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 | 76 | 41 | 1556 | 210 | 405 | 0 | 0 | 229 | 294 | 120 | 380 | 85 | 20 | 74 | 95 | 266 | 649 | .519 | .779 | 20.5 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 38 | 18 | 759 | 118 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 150 | 65 | 207 | 41 | 13 | 44 | 40 | 129 | 350 | .527 | .760 | 20.0 | 9.2 | 5.4 | 1.1 | |
| Road | 38 | 23 | 797 | 92 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 144 | 55 | 173 | 44 | 7 | 30 | 55 | 137 | 299 | .508 | .799 | 21.0 | 7.9 | 4.6 | 1.2 | ||
| 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 42 | 31 | 907 | 142 | 273 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 186 | 81 | 250 | 46 | 13 | 42 | 67 | 144 | 437 | .520 | .823 | 21.6 | 10.4 | 6.0 | 1.1 | |
| Post | 34 | 10 | 649 | 68 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 108 | 39 | 130 | 39 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 122 | 212 | .515 | .704 | 19.1 | 6.2 | 3.8 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 35 | 15 | 718 | 110 | 196 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 155 | 55 | 187 | 50 | 8 | 35 | 42 | 127 | 338 | .561 | .761 | 20.5 | 9.7 | 5.3 | 1.4 | |
| Loss | 41 | 26 | 838 | 100 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 139 | 65 | 193 | 35 | 12 | 39 | 53 | 139 | 311 | .478 | .799 | 20.4 | 7.6 | 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 |
| Month | October | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | .556 | .833 | 18.0 | 15.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | |
| November | 8 | 1 | 128 | 18 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 29 | 10 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 61 | .529 | .862 | 16.0 | 7.6 | 4.6 | 0.6 | ||
| December | 15 | 12 | 335 | 51 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 78 | 36 | 90 | 18 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 51 | 167 | .554 | .833 | 22.3 | 11.1 | 6.0 | 1.2 | ||
| January | 15 | 15 | 362 | 62 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 62 | 28 | 98 | 17 | 5 | 18 | 27 | 55 | 174 | .521 | .806 | 24.1 | 11.6 | 6.5 | 1.1 | ||
| February | 13 | 9 | 239 | 20 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 35 | 14 | 50 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 44 | 60 | .323 | .571 | 18.4 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 1.0 | ||
| March | 15 | 4 | 276 | 31 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 43 | 15 | 58 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 52 | 94 | .596 | .744 | 18.4 | 6.3 | 3.9 | 1.1 | ||
| April | 9 | 0 | 198 | 23 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 41 | 14 | 41 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 38 | 78 | .622 | .780 | 22.0 | 8.7 | 4.6 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 2 | 0 | 53 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 10 | .400 | 1.000 | 26.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 1.5 | |
| Monday | 6 | 4 | 110 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 37 | .345 | .810 | 18.3 | 6.2 | 3.3 | 1.0 | ||
| Tuesday | 18 | 11 | 364 | 47 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 66 | 24 | 91 | 27 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 70 | 143 | .505 | .742 | 20.2 | 7.9 | 5.1 | 1.5 | ||
| Wednesday | 10 | 6 | 210 | 23 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 43 | 19 | 43 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 34 | 76 | .479 | .698 | 21.0 | 7.6 | 4.3 | 0.7 | ||
| Thursday | 9 | 4 | 164 | 25 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 32 | 12 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 73 | .463 | .719 | 18.2 | 8.1 | 4.6 | 0.9 | ||
| Friday | 14 | 7 | 305 | 58 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 61 | 22 | 86 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 51 | 168 | .630 | .852 | 21.8 | 12.0 | 6.1 | 1.1 | ||
| Saturday | 17 | 9 | 350 | 45 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 65 | 34 | 90 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 30 | 55 | 142 | .536 | .800 | 20.6 | 8.4 | 5.3 | 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 | 41 | 41 | 938 | 130 | 267 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 170 | 73 | 233 | 51 | 12 | 41 | 66 | 153 | 393 | .487 | .782 | 22.9 | 9.6 | 5.7 | 1.2 | |
| Reserve | 35 | 0 | 618 | 80 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 124 | 47 | 147 | 34 | 8 | 33 | 29 | 113 | 256 | .580 | .774 | 17.7 | 7.3 | 4.2 | 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 |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 10 | 7 | 325 | 43 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 68 | 27 | 83 | 24 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 37 | 139 | .524 | .779 | 32.5 | 13.9 | 8.3 | 2.4 | |
| 20-29 | 31 | 19 | 749 | 103 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 151 | 56 | 172 | 38 | 11 | 37 | 49 | 109 | 326 | .534 | .795 | 24.2 | 10.5 | 5.5 | 1.2 | ||
| 10-19 | 31 | 14 | 459 | 61 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 73 | 35 | 120 | 23 | 7 | 19 | 32 | 116 | 176 | .504 | .740 | 14.8 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 0.7 | ||
| 0-9 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 1.000 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 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 | 22 | 12 | 442 | 53 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 81 | 41 | 109 | 17 | 4 | 19 | 34 | 69 | 169 | .520 | .778 | 20.1 | 7.7 | 5.0 | 0.8 | |
| 1 Day | 29 | 13 | 586 | 79 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 118 | 38 | 133 | 31 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 102 | 248 | .530 | .763 | 20.2 | 8.6 | 4.6 | 1.1 | ||
| 2 Days | 18 | 14 | 397 | 63 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 78 | 32 | 111 | 28 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 72 | 189 | .529 | .808 | 22.1 | 10.5 | 6.2 | 1.6 | ||
| 3+ Days | 6 | 2 | 113 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 28 | .385 | .727 | 18.8 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 21 | 10 | 456 | 57 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 80 | 32 | 108 | 27 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 73 | 170 | .528 | .700 | 21.7 | 8.1 | 5.1 | 1.3 | |
| Western | 55 | 31 | 1100 | 153 | 297 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 214 | 88 | 272 | 58 | 13 | 50 | 71 | 193 | 479 | .515 | .808 | 20.0 | 8.7 | 4.9 | 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 | 9 | 5 | 177 | 25 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 38 | 11 | 41 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 75 | .500 | .658 | 19.7 | 8.3 | 4.6 | 0.6 | |
| Central | 12 | 5 | 279 | 32 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 42 | 21 | 67 | 22 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 35 | 95 | .552 | .738 | 23.3 | 7.9 | 5.6 | 1.8 | ||
| Midwest | 27 | 14 | 549 | 78 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 104 | 40 | 143 | 35 | 4 | 25 | 34 | 97 | 242 | .510 | .827 | 20.3 | 9.0 | 5.3 | 1.3 | ||
| Pacific | 28 | 17 | 551 | 75 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 110 | 48 | 129 | 23 | 9 | 25 | 37 | 96 | 237 | .521 | .791 | 19.7 | 8.5 | 4.6 | 0.8 | ||
| 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 | 1 | 47 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | .571 | 1.000 | 23.5 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 1.0 | |
| Boston | 2 | 2 | 43 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 18 | .385 | .800 | 21.5 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Chicago | 2 | 1 | 63 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 25 | .412 | .733 | 31.5 | 12.5 | 8.0 | 3.5 | ||
| Cleveland | 2 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.000 | .500 | 17.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Dallas | 6 | 5 | 143 | 30 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 24 | 12 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 81 | .625 | .875 | 23.8 | 13.5 | 5.8 | 1.3 | ||
| Detroit | 2 | 1 | 42 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | .615 | .667 | 21.0 | 10.0 | 4.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Golden State | 5 | 3 | 92 | 20 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 30 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 60 | .645 | .667 | 18.4 | 12.0 | 4.2 | 1.2 | ||
| Houston | 6 | 2 | 129 | 17 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 48 | .436 | .737 | 21.5 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 1.7 | ||
| Indiana | 2 | 1 | 47 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | .333 | .714 | 23.5 | 4.5 | 7.0 | 2.0 | ||
| LA Clippers | 4 | 3 | 77 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | .353 | 1.000 | 19.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.0 | ||
| LA Lakers | 4 | 3 | 114 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 29 | .444 | .813 | 28.5 | 7.3 | 5.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 1 | 46 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 23 | .667 | .778 | 23.0 | 11.5 | 7.5 | 2.0 | ||
| New Jersey | 2 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | .375 | .750 | 13.0 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 0.5 | ||
| New York | 1 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | .875 | .667 | 30.0 | 18.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Philadelphia | 2 | 1 | 37 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | .667 | .833 | 18.5 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Phoenix | 5 | 2 | 94 | 14 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 30 | 9 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 54 | .538 | .867 | 18.8 | 10.8 | 4.8 | 0.6 | ||
| Portland | 5 | 3 | 107 | 14 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 44 | .560 | .762 | 21.4 | 8.8 | 4.4 | 1.0 | ||
| Sacramento | 5 | 4 | 114 | 12 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 21 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 44 | .400 | .952 | 22.8 | 8.8 | 3.6 | 1.0 | ||
| San Antonio | 6 | 3 | 119 | 19 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 32 | 7 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 64 | .576 | .813 | 19.8 | 10.7 | 6.7 | 1.7 | ||
| Seattle | 5 | 3 | 67 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 32 | .481 | .857 | 13.4 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 0.6 | ||
| Utah | 4 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 5 | .000 | .625 | 11.0 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Washington | 2 | 1 | 41 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 17 | .400 | .417 | 20.5 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 1.0 | ||