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 | 80 | 13 | 1654 | 221 | 440 | 0 | 1 | 216 | 278 | 154 | 439 | 79 | 41 | 63 | 105 | 298 | 658 | .502 | .000 | .777 | 20.7 | 8.2 | 5.5 | 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 | 39 | 5 | 817 | 102 | 223 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 148 | 74 | 221 | 36 | 22 | 34 | 51 | 140 | 322 | .457 | .797 | 20.9 | 8.3 | 5.7 | 0.9 | |
| Road | 41 | 8 | 837 | 119 | 217 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 130 | 80 | 218 | 43 | 19 | 29 | 54 | 158 | 336 | .548 | .000 | .754 | 20.4 | 8.2 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 49 | 6 | 963 | 115 | 230 | 0 | 1 | 139 | 172 | 93 | 249 | 51 | 31 | 41 | 65 | 177 | 369 | .500 | .000 | .808 | 19.7 | 7.5 | 5.1 | 1.0 |
| Post | 31 | 7 | 691 | 106 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 106 | 61 | 190 | 28 | 10 | 22 | 40 | 121 | 289 | .505 | .726 | 22.3 | 9.3 | 6.1 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 45 | 6 | 895 | 104 | 222 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 165 | 85 | 249 | 45 | 22 | 40 | 51 | 160 | 339 | .468 | .794 | 19.9 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 1.0 | |
| Loss | 35 | 7 | 759 | 117 | 218 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 113 | 69 | 190 | 34 | 19 | 23 | 54 | 138 | 319 | .537 | .000 | .752 | 21.7 | 9.1 | 5.4 | 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 |
| Month | October | 4 | 0 | 61 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 24 | .412 | .769 | 15.3 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 0.8 | |
| November | 13 | 2 | 282 | 30 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 53 | 26 | 74 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 42 | 102 | .476 | .792 | 21.7 | 7.8 | 5.7 | 1.0 | ||
| December | 13 | 2 | 278 | 38 | 76 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 53 | 26 | 71 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 22 | 52 | 119 | .500 | .000 | .811 | 21.4 | 9.2 | 5.5 | 1.1 | |
| January | 16 | 0 | 276 | 28 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 38 | 28 | 62 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 60 | 88 | .500 | .842 | 17.3 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 1.1 | ||
| February | 12 | 4 | 279 | 38 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 40 | 20 | 79 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 43 | 107 | .521 | .775 | 23.3 | 8.9 | 6.6 | 0.7 | ||
| March | 15 | 3 | 303 | 47 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 52 | 26 | 89 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 133 | .528 | .750 | 20.2 | 8.9 | 5.9 | 0.9 | ||
| April | 7 | 2 | 175 | 33 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 29 | 21 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 85 | .500 | .655 | 25.0 | 12.1 | 6.3 | 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 | 6 | 2 | 139 | 16 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 45 | .444 | .765 | 23.2 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 1.8 | |
| Monday | 6 | 1 | 122 | 13 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 26 | 11 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 49 | .394 | .885 | 20.3 | 8.2 | 5.2 | 0.3 | ||
| Tuesday | 17 | 1 | 299 | 43 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 61 | 34 | 86 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 68 | 132 | .524 | .754 | 17.6 | 7.8 | 5.1 | 0.5 | ||
| Wednesday | 9 | 0 | 187 | 31 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 38 | 18 | 54 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 91 | .564 | .763 | 20.8 | 10.1 | 6.0 | 0.8 | ||
| Thursday | 13 | 3 | 305 | 34 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 33 | 24 | 77 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 51 | 92 | .472 | .727 | 23.5 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 1.2 | ||
| Friday | 13 | 3 | 266 | 35 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 40 | 27 | 66 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 53 | 99 | .515 | .725 | 20.5 | 7.6 | 5.1 | 1.2 | ||
| Saturday | 16 | 3 | 336 | 49 | 94 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 63 | 33 | 85 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 58 | 150 | .521 | .000 | .825 | 21.0 | 9.4 | 5.3 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 13 | 13 | 369 | 54 | 113 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 55 | 37 | 106 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 53 | 151 | .478 | .000 | .782 | 28.4 | 11.6 | 8.2 | 1.3 |
| Reserve | 67 | 0 | 1285 | 167 | 327 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 223 | 117 | 333 | 62 | 38 | 50 | 77 | 245 | 507 | .511 | .776 | 19.2 | 7.6 | 5.0 | 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 | 6 | 5 | 196 | 24 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 38 | 18 | 49 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 79 | .414 | .816 | 32.7 | 13.2 | 8.2 | 0.8 | |
| 20-29 | 40 | 8 | 973 | 138 | 264 | 0 | 1 | 110 | 149 | 84 | 260 | 51 | 19 | 39 | 63 | 157 | 386 | .523 | .000 | .738 | 24.3 | 9.7 | 6.5 | 1.3 | |
| 10-19 | 28 | 0 | 444 | 57 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 84 | 45 | 118 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 106 | 182 | .523 | .810 | 15.9 | 6.5 | 4.2 | 0.8 | ||
| 0-9 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | .222 | 1.000 | 6.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 21 | 4 | 408 | 45 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 63 | 35 | 99 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 67 | 136 | .474 | .730 | 19.4 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 1.1 | |
| 1 Day | 40 | 6 | 880 | 117 | 237 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 134 | 75 | 224 | 40 | 22 | 35 | 52 | 149 | 341 | .494 | .799 | 22.0 | 8.5 | 5.6 | 1.0 | ||
| 2 Days | 10 | 1 | 165 | 27 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 34 | 18 | 50 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 79 | .587 | .735 | 16.5 | 7.9 | 5.0 | 0.5 | ||
| 3+ Days | 8 | 2 | 189 | 31 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 47 | 25 | 62 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 37 | 100 | .534 | .000 | .809 | 23.6 | 12.5 | 7.8 | 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 | 22 | 1 | 395 | 43 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 64 | 41 | 102 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 71 | 133 | .489 | .734 | 18.0 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 0.8 | |
| Western | 58 | 12 | 1259 | 178 | 352 | 0 | 1 | 169 | 214 | 113 | 337 | 62 | 31 | 49 | 72 | 227 | 525 | .506 | .000 | .790 | 21.7 | 9.1 | 5.8 | 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 | 10 | 1 | 190 | 18 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 52 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 38 | 53 | .391 | .708 | 19.0 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 0.9 | |
| Central | 12 | 0 | 205 | 25 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 40 | 18 | 50 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 33 | 80 | .595 | .750 | 17.1 | 6.7 | 4.2 | 0.7 | ||
| Midwest | 30 | 6 | 619 | 90 | 181 | 0 | 1 | 110 | 135 | 59 | 169 | 32 | 11 | 21 | 33 | 114 | 290 | .497 | .000 | .815 | 20.6 | 9.7 | 5.6 | 1.1 | |
| Pacific | 28 | 6 | 640 | 88 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 79 | 54 | 168 | 30 | 20 | 28 | 39 | 113 | 235 | .515 | .747 | 22.9 | 8.4 | 6.0 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | .400 | 1.000 | 20.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | |
| Boston | 2 | 0 | 43 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | .273 | .750 | 21.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Chicago | 2 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | .625 | .833 | 18.0 | 7.5 | 4.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Cleveland | 2 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | .429 | .833 | 14.5 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Dallas | 6 | 0 | 121 | 21 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 58 | .553 | .889 | 20.2 | 9.7 | 5.3 | 0.8 | ||
| Detroit | 2 | 0 | 40 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 21 | .583 | .583 | 20.0 | 10.5 | 5.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Golden State | 5 | 2 | 106 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 31 | .433 | .833 | 21.2 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 0.8 | ||
| Houston | 6 | 2 | 148 | 24 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 42 | 13 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 81 | .571 | .786 | 24.7 | 13.5 | 6.7 | 0.5 | ||
| Indiana | 2 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | .667 | .667 | 17.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | ||
| LA Clippers | 4 | 1 | 107 | 23 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 44 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 62 | .622 | .842 | 26.8 | 15.5 | 11.0 | 1.5 | ||
| LA Lakers | 5 | 0 | 106 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 42 | .625 | .750 | 21.2 | 8.4 | 4.4 | 1.2 | ||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | .857 | .750 | 12.5 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | ||
| New Jersey | 2 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | .500 | 1.000 | 14.5 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | ||
| New York | 2 | 0 | 46 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | .455 | .333 | 23.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Philadelphia | 2 | 0 | 44 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | .400 | .500 | 22.0 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Phoenix | 5 | 2 | 102 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 25 | .360 | .583 | 20.4 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 0.8 | ||
| Portland | 4 | 1 | 104 | 15 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 34 | .536 | .667 | 26.0 | 8.5 | 5.3 | 1.3 | ||
| Sacramento | 6 | 0 | 96 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 13 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 38 | .400 | .818 | 16.0 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 1.3 | ||
| San Antonio | 6 | 3 | 159 | 27 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 27 | 15 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 76 | .529 | .000 | .815 | 26.5 | 12.7 | 7.3 | 1.2 | |
| Seattle | 5 | 0 | 115 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 41 | .481 | .750 | 23.0 | 8.2 | 5.8 | 1.0 | ||
| Utah | 6 | 1 | 95 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 37 | .320 | .808 | 15.8 | 6.2 | 3.7 | 1.5 | ||
| Washington | 2 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | .333 | 1.000 | 14.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 0.5 | ||