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
Sponsor this page for $30 and help Basketball-Reference.com provide this service. Your message will replace this ad.
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 67 | 21 | 1458 | 166 | 333 | 0 | 2 | 135 | 195 | 134 | 335 | 75 | 40 | 72 | 100 | 197 | 467 | .498 | .000 | .692 | 21.8 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 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 | 33 | 12 | 680 | 79 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 103 | 67 | 173 | 32 | 19 | 34 | 39 | 73 | 232 | .494 | .718 | 20.6 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 1.0 | |
| Road | 34 | 9 | 778 | 87 | 173 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 92 | 67 | 162 | 43 | 21 | 38 | 61 | 124 | 235 | .503 | .000 | .663 | 22.9 | 6.9 | 4.8 | 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 | 44 | 16 | 1034 | 126 | 245 | 0 | 2 | 97 | 142 | 102 | 248 | 56 | 29 | 50 | 67 | 136 | 349 | .514 | .000 | .683 | 23.5 | 7.9 | 5.6 | 1.3 |
| Post | 23 | 5 | 424 | 40 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 53 | 32 | 87 | 19 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 61 | 118 | .455 | .717 | 18.4 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 50 | 14 | 1056 | 108 | 223 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 139 | 92 | 240 | 52 | 31 | 56 | 68 | 142 | 314 | .484 | .705 | 21.1 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 1.0 | |
| Loss | 17 | 7 | 402 | 58 | 110 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 56 | 42 | 95 | 23 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 55 | 153 | .527 | .000 | .661 | 23.6 | 9.0 | 5.6 | 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 |
| Month | November | 14 | 0 | 301 | 42 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 27 | 66 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 54 | 98 | .568 | .583 | 21.5 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 1.0 | |
| December | 13 | 0 | 275 | 34 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 40 | 31 | 64 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 25 | 32 | 93 | .515 | .625 | 21.2 | 7.2 | 4.9 | 1.1 | ||
| January | 14 | 13 | 397 | 43 | 91 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 70 | 41 | 106 | 23 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 42 | 138 | .473 | .000 | .743 | 28.4 | 9.9 | 7.6 | 1.6 | |
| February | 8 | 8 | 186 | 20 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 53 | .444 | .722 | 23.3 | 6.6 | 3.9 | 1.3 | ||
| March | 5 | 0 | 79 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 18 | .364 | .833 | 15.8 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 1.2 | ||
| April | 13 | 0 | 220 | 23 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 31 | 15 | 49 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 34 | 67 | .500 | .677 | 16.9 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 9 | 4 | 222 | 25 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 46 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 69 | .521 | .000 | .760 | 24.7 | 7.7 | 5.1 | 1.9 |
| Monday | 4 | 2 | 85 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 27 | .375 | .833 | 21.3 | 6.8 | 5.3 | 0.5 | ||
| Tuesday | 11 | 2 | 253 | 31 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 46 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 37 | 77 | .534 | .000 | .833 | 23.0 | 7.0 | 4.2 | 1.4 | |
| Wednesday | 15 | 5 | 305 | 38 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 48 | 35 | 88 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 105 | .521 | .604 | 20.3 | 7.0 | 5.9 | 0.6 | ||
| Thursday | 4 | 1 | 90 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 25 | .368 | .688 | 22.5 | 6.3 | 3.8 | 1.0 | ||
| Friday | 16 | 5 | 336 | 36 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 43 | 35 | 86 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 19 | 48 | 104 | .480 | .744 | 21.0 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 1.1 | ||
| Saturday | 8 | 2 | 167 | 23 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 27 | 18 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 60 | .523 | .519 | 20.9 | 7.5 | 4.1 | 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 | 21 | 21 | 561 | 59 | 131 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 85 | 50 | 132 | 32 | 13 | 27 | 28 | 62 | 180 | .450 | .000 | .729 | 26.7 | 8.6 | 6.3 | 1.5 |
| Reserve | 46 | 0 | 897 | 107 | 202 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 110 | 84 | 203 | 43 | 27 | 45 | 72 | 135 | 287 | .530 | .000 | .664 | 19.5 | 6.2 | 4.4 | 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 1 | 1 | 40 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | .500 | .750 | 40.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.0 | |
| 30-39 | 7 | 5 | 229 | 34 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 35 | 25 | 45 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 24 | 89 | .523 | .600 | 32.7 | 12.7 | 6.4 | 1.3 | ||
| 20-29 | 40 | 13 | 938 | 108 | 205 | 0 | 2 | 94 | 128 | 80 | 224 | 51 | 19 | 45 | 63 | 124 | 310 | .527 | .000 | .734 | 23.5 | 7.8 | 5.6 | 1.3 | |
| 10-19 | 17 | 2 | 245 | 20 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 28 | 25 | 55 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 42 | 57 | .377 | .607 | 14.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 0.6 | ||
| 0-9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 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 | 15 | 2 | 318 | 41 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 51 | 30 | 74 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 53 | 112 | .577 | .588 | 21.2 | 7.5 | 4.9 | 0.9 | |
| 1 Day | 35 | 13 | 765 | 73 | 160 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 94 | 72 | 175 | 41 | 21 | 42 | 59 | 99 | 218 | .456 | .000 | .766 | 21.9 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 1.2 | |
| 2 Days | 9 | 4 | 203 | 21 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 29 | 19 | 51 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 64 | .467 | .759 | 22.6 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 1.6 | ||
| 3+ Days | 7 | 2 | 162 | 30 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 71 | .566 | .000 | .579 | 23.1 | 10.1 | 4.4 | 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 | 47 | 14 | 1011 | 120 | 233 | 0 | 2 | 96 | 139 | 94 | 232 | 56 | 33 | 51 | 64 | 128 | 336 | .515 | .000 | .691 | 21.5 | 7.1 | 4.9 | 1.2 |
| Western | 20 | 7 | 447 | 46 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 56 | 40 | 103 | 19 | 7 | 21 | 36 | 69 | 131 | .460 | .696 | 22.4 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 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 | 22 | 6 | 512 | 68 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 76 | 55 | 120 | 31 | 17 | 32 | 35 | 62 | 189 | .531 | .697 | 23.3 | 8.6 | 5.5 | 1.4 | |
| Central | 25 | 8 | 499 | 52 | 105 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 63 | 39 | 112 | 25 | 16 | 19 | 29 | 66 | 147 | .495 | .000 | .683 | 20.0 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 1.0 | |
| Midwest | 8 | 1 | 157 | 18 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 22 | 13 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 55 | .474 | .864 | 19.6 | 6.9 | 4.4 | 0.8 | ||
| Pacific | 12 | 6 | 290 | 28 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 34 | 27 | 68 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 45 | 76 | .452 | .588 | 24.2 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 5 | 1 | 128 | 15 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 44 | .517 | .000 | .778 | 25.6 | 8.8 | 7.2 | 1.2 |
| Boston | 3 | 2 | 87 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 20 | .375 | .800 | 29.0 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 2.3 | ||
| Charlotte | 4 | 0 | 81 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 22 | .533 | .667 | 20.3 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 1.3 | ||
| Chicago | 6 | 2 | 99 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | .500 | .583 | 16.5 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 1.0 | ||
| Cleveland | 4 | 1 | 61 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 19 | .533 | .750 | 15.3 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Dallas | 2 | 0 | 48 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 22 | .471 | 1.000 | 24.0 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 2.5 | ||
| Denver | 1 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1.000 | .750 | 21.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Golden State | 2 | 2 | 48 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | .364 | .615 | 24.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 2.5 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | .400 | 1.000 | 14.5 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Indiana | 5 | 2 | 128 | 17 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 11 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 46 | .531 | .545 | 25.6 | 9.2 | 6.4 | 1.6 | ||
| LA Clippers | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .500 | 22.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | |||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 1 | 50 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | .533 | .500 | 25.0 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Miami | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .667 | 1.000 | 21.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Milwaukee | 5 | 2 | 83 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 21 | .368 | .000 | 1.000 | 16.6 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 0.6 | |
| New Jersey | 3 | 1 | 72 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 34 | .650 | .800 | 24.0 | 11.3 | 6.3 | 2.0 | ||
| New York | 4 | 1 | 91 | 19 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 47 | .528 | .600 | 22.8 | 11.8 | 5.8 | 0.8 | ||
| Philadelphia | 4 | 1 | 85 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 30 | .500 | .750 | 21.3 | 7.5 | 5.8 | 1.8 | ||
| Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 48 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | .750 | .250 | 24.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Portland | 2 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | .333 | .750 | 19.5 | 4.5 | 7.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Sacramento | 2 | 2 | 63 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | .286 | .800 | 31.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.5 | ||
| San Antonio | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | .400 | .750 | 23.0 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Seattle | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 20.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Utah | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Washington | 4 | 1 | 96 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 36 | .565 | .625 | 24.0 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 0.8 | ||