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 | 12 | 1914 | 209 | 408 | 1 | 4 | 174 | 244 | 154 | 439 | 67 | 51 | 153 | 97 | 282 | 593 | .512 | .250 | .713 | 23.3 | 7.2 | 5.4 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 41 | 6 | 945 | 97 | 189 | 0 | 2 | 104 | 136 | 64 | 204 | 38 | 27 | 95 | 56 | 137 | 298 | .513 | .000 | .765 | 23.0 | 7.3 | 5.0 | 0.9 |
| Road | 41 | 6 | 969 | 112 | 219 | 1 | 2 | 70 | 108 | 90 | 235 | 29 | 24 | 58 | 41 | 145 | 295 | .511 | .500 | .648 | 23.6 | 7.2 | 5.7 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 49 | 12 | 1153 | 123 | 252 | 1 | 3 | 100 | 145 | 92 | 256 | 36 | 35 | 94 | 65 | 172 | 347 | .488 | .333 | .690 | 23.5 | 7.1 | 5.2 | 0.7 |
| Post | 33 | 0 | 761 | 86 | 156 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 99 | 62 | 183 | 31 | 16 | 59 | 32 | 110 | 246 | .551 | .000 | .747 | 23.1 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 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 | 59 | 7 | 1428 | 159 | 304 | 1 | 3 | 131 | 182 | 114 | 339 | 53 | 40 | 119 | 74 | 200 | 450 | .523 | .333 | .720 | 24.2 | 7.6 | 5.7 | 0.9 |
| Loss | 23 | 5 | 486 | 50 | 104 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 62 | 40 | 100 | 14 | 11 | 34 | 23 | 82 | 143 | .481 | .000 | .694 | 21.1 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 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 |
| Month | November | 14 | 12 | 387 | 43 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 52 | 34 | 87 | 14 | 8 | 33 | 17 | 52 | 118 | .430 | .615 | 27.6 | 8.4 | 6.2 | 1.0 | |
| December | 15 | 0 | 305 | 28 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 37 | 21 | 70 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 19 | 52 | 81 | .475 | .000 | .676 | 20.3 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 0.3 | |
| January | 16 | 0 | 374 | 41 | 72 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 50 | 23 | 73 | 14 | 9 | 29 | 22 | 54 | 123 | .569 | .500 | .800 | 23.4 | 7.7 | 4.6 | 0.9 | |
| February | 11 | 0 | 240 | 28 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 36 | 30 | 71 | 14 | 7 | 24 | 12 | 39 | 80 | .519 | .667 | 21.8 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 1.3 | ||
| March | 15 | 0 | 374 | 46 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 43 | 33 | 92 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 56 | 124 | .613 | .744 | 24.9 | 8.3 | 6.1 | 0.7 | ||
| April | 11 | 0 | 234 | 23 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 26 | 13 | 46 | 11 | 6 | 20 | 7 | 29 | 67 | .479 | .000 | .808 | 21.3 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 10 | 1 | 212 | 23 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 43 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 62 | .590 | .000 | .762 | 21.2 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 0.9 |
| Monday | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | .667 | .500 | 14.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Tuesday | 16 | 2 | 415 | 44 | 85 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 44 | 35 | 95 | 19 | 14 | 34 | 19 | 55 | 116 | .518 | 1.000 | .614 | 25.9 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 1.2 | |
| Wednesday | 13 | 2 | 303 | 29 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 43 | 17 | 63 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 18 | 43 | 94 | .439 | .837 | 23.3 | 7.2 | 4.8 | 0.5 | ||
| Thursday | 6 | 0 | 126 | 19 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 44 | .633 | .500 | 21.0 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 0.7 | ||
| Friday | 21 | 4 | 483 | 57 | 109 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 75 | 36 | 108 | 20 | 13 | 38 | 16 | 71 | 172 | .523 | .000 | .773 | 23.0 | 8.2 | 5.1 | 1.0 | |
| Saturday | 15 | 3 | 361 | 35 | 76 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 47 | 37 | 87 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 25 | 56 | 100 | .461 | .000 | .638 | 24.1 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 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 | 12 | 12 | 328 | 35 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 44 | 31 | 74 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 15 | 45 | 96 | .412 | .591 | 27.3 | 8.0 | 6.2 | 0.8 | |
| Reserve | 70 | 0 | 1586 | 174 | 323 | 1 | 4 | 148 | 200 | 123 | 365 | 57 | 43 | 124 | 82 | 237 | 497 | .539 | .250 | .740 | 22.7 | 7.1 | 5.2 | 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 |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 13 | 4 | 428 | 46 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 44 | 34 | 94 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 20 | 54 | 128 | .511 | 1.000 | .795 | 32.9 | 9.8 | 7.2 | 0.9 |
| 20-29 | 48 | 8 | 1160 | 127 | 254 | 0 | 2 | 106 | 153 | 98 | 278 | 45 | 33 | 93 | 58 | 158 | 360 | .500 | .000 | .693 | 24.2 | 7.5 | 5.8 | 0.9 | |
| 10-19 | 21 | 0 | 326 | 36 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 47 | 22 | 67 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 19 | 70 | 105 | .563 | .000 | .702 | 15.5 | 5.0 | 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 25 | 4 | 600 | 55 | 128 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 63 | 45 | 125 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 44 | 90 | 158 | .430 | .000 | .762 | 24.0 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 0.6 |
| 1 Day | 34 | 3 | 762 | 92 | 162 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 114 | 67 | 193 | 37 | 20 | 61 | 30 | 118 | 267 | .568 | .000 | .728 | 22.4 | 7.9 | 5.7 | 1.1 | |
| 2 Days | 13 | 3 | 315 | 37 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 30 | 29 | 59 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 15 | 46 | 91 | .578 | 1.000 | .533 | 24.2 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 0.7 | |
| 3+ Days | 9 | 1 | 212 | 23 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 56 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 24 | 67 | .489 | .724 | 23.6 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 54 | 11 | 1245 | 132 | 267 | 1 | 2 | 109 | 150 | 104 | 289 | 41 | 34 | 106 | 55 | 194 | 374 | .494 | .500 | .727 | 23.1 | 6.9 | 5.4 | 0.8 |
| Western | 28 | 1 | 669 | 77 | 141 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 94 | 50 | 150 | 26 | 17 | 47 | 42 | 88 | 219 | .546 | .000 | .691 | 23.9 | 7.8 | 5.4 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 24 | 5 | 551 | 46 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 73 | 44 | 123 | 12 | 10 | 51 | 25 | 86 | 146 | .442 | .740 | 23.0 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 0.5 | |
| Central | 30 | 6 | 694 | 86 | 163 | 1 | 2 | 55 | 77 | 60 | 166 | 29 | 24 | 55 | 30 | 108 | 228 | .528 | .500 | .714 | 23.1 | 7.6 | 5.5 | 1.0 | |
| Midwest | 14 | 0 | 340 | 40 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 46 | 27 | 87 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 43 | 108 | .606 | .609 | 24.3 | 7.7 | 6.2 | 0.9 | ||
| Pacific | 14 | 1 | 329 | 37 | 75 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 48 | 23 | 63 | 13 | 10 | 27 | 21 | 45 | 111 | .493 | .000 | .771 | 23.5 | 7.9 | 4.5 | 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 | 123 | 16 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 44 | .593 | 1.000 | .733 | 24.6 | 8.8 | 4.8 | 1.2 |
| Boston | 4 | 1 | 90 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 14 | .333 | 22.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 0.3 | |||
| Charlotte | 2 | 0 | 46 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | .667 | .500 | 23.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Chicago | 5 | 1 | 144 | 17 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 21 | 39 | .548 | .714 | 28.8 | 7.8 | 5.6 | 1.4 | ||
| Cleveland | 5 | 1 | 112 | 20 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 47 | .625 | .636 | 22.4 | 9.4 | 6.6 | 0.8 | ||
| Dallas | 2 | 0 | 53 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 19 | .700 | .714 | 26.5 | 9.5 | 4.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Denver | 2 | 0 | 50 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 16 | .556 | .600 | 25.0 | 8.0 | 5.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Golden State | 2 | 0 | 39 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 27 | .412 | .813 | 19.5 | 13.5 | 6.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | .538 | .000 | 21.0 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Indiana | 5 | 1 | 93 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 32 | .423 | .833 | 18.6 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 0.6 | ||
| LA Clippers | 2 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 11 | .286 | 1.000 | 25.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.0 | ||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | .571 | .000 | .667 | 21.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Miami | 4 | 2 | 104 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 15 | 37 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 28 | .409 | .526 | 26.0 | 7.0 | 9.3 | 0.8 | ||
| Milwaukee | 5 | 1 | 111 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 29 | .526 | .643 | 22.2 | 5.8 | 7.6 | 0.6 | ||
| Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 57 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | .778 | .857 | 28.5 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 1.0 | ||
| New Jersey | 4 | 0 | 68 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 18 | .667 | .769 | 17.0 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 0.3 | ||
| New York | 4 | 1 | 88 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 31 | .450 | .765 | 22.0 | 7.8 | 4.5 | 0.8 | ||
| Orlando | 5 | 1 | 111 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 37 | .429 | .000 | .722 | 22.2 | 7.4 | 5.4 | 1.2 | |
| Philadelphia | 4 | 0 | 84 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 26 | .636 | .923 | 21.0 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 0.8 | ||
| Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 49 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 20 | .500 | .800 | 24.5 | 10.0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Portland | 2 | 1 | 43 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | .286 | .500 | 21.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Sacramento | 2 | 0 | 52 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 9 | .500 | .600 | 26.0 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 2.5 | ||
| San Antonio | 2 | 0 | 50 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 23 | .615 | .700 | 25.0 | 11.5 | 7.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Seattle | 2 | 0 | 54 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 29 | .733 | .700 | 27.0 | 14.5 | 5.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | .333 | .750 | 21.0 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Washington | 4 | 1 | 117 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 29 | .417 | .818 | 29.3 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 0.3 | ||