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 | 51 | 34 | 1422 | 154 | 307 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 144 | 113 | 313 | 83 | 32 | 70 | 101 | 192 | 423 | .502 | .799 | 27.9 | 8.3 | 6.1 | 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 | 27 | 17 | 720 | 87 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 79 | 60 | 166 | 49 | 14 | 39 | 47 | 95 | 237 | .515 | .797 | 26.7 | 8.8 | 6.1 | 1.8 | |
| Road | 24 | 17 | 702 | 67 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 65 | 53 | 147 | 34 | 18 | 31 | 54 | 97 | 186 | .486 | .800 | 29.3 | 7.8 | 6.1 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 45 | 31 | 1322 | 141 | 281 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 131 | 105 | 292 | 80 | 31 | 64 | 95 | 175 | 387 | .502 | .802 | 29.4 | 8.6 | 6.5 | 1.8 | |
| Post | 6 | 3 | 100 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 36 | .500 | .769 | 16.7 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 21 | 16 | 583 | 61 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 71 | 46 | 131 | 27 | 14 | 29 | 40 | 72 | 180 | .462 | .817 | 27.8 | 8.6 | 6.2 | 1.3 | |
| Loss | 30 | 18 | 839 | 93 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 73 | 67 | 182 | 56 | 18 | 41 | 61 | 120 | 243 | .531 | .781 | 28.0 | 8.1 | 6.1 | 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 |
| Month | November | 10 | 9 | 346 | 40 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 29 | 23 | 68 | 28 | 7 | 17 | 38 | 38 | 104 | .563 | .828 | 34.6 | 10.4 | 6.8 | 2.8 | |
| December | 12 | 3 | 270 | 23 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 65 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 49 | 61 | .479 | .652 | 22.5 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 1.7 | ||
| January | 14 | 13 | 378 | 34 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 35 | 31 | 82 | 19 | 11 | 17 | 27 | 48 | 98 | .425 | .857 | 27.0 | 7.0 | 5.9 | 1.4 | ||
| February | 12 | 9 | 397 | 55 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 56 | 35 | 96 | 15 | 10 | 22 | 18 | 52 | 156 | .529 | .821 | 33.1 | 13.0 | 8.0 | 1.3 | ||
| April | 3 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | .500 | .000 | 10.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | ||
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 115 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 32 | .500 | .714 | 28.8 | 8.0 | 6.3 | 1.0 | |
| Monday | 4 | 2 | 111 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 30 | .591 | .571 | 27.8 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Tuesday | 9 | 7 | 287 | 34 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 25 | 18 | 59 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 37 | 90 | .515 | .880 | 31.9 | 10.0 | 6.6 | 1.3 | ||
| Wednesday | 10 | 6 | 259 | 26 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 66 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 37 | 71 | .441 | .826 | 25.9 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 1.3 | ||
| Thursday | 4 | 4 | 120 | 15 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 40 | .536 | .909 | 30.0 | 10.0 | 6.3 | 1.0 | ||
| Friday | 9 | 6 | 225 | 22 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 46 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 24 | 63 | .537 | .864 | 25.0 | 7.0 | 5.1 | 2.1 | ||
| Saturday | 11 | 6 | 305 | 33 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 42 | 25 | 70 | 27 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 48 | 97 | .478 | .738 | 27.7 | 8.8 | 6.4 | 2.5 | ||
| 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 | 34 | 34 | 1092 | 122 | 243 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 111 | 88 | 241 | 65 | 27 | 55 | 76 | 132 | 334 | .502 | .811 | 32.1 | 9.8 | 7.1 | 1.9 | |
| Reserve | 17 | 0 | 330 | 32 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 33 | 25 | 72 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 60 | 89 | .500 | .758 | 19.4 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 6 | 6 | 273 | 33 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 27 | 18 | 59 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 88 | .516 | .815 | 45.5 | 14.7 | 9.8 | 2.3 | |
| 30-39 | 16 | 15 | 567 | 68 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 66 | 55 | 124 | 40 | 12 | 32 | 41 | 75 | 191 | .531 | .833 | 35.4 | 11.9 | 7.8 | 2.5 | ||
| 20-29 | 16 | 8 | 398 | 38 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 29 | 30 | 105 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 68 | 96 | .463 | .690 | 24.9 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 1.1 | ||
| 10-19 | 12 | 5 | 181 | 15 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 10 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 48 | .455 | .818 | 15.1 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 0.9 | ||
| 0-9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 10 | 8 | 315 | 32 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 30 | 21 | 74 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 44 | 90 | .471 | .867 | 31.5 | 9.0 | 7.4 | 2.1 | |
| 1 Day | 25 | 17 | 637 | 70 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 79 | 56 | 137 | 29 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 89 | 203 | .515 | .797 | 25.5 | 8.1 | 5.5 | 1.2 | ||
| 2 Days | 9 | 6 | 271 | 29 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 24 | 16 | 59 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 30 | 77 | .518 | .792 | 30.1 | 8.6 | 6.6 | 1.6 | ||
| 3+ Days | 6 | 2 | 160 | 22 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 27 | 51 | .550 | .636 | 26.7 | 8.5 | 5.7 | 2.0 | ||
| 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 | 35 | 21 | 978 | 112 | 218 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 105 | 83 | 223 | 54 | 22 | 48 | 68 | 130 | 304 | .514 | .762 | 27.9 | 8.7 | 6.4 | 1.5 | |
| Western | 16 | 13 | 444 | 42 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 39 | 30 | 90 | 29 | 10 | 22 | 33 | 62 | 119 | .472 | .897 | 27.8 | 7.4 | 5.6 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 16 | 10 | 466 | 46 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 50 | 37 | 112 | 23 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 60 | 125 | .495 | .660 | 29.1 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 1.4 | |
| Central | 19 | 11 | 512 | 66 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 55 | 46 | 111 | 31 | 15 | 22 | 35 | 70 | 179 | .528 | .855 | 26.9 | 9.4 | 5.8 | 1.6 | ||
| Midwest | 6 | 5 | 179 | 15 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 44 | .385 | .875 | 29.8 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 1.8 | ||
| Pacific | 10 | 8 | 265 | 27 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 57 | 18 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 44 | 75 | .540 | .913 | 26.5 | 7.5 | 5.7 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 0 | 43 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | .571 | .857 | 21.5 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | |
| Boston | 2 | 1 | 54 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | .462 | .750 | 27.0 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Charlotte | 3 | 3 | 110 | 18 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 49 | .667 | .867 | 36.7 | 16.3 | 7.3 | 4.7 | ||
| Chicago | 3 | 1 | 58 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | .333 | .500 | 19.3 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 1.0 | ||
| Cleveland | 2 | 1 | 54 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 23 | .450 | .833 | 27.0 | 11.5 | 5.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Dallas | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 18.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |||
| Denver | 1 | 1 | 52 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | .500 | .750 | 52.0 | 15.0 | 11.0 | 4.0 | ||
| Detroit | 4 | 4 | 146 | 21 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 34 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 52 | .525 | .833 | 36.5 | 13.0 | 8.5 | 1.3 | ||
| Golden State | 2 | 2 | 63 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 21 | .667 | 1.000 | 31.5 | 10.5 | 6.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Indiana | 2 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | .444 | 1.000 | 17.0 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | ||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 2 | 50 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 14 | .500 | .667 | 25.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Milwaukee | 3 | 1 | 67 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23 | .538 | 1.000 | 22.3 | 7.7 | 5.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 43 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | .308 | 1.000 | 43.0 | 14.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | ||
| New Jersey | 3 | 2 | 99 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 33 | .524 | .786 | 33.0 | 11.0 | 7.7 | 1.3 | ||
| New York | 3 | 0 | 70 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 22 | .533 | .600 | 23.3 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Orlando | 3 | 3 | 95 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 19 | .313 | .692 | 31.7 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 3.3 | ||
| Philadelphia | 3 | 2 | 102 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 29 | .636 | .333 | 34.0 | 9.7 | 6.7 | 2.3 | ||
| Phoenix | 2 | 1 | 52 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | .571 | 26.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | |||
| Portland | 2 | 2 | 52 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | .545 | 1.000 | 26.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Sacramento | 2 | 1 | 48 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | .375 | .900 | 24.0 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | ||
| San Antonio | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .500 | .750 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 1 | 56 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | .375 | 1.000 | 28.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Washington | 2 | 2 | 46 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | .333 | .500 | 23.0 | 3.5 | 8.0 | 0.0 | ||