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 16.5 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Reserve | 80 | 0 | 1430 | 163 | 283 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 171 | 104 | 284 | 52 | 41 | 124 | 73 | 250 | 431 | .576 | .000 | .614 | 17.9 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 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 |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17 | .571 | .250 | 30.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.0 | |
| 20-29 | 27 | 0 | 650 | 90 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 70 | 49 | 137 | 25 | 20 | 60 | 31 | 86 | 225 | .657 | .643 | 24.1 | 8.3 | 5.1 | 0.9 | ||
| 10-19 | 44 | 2 | 693 | 59 | 126 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 92 | 54 | 137 | 27 | 20 | 55 | 33 | 143 | 176 | .468 | .000 | .630 | 15.8 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 0.6 | |
| 0-9 | 9 | 0 | 60 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 13 | .462 | .200 | 6.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | ||
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 26 | 1 | 481 | 58 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 62 | 34 | 103 | 20 | 11 | 35 | 25 | 81 | 152 | .586 | .581 | 18.5 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 0.8 | |
| 1 Day | 36 | 0 | 649 | 68 | 124 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 75 | 48 | 129 | 22 | 21 | 55 | 35 | 107 | 186 | .548 | .000 | .667 | 18.0 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 0.6 | |
| 2 Days | 10 | 0 | 175 | 21 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 36 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 29 | 51 | .568 | .563 | 17.5 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 0.6 | ||
| 3+ Days | 9 | 0 | 142 | 16 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 34 | 42 | .593 | .556 | 15.8 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 58 | 2 | 1043 | 116 | 206 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 117 | 77 | 212 | 36 | 34 | 99 | 45 | 182 | 297 | .563 | .000 | .556 | 18.0 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 0.6 |
| Western | 24 | 0 | 420 | 47 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 54 | 31 | 84 | 18 | 10 | 25 | 29 | 74 | 134 | .560 | .741 | 17.5 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 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 | 0 | 508 | 59 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 53 | 38 | 100 | 18 | 18 | 47 | 18 | 96 | 147 | .584 | .547 | 18.1 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 0.6 | |
| Central | 30 | 2 | 535 | 57 | 105 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 64 | 39 | 112 | 18 | 16 | 52 | 27 | 86 | 150 | .543 | .000 | .563 | 17.8 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 0.6 | |
| Midwest | 12 | 0 | 206 | 19 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 30 | 19 | 44 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 41 | 61 | .487 | .767 | 17.2 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 0.7 | ||
| Pacific | 12 | 0 | 214 | 28 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 24 | 12 | 40 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 33 | 73 | .622 | .708 | 17.8 | 6.1 | 3.3 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 6 | 0 | 105 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 15 | .357 | .000 | .500 | 17.5 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 0.5 |
| Boston | 5 | 0 | 105 | 19 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 43 | .633 | .455 | 21.0 | 8.6 | 4.4 | 1.6 | ||
| Chicago | 6 | 0 | 137 | 16 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 38 | .552 | .400 | 22.8 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 0.2 | ||
| Cleveland | 6 | 0 | 93 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 10 | .500 | .333 | 15.5 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 0.5 | ||
| Dallas | 2 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | .625 | .500 | 11.5 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Denver | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | .600 | 1.000 | 13.5 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Golden State | 2 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | .429 | .667 | 11.5 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | .571 | .800 | 16.5 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Indiana | 6 | 1 | 98 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 31 | .500 | .778 | 16.3 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 1.2 | ||
| LA Clippers | 2 | 0 | 39 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | .800 | 19.5 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | |||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 0 | 46 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 25 | .692 | .700 | 23.0 | 12.5 | 6.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Milwaukee | 6 | 1 | 102 | 21 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 56 | .656 | .778 | 17.0 | 9.3 | 4.2 | 0.7 | ||
| New Jersey | 6 | 0 | 99 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 22 | .600 | .444 | 16.5 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 0.7 | ||
| New York | 6 | 0 | 120 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 36 | .682 | .667 | 20.0 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 0.2 | ||
| Philadelphia | 5 | 0 | 76 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 18 | .533 | .500 | 15.2 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 0.2 | ||
| Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | .400 | 1.000 | 16.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Portland | 2 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | .400 | .500 | 19.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Sacramento | 2 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | .333 | .667 | 17.5 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | ||
| San Antonio | 2 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | .375 | .667 | 20.5 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Seattle | 2 | 0 | 36 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 | .800 | 1.000 | 18.0 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | .400 | 1.000 | 23.5 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Washington | 6 | 0 | 108 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 28 | .421 | .600 | 18.0 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 0.7 | ||