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 | 74 | 1 | 1649 | 179 | 377 | 0 | 1 | 186 | 256 | 137 | 327 | 70 | 52 | 112 | 91 | 240 | 544 | .475 | .000 | .727 | 22.3 | 7.4 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 36 | 1 | 825 | 92 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 150 | 72 | 164 | 38 | 23 | 59 | 49 | 107 | 292 | .477 | .720 | 22.9 | 8.1 | 4.6 | 1.1 | |
| Road | 38 | 0 | 824 | 87 | 184 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 106 | 65 | 163 | 32 | 29 | 53 | 42 | 133 | 252 | .473 | .000 | .736 | 21.7 | 6.6 | 4.3 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 49 | 0 | 1058 | 110 | 231 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 150 | 90 | 204 | 41 | 41 | 66 | 59 | 146 | 329 | .476 | .727 | 21.6 | 6.7 | 4.2 | 0.8 | |
| Post | 25 | 1 | 591 | 69 | 146 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 106 | 47 | 123 | 29 | 11 | 46 | 32 | 94 | 215 | .473 | .000 | .726 | 23.6 | 8.6 | 4.9 | 1.2 | |
| 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 | 47 | 0 | 1068 | 121 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 180 | 94 | 211 | 46 | 34 | 79 | 60 | 153 | 375 | .504 | .739 | 22.7 | 8.0 | 4.5 | 1.0 | |
| Loss | 27 | 1 | 581 | 58 | 137 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 76 | 43 | 116 | 24 | 18 | 33 | 31 | 87 | 169 | .423 | .000 | .697 | 21.5 | 6.3 | 4.3 | 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 |
| Month | November | 15 | 0 | 313 | 36 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 46 | 27 | 61 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 46 | 107 | .500 | .761 | 20.9 | 7.1 | 4.1 | 1.0 | |
| December | 15 | 0 | 348 | 39 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 58 | 27 | 73 | 14 | 16 | 25 | 13 | 46 | 119 | .488 | .707 | 23.2 | 7.9 | 4.9 | 0.9 | ||
| January | 15 | 0 | 317 | 27 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 38 | 30 | 55 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 20 | 41 | 81 | .435 | .711 | 21.1 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 0.5 | ||
| February | 7 | 0 | 119 | 13 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 36 | .419 | .625 | 17.0 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1.0 | ||
| March | 12 | 1 | 296 | 31 | 69 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 43 | 25 | 62 | 14 | 7 | 28 | 15 | 48 | 91 | .449 | .000 | .674 | 24.7 | 7.6 | 5.2 | 1.2 | |
| April | 10 | 0 | 256 | 33 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 55 | 16 | 49 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 38 | 110 | .524 | .800 | 25.6 | 11.0 | 4.9 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 5 | 0 | 111 | 19 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 25 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 55 | .543 | .680 | 22.2 | 11.0 | 4.4 | 1.4 | |
| Monday | 5 | 1 | 145 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 31 | .429 | .583 | 29.0 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 1.0 | ||
| Tuesday | 13 | 0 | 284 | 35 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 49 | 18 | 53 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 44 | 107 | .538 | .755 | 21.8 | 8.2 | 4.1 | 0.8 | ||
| Wednesday | 15 | 0 | 323 | 30 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 53 | 30 | 73 | 14 | 12 | 22 | 17 | 48 | 98 | .429 | .000 | .717 | 21.5 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 0.9 | |
| Thursday | 4 | 0 | 94 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 25 | .450 | .778 | 23.5 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 0.8 | ||
| Friday | 20 | 0 | 403 | 46 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 64 | 28 | 65 | 19 | 14 | 22 | 27 | 56 | 138 | .500 | .719 | 20.2 | 6.9 | 3.3 | 1.0 | ||
| Saturday | 12 | 0 | 289 | 28 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 44 | 28 | 61 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 12 | 43 | 90 | .418 | .773 | 24.1 | 7.5 | 5.1 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 1 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | .500 | 33.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Reserve | 73 | 0 | 1616 | 175 | 369 | 0 | 1 | 186 | 256 | 134 | 320 | 67 | 52 | 109 | 89 | 236 | 536 | .474 | .000 | .727 | 22.1 | 7.3 | 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 | 30-39 | 10 | 1 | 329 | 36 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 34 | 28 | 58 | 11 | 9 | 27 | 18 | 32 | 96 | .493 | .000 | .706 | 32.9 | 9.6 | 5.8 | 1.1 |
| 20-29 | 35 | 0 | 888 | 107 | 219 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 165 | 74 | 190 | 48 | 31 | 65 | 42 | 130 | 338 | .489 | .752 | 25.4 | 9.7 | 5.4 | 1.4 | ||
| 10-19 | 26 | 0 | 416 | 36 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 55 | 35 | 78 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 29 | 72 | 109 | .439 | .673 | 16.0 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 0.4 | ||
| 0-9 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .000 | .500 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 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 | 21 | 0 | 504 | 47 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 76 | 51 | 118 | 16 | 14 | 39 | 22 | 70 | 151 | .456 | .750 | 24.0 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 0.8 | |
| 1 Day | 29 | 1 | 624 | 65 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 102 | 45 | 111 | 29 | 17 | 45 | 35 | 92 | 205 | .474 | .735 | 21.5 | 7.1 | 3.8 | 1.0 | ||
| 2 Days | 15 | 0 | 344 | 46 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 44 | 30 | 65 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 52 | 124 | .554 | .727 | 22.9 | 8.3 | 4.3 | 0.6 | ||
| 3+ Days | 8 | 0 | 150 | 17 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 26 | 10 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 51 | .378 | .000 | .654 | 18.8 | 6.4 | 3.9 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 50 | 1 | 1161 | 124 | 275 | 0 | 1 | 130 | 183 | 105 | 249 | 57 | 32 | 76 | 64 | 166 | 378 | .451 | .000 | .710 | 23.2 | 7.6 | 5.0 | 1.1 |
| Western | 24 | 0 | 488 | 55 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 73 | 32 | 78 | 13 | 20 | 36 | 27 | 74 | 166 | .539 | .767 | 20.3 | 6.9 | 3.3 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 22 | 0 | 542 | 52 | 129 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 83 | 48 | 111 | 29 | 19 | 35 | 29 | 72 | 166 | .403 | .000 | .747 | 24.6 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 1.3 |
| Central | 28 | 1 | 619 | 72 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 100 | 57 | 138 | 28 | 13 | 41 | 35 | 94 | 212 | .493 | .680 | 22.1 | 7.6 | 4.9 | 1.0 | ||
| Midwest | 13 | 0 | 300 | 38 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 46 | 23 | 58 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 15 | 41 | 111 | .551 | .761 | 23.1 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 0.6 | ||
| Pacific | 11 | 0 | 188 | 17 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 27 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 55 | .515 | .778 | 17.1 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 4 | 0 | 96 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 27 | .600 | .750 | 24.0 | 6.8 | 4.3 | 1.3 | |
| Boston | 4 | 0 | 119 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 36 | .321 | .692 | 29.8 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 1.8 | ||
| Charlotte | 5 | 0 | 104 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 29 | .476 | .643 | 20.8 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 0.4 | ||
| Chicago | 5 | 0 | 130 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 48 | .556 | .720 | 26.0 | 9.6 | 4.6 | 0.8 | ||
| Cleveland | 4 | 0 | 74 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 29 | .533 | .765 | 18.5 | 7.3 | 4.0 | 0.3 | ||
| Dallas | 2 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | .333 | 1.000 | 18.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Denver | 2 | 0 | 52 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | .500 | .500 | 26.0 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Golden State | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | .333 | .750 | 13.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 0 | 43 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 15 | .400 | 1.000 | 21.5 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Indiana | 5 | 0 | 92 | 13 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 29 | .448 | .429 | 18.4 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 1.0 | ||
| LA Clippers | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | .333 | 1.000 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | ||
| LA Lakers | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .500 | 1.000 | 23.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Miami | 3 | 0 | 85 | 17 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 51 | .739 | .810 | 28.3 | 17.0 | 4.7 | 1.3 | ||
| Milwaukee | 5 | 1 | 123 | 17 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 25 | 14 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 50 | .436 | .640 | 24.6 | 10.0 | 5.6 | 2.2 | ||
| Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 41 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 25 | .750 | .778 | 20.5 | 12.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | ||
| New Jersey | 4 | 0 | 93 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 29 | .333 | .688 | 23.3 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 0.5 | ||
| New York | 3 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | .143 | .833 | 15.7 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 0.7 | ||
| Orlando | 2 | 0 | 49 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 18 | .462 | .750 | 24.5 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Philadelphia | 4 | 0 | 86 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | .353 | .000 | .857 | 21.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 2.0 | |
| Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | .750 | .667 | 14.5 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Portland | 2 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | .667 | .500 | 17.0 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Sacramento | 2 | 0 | 49 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 20 | .500 | .833 | 24.5 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | ||
| San Antonio | 2 | 0 | 54 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 23 | .692 | .625 | 27.0 | 11.5 | 7.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Seattle | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Utah | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | .667 | .750 | 25.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Washington | 4 | 0 | 112 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 25 | .370 | .714 | 28.0 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 1.5 | ||