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 | 76 | 45 | 1910 | 208 | 436 | 2 | 3 | 164 | 225 | 132 | 407 | 135 | 56 | 78 | 94 | 260 | 582 | .477 | .667 | .729 | 25.1 | 7.7 | 5.4 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 37 | 25 | 981 | 109 | 220 | 1 | 1 | 97 | 128 | 62 | 210 | 67 | 33 | 41 | 47 | 125 | 316 | .495 | 1.000 | .758 | 26.5 | 8.5 | 5.7 | 1.8 |
| Road | 39 | 20 | 929 | 99 | 216 | 1 | 2 | 67 | 97 | 70 | 197 | 68 | 23 | 37 | 47 | 135 | 266 | .458 | .500 | .691 | 23.8 | 6.8 | 5.1 | 1.7 | |
| 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 | 46 | 31 | 1163 | 105 | 225 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 129 | 86 | 264 | 79 | 35 | 50 | 67 | 162 | 303 | .467 | .721 | 25.3 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 1.7 | |
| Post | 30 | 14 | 747 | 103 | 211 | 2 | 3 | 71 | 96 | 46 | 143 | 56 | 21 | 28 | 27 | 98 | 279 | .488 | .667 | .740 | 24.9 | 9.3 | 4.8 | 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 | 39 | 21 | 915 | 89 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 119 | 68 | 221 | 67 | 27 | 42 | 42 | 124 | 264 | .449 | .723 | 23.5 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 1.7 | |
| Loss | 37 | 24 | 995 | 119 | 238 | 2 | 3 | 78 | 106 | 64 | 186 | 68 | 29 | 36 | 52 | 136 | 318 | .500 | .667 | .736 | 26.9 | 8.6 | 5.0 | 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 | 12 | 12 | 362 | 34 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 33 | 26 | 74 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 24 | 49 | 91 | .515 | .697 | 30.2 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 2.1 | |
| December | 13 | 13 | 403 | 38 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 37 | 37 | 102 | 28 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 45 | 104 | .543 | .757 | 31.0 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 2.2 | ||
| January | 16 | 6 | 313 | 29 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 51 | 19 | 72 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 47 | 94 | .387 | .706 | 19.6 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 1.2 | ||
| February | 12 | 0 | 201 | 15 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 25 | 15 | 48 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 48 | .375 | .000 | .720 | 16.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.6 | |
| March | 11 | 2 | 198 | 19 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 33 | 11 | 36 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 62 | .373 | .727 | 18.0 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 1.5 | ||
| April | 12 | 12 | 433 | 73 | 134 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 46 | 24 | 75 | 28 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 48 | 183 | .545 | 1.000 | .761 | 36.1 | 15.3 | 6.3 | 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 | 5 | 3 | 132 | 18 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 50 | .500 | 1.000 | .684 | 26.4 | 10.0 | 5.2 | 1.0 |
| Monday | 6 | 3 | 143 | 17 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 43 | .436 | 1.000 | .615 | 23.8 | 7.2 | 5.8 | 1.8 | |
| Tuesday | 15 | 9 | 361 | 36 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 49 | 26 | 76 | 19 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 45 | 112 | .429 | .816 | 24.1 | 7.5 | 5.1 | 1.3 | ||
| Wednesday | 13 | 7 | 319 | 31 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 38 | 13 | 53 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 48 | 89 | .431 | .711 | 24.5 | 6.8 | 4.1 | 2.0 | ||
| Thursday | 8 | 6 | 200 | 18 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 28 | 15 | 47 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 59 | .500 | .821 | 25.0 | 7.4 | 5.9 | 1.6 | ||
| Friday | 14 | 8 | 377 | 48 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 29 | 22 | 73 | 28 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 53 | 119 | .578 | .793 | 26.9 | 8.5 | 5.2 | 2.0 | ||
| Saturday | 15 | 9 | 378 | 40 | 86 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 49 | 33 | 97 | 33 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 48 | 110 | .465 | .000 | .612 | 25.2 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 2.2 | |
| 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 |
| Role | Starter | 45 | 45 | 1384 | 164 | 324 | 2 | 2 | 110 | 152 | 106 | 297 | 89 | 42 | 51 | 69 | 167 | 440 | .506 | 1.000 | .724 | 30.8 | 9.8 | 6.6 | 2.0 |
| Reserve | 31 | 0 | 526 | 44 | 112 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 73 | 26 | 110 | 46 | 14 | 27 | 25 | 93 | 142 | .393 | .000 | .740 | 17.0 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 7 | 7 | 300 | 46 | 85 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 26 | 30 | 72 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 | 111 | .541 | 1.000 | .692 | 42.9 | 15.9 | 10.3 | 2.4 |
| 30-39 | 17 | 16 | 590 | 72 | 130 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 68 | 36 | 115 | 39 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 66 | 197 | .554 | 1.000 | .765 | 34.7 | 11.6 | 6.8 | 2.3 | |
| 20-29 | 30 | 18 | 709 | 70 | 158 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 96 | 55 | 162 | 55 | 17 | 34 | 35 | 97 | 212 | .443 | .000 | .750 | 23.6 | 7.1 | 5.4 | 1.8 | |
| 10-19 | 16 | 4 | 267 | 17 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 32 | 10 | 49 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 58 | 54 | .354 | .625 | 16.7 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 1.3 | ||
| 0-9 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | .200 | .667 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 21 | 11 | 510 | 57 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 75 | 40 | 122 | 39 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 69 | 166 | .487 | .693 | 24.3 | 7.9 | 5.8 | 1.9 | |
| 1 Day | 32 | 20 | 878 | 96 | 206 | 2 | 3 | 80 | 102 | 58 | 184 | 63 | 23 | 35 | 41 | 120 | 274 | .466 | .667 | .784 | 27.4 | 8.6 | 5.8 | 2.0 | |
| 2 Days | 14 | 8 | 313 | 38 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 19 | 63 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 46 | 91 | .494 | .600 | 22.4 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 1.4 | ||
| 3+ Days | 8 | 5 | 175 | 15 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 42 | .441 | .706 | 21.9 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 51 | 31 | 1347 | 166 | 323 | 2 | 2 | 118 | 161 | 88 | 283 | 92 | 39 | 55 | 72 | 180 | 452 | .514 | 1.000 | .733 | 26.4 | 8.9 | 5.5 | 1.8 |
| Western | 25 | 14 | 563 | 42 | 113 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 64 | 44 | 124 | 43 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 80 | 130 | .372 | .000 | .719 | 22.5 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 1.7 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 27 | 17 | 735 | 89 | 177 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 91 | 49 | 166 | 50 | 24 | 35 | 38 | 97 | 241 | .503 | 1.000 | .681 | 27.2 | 8.9 | 6.1 | 1.9 |
| Central | 24 | 14 | 612 | 77 | 146 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 70 | 39 | 117 | 42 | 15 | 20 | 34 | 83 | 211 | .527 | 1.000 | .800 | 25.5 | 8.8 | 4.9 | 1.8 | |
| Midwest | 11 | 7 | 289 | 21 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 38 | 22 | 54 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 38 | 71 | .438 | .000 | .763 | 26.3 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 2.1 | |
| Pacific | 14 | 7 | 274 | 21 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 26 | 22 | 70 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 59 | .323 | .654 | 19.6 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 2 | 77 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 24 | .500 | 1.000 | 38.5 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | |
| Boston | 4 | 2 | 110 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 25 | .409 | .778 | 27.5 | 6.3 | 7.8 | 3.0 | ||
| Charlotte | 4 | 2 | 117 | 18 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 48 | .600 | 1.000 | .846 | 29.3 | 12.0 | 7.3 | 2.0 | |
| Chicago | 4 | 3 | 124 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 34 | .609 | .667 | 31.0 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Cleveland | 3 | 2 | 57 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 18 | .438 | 1.000 | 19.0 | 6.0 | 2.3 | 1.3 | ||
| Dallas | 1 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | .600 | 1.000 | 39.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Denver | 2 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | .600 | .556 | 18.5 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Detroit | 4 | 2 | 97 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 28 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 46 | .520 | .714 | 24.3 | 11.5 | 5.3 | 1.8 | ||
| Golden State | 2 | 2 | 46 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | .154 | .500 | 23.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 2.5 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 2 | 46 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | .667 | 1.000 | 23.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.5 | ||
| Indiana | 4 | 2 | 101 | 14 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 37 | .538 | .900 | 25.3 | 9.3 | 5.0 | 2.8 | ||
| LA Clippers | 2 | 1 | 40 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | .182 | .500 | 20.0 | 3.0 | 6.5 | 1.0 | ||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | .333 | .833 | 16.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Milwaukee | 3 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 4 | .250 | 13.0 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 0.7 | |||
| Minnesota | 2 | 1 | 56 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 24 | .500 | .750 | 28.0 | 12.0 | 6.5 | 3.5 | ||
| New Jersey | 5 | 4 | 158 | 23 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 30 | 16 | 45 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 66 | .548 | 1.000 | .633 | 31.6 | 13.2 | 9.0 | 1.4 | |
| New York | 4 | 3 | 105 | 14 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 35 | .438 | .636 | 26.3 | 8.8 | 3.8 | 1.0 | ||
| Orlando | 5 | 4 | 163 | 24 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 14 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 63 | .649 | .682 | 32.6 | 12.6 | 7.6 | 2.2 | ||
| Philadelphia | 5 | 2 | 100 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 16 | .375 | .500 | 20.0 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 2.0 | ||
| Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | .250 | 1.000 | 17.5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Portland | 2 | 1 | 47 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | .500 | 23.5 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 1.5 | |||
| Sacramento | 2 | 2 | 44 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 19 | .533 | 1.000 | 22.0 | 9.5 | 5.0 | 0.5 | ||
| San Antonio | 2 | 1 | 65 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | .231 | .000 | 1.000 | 32.5 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | |
| Seattle | 2 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | .333 | .429 | 14.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 2 | 46 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | .400 | .667 | 23.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Washington | 4 | 2 | 99 | 13 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 36 | .464 | .909 | 24.8 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | ||