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 | 72 | 38 | 1774 | 249 | 486 | 0 | 3 | 186 | 260 | 106 | 296 | 116 | 49 | 110 | 102 | 222 | 684 | .512 | .000 | .715 | 24.6 | 9.5 | 4.1 | 1.6 | |
| 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 |
| Place | Home | 36 | 18 | 888 | 129 | 259 | 0 | 2 | 94 | 134 | 54 | 147 | 52 | 22 | 51 | 57 | 101 | 352 | .498 | .000 | .701 | 24.7 | 9.8 | 4.1 | 1.4 |
| Road | 36 | 20 | 886 | 120 | 227 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 126 | 52 | 149 | 64 | 27 | 59 | 45 | 121 | 332 | .529 | .000 | .730 | 24.6 | 9.2 | 4.1 | 1.8 | |
| 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 | 38 | 12 | 860 | 116 | 228 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 136 | 53 | 144 | 50 | 20 | 38 | 53 | 112 | 328 | .509 | .000 | .706 | 22.6 | 8.6 | 3.8 | 1.3 |
| Post | 34 | 26 | 914 | 133 | 258 | 0 | 2 | 90 | 124 | 53 | 152 | 66 | 29 | 72 | 49 | 110 | 356 | .516 | .000 | .726 | 26.9 | 10.5 | 4.5 | 1.9 | |
| 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 | 43 | 22 | 1043 | 155 | 285 | 0 | 1 | 118 | 163 | 63 | 168 | 65 | 35 | 67 | 67 | 140 | 428 | .544 | .000 | .724 | 24.3 | 10.0 | 3.9 | 1.5 |
| Loss | 29 | 16 | 731 | 94 | 201 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 97 | 43 | 128 | 51 | 14 | 43 | 35 | 82 | 256 | .468 | .000 | .701 | 25.2 | 8.8 | 4.4 | 1.8 | |
| 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 |
| Month | November | 16 | 10 | 369 | 54 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 51 | 28 | 72 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 47 | 140 | .458 | .627 | 23.1 | 8.8 | 4.5 | 1.1 | |
| December | 5 | 0 | 115 | 18 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 27 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 56 | .621 | .741 | 23.0 | 11.2 | 3.4 | 1.8 | ||
| January | 14 | 0 | 310 | 34 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 47 | 14 | 44 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 37 | 105 | .515 | .000 | .787 | 22.1 | 7.5 | 3.1 | 1.1 | |
| February | 13 | 4 | 316 | 38 | 76 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 44 | 15 | 57 | 22 | 6 | 34 | 15 | 40 | 110 | .500 | .000 | .773 | 24.3 | 8.5 | 4.4 | 1.7 | |
| March | 15 | 15 | 447 | 71 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 71 | 29 | 72 | 30 | 17 | 30 | 22 | 52 | 188 | .526 | .648 | 29.8 | 12.5 | 4.8 | 2.0 | ||
| April | 9 | 9 | 217 | 34 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 34 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 85 | .548 | .850 | 24.1 | 9.4 | 3.8 | 2.3 | ||
| 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 | 10 | 7 | 238 | 36 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 39 | 16 | 44 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 34 | 97 | .507 | .641 | 23.8 | 9.7 | 4.4 | 1.8 | |
| Monday | 5 | 3 | 130 | 24 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 61 | .615 | .722 | 26.0 | 12.2 | 2.8 | 0.8 | ||
| Tuesday | 11 | 6 | 258 | 33 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 34 | 19 | 56 | 14 | 4 | 19 | 27 | 33 | 87 | .493 | .618 | 23.5 | 7.9 | 5.1 | 1.3 | ||
| Wednesday | 14 | 7 | 327 | 40 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 55 | 17 | 41 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 40 | 117 | .500 | .673 | 23.4 | 8.4 | 2.9 | 1.2 | ||
| Thursday | 7 | 2 | 178 | 27 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 38 | 10 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 9 | 23 | 85 | .563 | .000 | .816 | 25.4 | 12.1 | 4.4 | 2.0 | |
| Friday | 15 | 6 | 394 | 56 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 55 | 27 | 73 | 38 | 13 | 24 | 20 | 41 | 156 | .514 | .800 | 26.3 | 10.4 | 4.9 | 2.5 | ||
| Saturday | 10 | 7 | 249 | 33 | 72 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 35 | 81 | .458 | .000 | .714 | 24.9 | 8.1 | 3.7 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 38 | 38 | 1031 | 159 | 313 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 126 | 62 | 175 | 70 | 32 | 61 | 68 | 133 | 404 | .508 | .000 | .683 | 27.1 | 10.6 | 4.6 | 1.8 |
| Reserve | 34 | 0 | 743 | 90 | 173 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 134 | 44 | 121 | 46 | 17 | 49 | 34 | 89 | 280 | .520 | .000 | .746 | 21.9 | 8.2 | 3.6 | 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 1 | 1 | 41 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .429 | .667 | 41.0 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | |
| 30-39 | 18 | 11 | 594 | 93 | 178 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 85 | 38 | 107 | 40 | 14 | 43 | 39 | 65 | 253 | .522 | .000 | .788 | 33.0 | 14.1 | 5.9 | 2.2 | |
| 20-29 | 36 | 23 | 867 | 119 | 231 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 113 | 47 | 143 | 65 | 23 | 45 | 49 | 107 | 316 | .515 | .000 | .690 | 24.1 | 8.8 | 4.0 | 1.8 | |
| 10-19 | 17 | 3 | 272 | 34 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 53 | 20 | 41 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 14 | 47 | 103 | .486 | .660 | 16.0 | 6.1 | 2.4 | 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 | 9 | 436 | 43 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 55 | 25 | 73 | 29 | 9 | 25 | 26 | 54 | 127 | .430 | .745 | 25.6 | 7.5 | 4.3 | 1.7 | |
| 1 Day | 35 | 24 | 931 | 146 | 279 | 0 | 2 | 98 | 139 | 56 | 159 | 66 | 29 | 64 | 52 | 114 | 390 | .523 | .000 | .705 | 26.6 | 11.1 | 4.5 | 1.9 | |
| 2 Days | 10 | 3 | 180 | 28 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 65 | .538 | .000 | .563 | 18.0 | 6.5 | 2.7 | 0.9 | |
| 3+ Days | 9 | 2 | 202 | 30 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 44 | 15 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 93 | .600 | .750 | 22.4 | 10.3 | 3.6 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 53 | 28 | 1287 | 166 | 342 | 0 | 2 | 133 | 188 | 78 | 210 | 88 | 37 | 80 | 75 | 164 | 465 | .485 | .000 | .707 | 24.3 | 8.8 | 4.0 | 1.7 |
| Western | 19 | 10 | 487 | 83 | 144 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 72 | 28 | 86 | 28 | 12 | 30 | 27 | 58 | 219 | .576 | .000 | .736 | 25.6 | 11.5 | 4.5 | 1.5 | |
| 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 | 27 | 16 | 690 | 83 | 189 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 79 | 44 | 115 | 44 | 21 | 48 | 31 | 80 | 224 | .439 | .000 | .734 | 25.6 | 8.3 | 4.3 | 1.6 |
| Central | 26 | 12 | 597 | 83 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 109 | 34 | 95 | 44 | 16 | 32 | 44 | 84 | 241 | .542 | .688 | 23.0 | 9.3 | 3.7 | 1.7 | ||
| Midwest | 8 | 3 | 194 | 37 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 24 | 13 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 24 | 94 | .597 | .000 | .833 | 24.3 | 11.8 | 4.5 | 0.6 | |
| Pacific | 11 | 7 | 293 | 46 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 48 | 15 | 50 | 23 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 34 | 125 | .561 | .688 | 26.6 | 11.4 | 4.5 | 2.1 | ||
| 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 | 3 | 98 | 14 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 37 | .560 | .600 | 19.6 | 7.4 | 2.6 | 1.0 | |
| Boston | 4 | 3 | 110 | 14 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 35 | .467 | .636 | 27.5 | 8.8 | 4.8 | 2.5 | ||
| Charlotte | 5 | 3 | 115 | 19 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 51 | .528 | .542 | 23.0 | 10.2 | 4.6 | 1.6 | ||
| Chicago | 5 | 2 | 117 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 39 | .462 | .789 | 23.4 | 7.8 | 3.6 | 2.0 | ||
| Cleveland | 3 | 1 | 62 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | .308 | .727 | 20.7 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 2.0 | ||
| Dallas | 1 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | .500 | 1.000 | 33.0 | 12.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Denver | 1 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .643 | 1.000 | 27.0 | 20.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Golden State | 2 | 2 | 60 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 30 | .733 | .667 | 30.0 | 15.0 | 4.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Houston | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .500 | .000 | 21.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Indiana | 3 | 2 | 74 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 44 | .625 | .778 | 24.7 | 14.7 | 2.7 | 1.3 | ||
| LA Clippers | 1 | 1 | 34 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | .500 | .600 | 34.0 | 15.0 | 11.0 | 3.0 | ||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 1 | 56 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 27 | .524 | .714 | 28.0 | 13.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | ||
| Miami | 4 | 3 | 111 | 14 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 36 | .412 | .800 | 27.8 | 9.0 | 3.8 | 3.0 | ||
| Milwaukee | 5 | 1 | 131 | 19 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 22 | 5 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 54 | .655 | .727 | 26.2 | 10.8 | 5.0 | 2.2 | ||
| Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 37 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | .462 | .917 | 18.5 | 11.5 | 4.0 | 0.0 | ||
| New Jersey | 4 | 2 | 108 | 17 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 39 | .531 | .000 | .833 | 27.0 | 9.8 | 4.3 | 0.8 | |
| New York | 4 | 2 | 71 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 28 | .440 | .667 | 17.8 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Orlando | 4 | 0 | 111 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 41 | .478 | .864 | 27.8 | 10.3 | 4.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Philadelphia | 4 | 3 | 93 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 22 | .308 | .750 | 23.3 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 1.3 | ||
| Phoenix | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .750 | .500 | 13.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Portland | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 20.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Sacramento | 2 | 1 | 59 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 24 | .571 | .800 | 29.5 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | ||
| San Antonio | 2 | 1 | 52 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 19 | .750 | .500 | 26.0 | 9.5 | 4.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Seattle | 2 | 2 | 51 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | .308 | .636 | 25.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Utah | 1 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | .667 | .000 | 24.0 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Washington | 3 | 3 | 86 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | .421 | .538 | 28.7 | 7.7 | 6.0 | 0.7 | ||