Daniel Leslie Schayes (Dan, Danny)
Position: Center-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-11 ▪ Weight: 235 lbs.
Born: May 10, 1959 in Syracuse, New York
High School: Jamesville-DeWitt in DeWitt, New York
College: Syracuse University
Draft: Utah Jazz, 1st round (13th pick, 13th overall), 1981 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 30, 1981
Relatives: Son of Dolph Schayes
| 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 | 836 | 342 | 16105 | 2157 | 4455 | 4 | 26 | 2126 | 2612 | 1295 | 4032 | 819 | 407 | 585 | 1005 | 2471 | 6444 | .484 | .154 | .814 | 19.3 | 7.7 | 4.8 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 415 | 169 | 7949 | 1130 | 2282 | 0 | 6 | 1134 | 1384 | 644 | 2051 | 427 | 212 | 311 | 479 | 1219 | 3394 | .495 | .000 | .819 | 19.2 | 8.2 | 4.9 | 1.0 |
| Road | 421 | 173 | 8156 | 1027 | 2173 | 4 | 20 | 992 | 1228 | 651 | 1981 | 392 | 195 | 274 | 526 | 1252 | 3050 | .473 | .200 | .808 | 19.4 | 7.2 | 4.7 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 498 | 170 | 8700 | 1111 | 2358 | 2 | 16 | 1145 | 1392 | 704 | 2150 | 444 | 228 | 319 | 610 | 1394 | 3369 | .471 | .125 | .823 | 17.5 | 6.8 | 4.3 | 0.9 |
| Post | 338 | 172 | 7405 | 1046 | 2097 | 2 | 10 | 981 | 1220 | 591 | 1882 | 375 | 179 | 266 | 395 | 1077 | 3075 | .499 | .200 | .804 | 21.9 | 9.1 | 5.6 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 437 | 187 | 8451 | 1228 | 2403 | 1 | 3 | 1215 | 1474 | 683 | 2268 | 462 | 221 | 333 | 507 | 1360 | 3672 | .511 | .333 | .824 | 19.3 | 8.4 | 5.2 | 1.1 |
| Loss | 399 | 155 | 7654 | 929 | 2052 | 3 | 23 | 911 | 1138 | 612 | 1764 | 357 | 186 | 252 | 498 | 1111 | 2772 | .453 | .130 | .801 | 19.2 | 6.9 | 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 |
| Month | October | 6 | 0 | 81 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 41 | .462 | .810 | 13.5 | 6.8 | 4.5 | 0.7 | |
| November | 128 | 35 | 2253 | 303 | 628 | 0 | 3 | 352 | 436 | 189 | 611 | 117 | 72 | 94 | 170 | 369 | 958 | .482 | .000 | .807 | 17.6 | 7.5 | 4.8 | 0.9 | |
| December | 141 | 56 | 2549 | 309 | 665 | 0 | 3 | 317 | 379 | 201 | 603 | 122 | 60 | 89 | 171 | 400 | 935 | .465 | .000 | .836 | 18.1 | 6.6 | 4.3 | 0.9 | |
| January | 161 | 61 | 2889 | 372 | 794 | 2 | 9 | 366 | 447 | 243 | 718 | 144 | 71 | 101 | 209 | 469 | 1112 | .469 | .222 | .819 | 17.9 | 6.9 | 4.5 | 0.9 | |
| February | 135 | 63 | 2673 | 385 | 781 | 0 | 2 | 339 | 414 | 208 | 638 | 140 | 59 | 100 | 129 | 396 | 1109 | .493 | .000 | .819 | 19.8 | 8.2 | 4.7 | 1.0 | |
| March | 152 | 90 | 3487 | 477 | 954 | 1 | 5 | 434 | 551 | 272 | 890 | 182 | 88 | 116 | 199 | 493 | 1389 | .500 | .200 | .788 | 22.9 | 9.1 | 5.9 | 1.2 | |
| April | 112 | 37 | 2171 | 298 | 606 | 1 | 4 | 301 | 364 | 172 | 545 | 110 | 53 | 79 | 120 | 327 | 898 | .492 | .250 | .827 | 19.4 | 8.0 | 4.9 | 1.0 | |
| May | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 79 | 33 | 1513 | 192 | 406 | 1 | 2 | 154 | 193 | 103 | 348 | 97 | 33 | 52 | 84 | 229 | 539 | .473 | .500 | .798 | 19.2 | 6.8 | 4.4 | 1.2 |
| Monday | 64 | 30 | 1326 | 163 | 358 | 0 | 4 | 202 | 249 | 106 | 299 | 60 | 25 | 41 | 63 | 178 | 528 | .455 | .000 | .811 | 20.7 | 8.3 | 4.7 | 0.9 | |
| Tuesday | 162 | 62 | 3110 | 415 | 843 | 0 | 3 | 418 | 515 | 238 | 774 | 176 | 89 | 124 | 184 | 466 | 1248 | .492 | .000 | .812 | 19.2 | 7.7 | 4.8 | 1.1 | |
| Wednesday | 119 | 44 | 2256 | 302 | 643 | 2 | 7 | 262 | 330 | 199 | 604 | 93 | 61 | 84 | 138 | 317 | 868 | .470 | .286 | .794 | 19.0 | 7.3 | 5.1 | 0.8 | |
| Thursday | 104 | 48 | 2059 | 273 | 557 | 1 | 2 | 247 | 312 | 153 | 503 | 95 | 50 | 79 | 132 | 339 | 794 | .490 | .500 | .792 | 19.8 | 7.6 | 4.8 | 0.9 | |
| Friday | 155 | 61 | 2848 | 404 | 810 | 0 | 4 | 398 | 482 | 239 | 720 | 140 | 71 | 101 | 178 | 460 | 1206 | .499 | .000 | .826 | 18.4 | 7.8 | 4.6 | 0.9 | |
| Saturday | 153 | 64 | 2993 | 408 | 838 | 0 | 4 | 445 | 531 | 257 | 784 | 158 | 78 | 104 | 226 | 482 | 1261 | .487 | .000 | .838 | 19.6 | 8.2 | 5.1 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 342 | 342 | 8724 | 1290 | 2607 | 3 | 18 | 1206 | 1471 | 706 | 2266 | 450 | 199 | 323 | 552 | 1264 | 3789 | .495 | .167 | .820 | 25.5 | 11.1 | 6.6 | 1.3 |
| Reserve | 494 | 0 | 7381 | 867 | 1848 | 1 | 8 | 920 | 1141 | 589 | 1766 | 369 | 208 | 262 | 453 | 1207 | 2655 | .469 | .125 | .806 | 14.9 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 19 | 19 | 800 | 123 | 243 | 1 | 3 | 126 | 157 | 73 | 215 | 45 | 20 | 26 | 54 | 76 | 373 | .506 | .333 | .803 | 42.1 | 19.6 | 11.3 | 2.4 |
| 30-39 | 116 | 95 | 3888 | 559 | 1139 | 0 | 7 | 579 | 690 | 343 | 1021 | 195 | 99 | 145 | 207 | 430 | 1697 | .491 | .000 | .839 | 33.5 | 14.6 | 8.8 | 1.7 | |
| 20-29 | 263 | 139 | 6363 | 913 | 1786 | 2 | 12 | 907 | 1114 | 497 | 1640 | 315 | 157 | 224 | 419 | 960 | 2735 | .511 | .167 | .814 | 24.2 | 10.4 | 6.2 | 1.2 | |
| 10-19 | 289 | 78 | 4259 | 504 | 1100 | 1 | 4 | 456 | 584 | 334 | 1013 | 231 | 122 | 167 | 265 | 842 | 1465 | .458 | .250 | .781 | 14.7 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 0.8 | |
| 0-9 | 149 | 11 | 795 | 58 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 67 | 48 | 143 | 33 | 9 | 23 | 60 | 163 | 174 | .310 | .866 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | ||
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 198 | 90 | 3948 | 499 | 1048 | 0 | 2 | 530 | 652 | 338 | 999 | 207 | 106 | 135 | 268 | 599 | 1528 | .476 | .000 | .813 | 19.9 | 7.7 | 5.0 | 1.0 |
| 1 Day | 371 | 156 | 7459 | 1043 | 2079 | 3 | 18 | 966 | 1177 | 580 | 1853 | 380 | 189 | 269 | 455 | 1109 | 3055 | .502 | .167 | .821 | 20.1 | 8.2 | 5.0 | 1.0 | |
| 2 Days | 137 | 68 | 2861 | 402 | 842 | 1 | 5 | 395 | 484 | 229 | 731 | 152 | 61 | 114 | 163 | 457 | 1200 | .477 | .200 | .816 | 20.9 | 8.8 | 5.3 | 1.1 | |
| 3+ Days | 116 | 26 | 1658 | 193 | 431 | 0 | 1 | 195 | 245 | 134 | 408 | 76 | 46 | 58 | 104 | 275 | 581 | .448 | .000 | .796 | 14.3 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 394 | 137 | 7018 | 869 | 1879 | 1 | 12 | 759 | 940 | 526 | 1653 | 348 | 184 | 237 | 435 | 1020 | 2498 | .462 | .083 | .807 | 17.8 | 6.3 | 4.2 | 0.9 |
| Western | 442 | 205 | 9087 | 1288 | 2576 | 3 | 14 | 1367 | 1672 | 769 | 2379 | 471 | 223 | 348 | 570 | 1451 | 3946 | .500 | .214 | .818 | 20.6 | 8.9 | 5.4 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 191 | 60 | 3225 | 387 | 861 | 1 | 2 | 345 | 432 | 231 | 746 | 169 | 95 | 124 | 191 | 495 | 1120 | .449 | .500 | .799 | 16.9 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 0.9 |
| Central | 203 | 77 | 3793 | 482 | 1018 | 0 | 10 | 414 | 508 | 295 | 907 | 179 | 89 | 113 | 244 | 525 | 1378 | .473 | .000 | .815 | 18.7 | 6.8 | 4.5 | 0.9 | |
| Midwest | 221 | 108 | 4583 | 655 | 1333 | 2 | 10 | 719 | 862 | 389 | 1206 | 240 | 113 | 174 | 275 | 721 | 2031 | .491 | .200 | .834 | 20.7 | 9.2 | 5.5 | 1.1 | |
| Pacific | 221 | 97 | 4504 | 633 | 1243 | 1 | 4 | 648 | 810 | 380 | 1173 | 231 | 110 | 174 | 295 | 730 | 1915 | .509 | .250 | .800 | 20.4 | 8.7 | 5.3 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 34 | 15 | 674 | 85 | 182 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 87 | 54 | 158 | 28 | 16 | 18 | 43 | 90 | 245 | .467 | .000 | .862 | 19.8 | 7.2 | 4.6 | 0.8 |
| Boston | 30 | 11 | 516 | 63 | 130 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 62 | 37 | 129 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 31 | 72 | 179 | .485 | .500 | .839 | 17.2 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 0.7 | |
| Chicago | 34 | 10 | 668 | 84 | 168 | 0 | 3 | 71 | 88 | 50 | 154 | 36 | 14 | 20 | 43 | 79 | 239 | .500 | .000 | .807 | 19.6 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 1.1 | |
| Cleveland | 25 | 11 | 507 | 65 | 150 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 62 | 41 | 129 | 27 | 15 | 16 | 35 | 67 | 180 | .433 | .000 | .806 | 20.3 | 7.2 | 5.2 | 1.1 | |
| Dallas | 39 | 20 | 827 | 136 | 250 | 1 | 4 | 99 | 120 | 78 | 220 | 42 | 17 | 32 | 52 | 132 | 372 | .544 | .250 | .825 | 21.2 | 9.5 | 5.6 | 1.1 | |
| Denver | 13 | 7 | 216 | 25 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 50 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 69 | .379 | .826 | 16.6 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 0.6 | ||
| Detroit | 29 | 12 | 576 | 69 | 133 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 92 | 47 | 129 | 22 | 11 | 14 | 37 | 71 | 212 | .519 | .000 | .804 | 19.9 | 7.3 | 4.4 | 0.8 | |
| Golden State | 32 | 14 | 627 | 96 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 122 | 56 | 164 | 28 | 16 | 26 | 49 | 106 | 286 | .508 | .770 | 19.6 | 8.9 | 5.1 | 0.9 | ||
| Houston | 42 | 25 | 962 | 123 | 257 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 184 | 82 | 237 | 35 | 23 | 27 | 54 | 136 | 401 | .479 | .842 | 22.9 | 9.5 | 5.6 | 0.8 | ||
| Indiana | 32 | 11 | 555 | 74 | 159 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 93 | 52 | 149 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 36 | 99 | 223 | .465 | .000 | .806 | 17.3 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 0.6 | |
| LA Clippers | 34 | 15 | 683 | 98 | 190 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 96 | 61 | 211 | 28 | 19 | 28 | 45 | 110 | 276 | .516 | .000 | .833 | 20.1 | 8.1 | 6.2 | 0.8 | |
| LA Lakers | 36 | 17 | 816 | 118 | 233 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 118 | 69 | 198 | 53 | 16 | 33 | 33 | 130 | 323 | .506 | .000 | .737 | 22.7 | 9.0 | 5.5 | 1.5 | |
| Memphis | 4 | 1 | 54 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 31 | .545 | .778 | 13.5 | 7.8 | 2.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Miami | 27 | 12 | 499 | 63 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 68 | 42 | 114 | 44 | 22 | 16 | 35 | 75 | 184 | .444 | .853 | 18.5 | 6.8 | 4.2 | 1.6 | ||
| Milwaukee | 21 | 6 | 298 | 30 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 37 | 14 | 60 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 51 | 89 | .476 | .000 | .784 | 14.2 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 0.8 | |
| Minnesota | 16 | 5 | 280 | 32 | 85 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 36 | 24 | 93 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 95 | .376 | .000 | .861 | 17.5 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 1.1 | |
| New Jersey | 34 | 10 | 505 | 57 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 46 | 37 | 112 | 19 | 13 | 21 | 23 | 92 | 153 | .416 | .848 | 14.9 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 0.6 | ||
| New Orleans | 26 | 13 | 525 | 80 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 60 | 35 | 128 | 32 | 14 | 20 | 35 | 70 | 214 | .510 | .900 | 20.2 | 8.2 | 4.9 | 1.2 | ||
| New York | 29 | 9 | 629 | 68 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 111 | 42 | 139 | 41 | 21 | 17 | 46 | 88 | 224 | .447 | .793 | 21.7 | 7.7 | 4.8 | 1.4 | ||
| Oklahoma City | 33 | 12 | 601 | 73 | 154 | 0 | 1 | 122 | 148 | 54 | 154 | 30 | 12 | 22 | 47 | 91 | 268 | .474 | .000 | .824 | 18.2 | 8.1 | 4.7 | 0.9 | |
| Orlando | 13 | 3 | 212 | 18 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 32 | 14 | 51 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 65 | .333 | .906 | 16.3 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 1.1 | ||
| Philadelphia | 31 | 9 | 480 | 69 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 53 | 26 | 107 | 25 | 14 | 19 | 26 | 82 | 178 | .486 | .755 | 15.5 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 0.8 | ||
| Phoenix | 32 | 17 | 618 | 90 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 116 | 55 | 153 | 34 | 21 | 22 | 36 | 101 | 272 | .529 | .793 | 19.3 | 8.5 | 4.8 | 1.1 | ||
| Portland | 37 | 15 | 781 | 103 | 190 | 1 | 1 | 123 | 145 | 57 | 201 | 36 | 15 | 32 | 68 | 135 | 330 | .542 | 1.000 | .848 | 21.1 | 8.9 | 5.4 | 1.0 | |
| Sacramento | 34 | 15 | 755 | 102 | 216 | 0 | 1 | 120 | 151 | 58 | 188 | 47 | 24 | 25 | 35 | 116 | 324 | .472 | .000 | .795 | 22.2 | 9.5 | 5.5 | 1.4 | |
| San Antonio | 41 | 21 | 806 | 132 | 250 | 0 | 2 | 141 | 171 | 73 | 244 | 54 | 15 | 38 | 49 | 151 | 405 | .528 | .000 | .825 | 19.7 | 9.9 | 6.0 | 1.3 | |
| Toronto | 7 | 2 | 108 | 16 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 44 | .444 | .750 | 15.4 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 0.4 | ||
| Utah | 39 | 14 | 778 | 104 | 220 | 1 | 2 | 141 | 171 | 59 | 174 | 37 | 21 | 34 | 51 | 126 | 350 | .473 | .500 | .825 | 19.9 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 0.9 | |
| Washington | 32 | 10 | 549 | 72 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 95 | 53 | 141 | 19 | 12 | 33 | 32 | 79 | 213 | .456 | .726 | 17.2 | 6.7 | 4.4 | 0.6 | ||