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 | 64 | 1918 | 317 | 607 | 3 | 9 | 332 | 402 | 142 | 500 | 105 | 42 | 81 | 160 | 320 | 969 | .522 | .333 | .826 | 25.2 | 12.8 | 6.6 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 39 | 35 | 1001 | 169 | 325 | 0 | 1 | 198 | 228 | 68 | 261 | 65 | 23 | 44 | 80 | 169 | 536 | .520 | .000 | .868 | 25.7 | 13.7 | 6.7 | 1.7 |
| Road | 37 | 29 | 917 | 148 | 282 | 3 | 8 | 134 | 174 | 74 | 239 | 40 | 19 | 37 | 80 | 151 | 433 | .525 | .375 | .770 | 24.8 | 11.7 | 6.5 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 47 | 44 | 1147 | 183 | 349 | 1 | 5 | 191 | 230 | 85 | 298 | 74 | 23 | 50 | 103 | 197 | 558 | .524 | .200 | .830 | 24.4 | 11.9 | 6.3 | 1.6 |
| Post | 29 | 20 | 771 | 134 | 258 | 2 | 4 | 141 | 172 | 57 | 202 | 31 | 19 | 31 | 57 | 123 | 411 | .519 | .500 | .820 | 26.6 | 14.2 | 7.0 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 40 | 35 | 996 | 177 | 330 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 228 | 74 | 261 | 62 | 28 | 47 | 85 | 175 | 553 | .536 | .873 | 24.9 | 13.8 | 6.5 | 1.6 | |
| Loss | 36 | 29 | 922 | 140 | 277 | 3 | 9 | 133 | 174 | 68 | 239 | 43 | 14 | 34 | 75 | 145 | 416 | .505 | .333 | .764 | 25.6 | 11.6 | 6.6 | 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 |
| Month | November | 13 | 13 | 376 | 64 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 93 | 26 | 108 | 23 | 8 | 21 | 32 | 59 | 205 | .577 | .828 | 28.9 | 15.8 | 8.3 | 1.8 | |
| December | 15 | 15 | 360 | 52 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 45 | 26 | 89 | 28 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 62 | 144 | .559 | .889 | 24.0 | 9.6 | 5.9 | 1.9 | ||
| January | 15 | 12 | 324 | 46 | 106 | 1 | 5 | 59 | 74 | 26 | 82 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 62 | 152 | .434 | .200 | .797 | 21.6 | 10.1 | 5.5 | 1.1 | |
| February | 12 | 12 | 322 | 62 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 73 | 25 | 75 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 49 | 188 | .525 | .877 | 26.8 | 15.7 | 6.3 | 1.1 | ||
| March | 11 | 9 | 310 | 59 | 107 | 1 | 2 | 49 | 60 | 23 | 88 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 47 | 168 | .551 | .500 | .817 | 28.2 | 15.3 | 8.0 | 1.5 | |
| April | 10 | 3 | 226 | 34 | 72 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 57 | 16 | 58 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 41 | 112 | .472 | .500 | .754 | 22.6 | 11.2 | 5.8 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 6 | 5 | 173 | 32 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 78 | .582 | 1.000 | .722 | 28.8 | 13.0 | 6.7 | 1.3 |
| Monday | 6 | 6 | 166 | 24 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 53 | 14 | 46 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 93 | .444 | .000 | .849 | 27.7 | 15.5 | 7.7 | 1.2 | |
| Tuesday | 15 | 12 | 380 | 64 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 85 | 33 | 97 | 20 | 6 | 22 | 29 | 58 | 198 | .566 | .824 | 25.3 | 13.2 | 6.5 | 1.3 | ||
| Wednesday | 9 | 8 | 238 | 41 | 81 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 32 | 12 | 62 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 39 | 108 | .506 | .333 | .750 | 26.4 | 12.0 | 6.9 | 0.8 | |
| Thursday | 12 | 11 | 260 | 47 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 58 | 18 | 72 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 54 | 141 | .547 | .810 | 21.7 | 11.8 | 6.0 | 0.8 | ||
| Friday | 11 | 9 | 263 | 51 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 58 | 25 | 71 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 49 | 150 | .607 | .828 | 23.9 | 13.6 | 6.5 | 1.8 | ||
| Saturday | 17 | 13 | 438 | 58 | 134 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 98 | 33 | 112 | 33 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 74 | 201 | .433 | .000 | .867 | 25.8 | 11.8 | 6.6 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 64 | 64 | 1668 | 285 | 534 | 2 | 7 | 273 | 329 | 125 | 436 | 95 | 40 | 75 | 133 | 275 | 845 | .534 | .286 | .830 | 26.1 | 13.2 | 6.8 | 1.5 |
| Reserve | 12 | 0 | 250 | 32 | 73 | 1 | 2 | 59 | 73 | 17 | 64 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 45 | 124 | .438 | .500 | .808 | 20.8 | 10.3 | 5.3 | 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 4 | 4 | 177 | 40 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 33 | 13 | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 109 | .625 | 1.000 | .848 | 44.3 | 27.3 | 11.5 | 3.3 |
| 30-39 | 20 | 18 | 667 | 80 | 180 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 135 | 52 | 173 | 42 | 16 | 30 | 56 | 86 | 274 | .444 | .000 | .844 | 33.4 | 13.7 | 8.7 | 2.1 | |
| 20-29 | 32 | 27 | 765 | 150 | 280 | 2 | 7 | 141 | 172 | 55 | 206 | 32 | 14 | 35 | 57 | 137 | 443 | .536 | .286 | .820 | 23.9 | 13.8 | 6.4 | 1.0 | |
| 10-19 | 19 | 15 | 302 | 46 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 62 | 21 | 74 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 75 | 141 | .568 | .790 | 15.9 | 7.4 | 3.9 | 0.9 | ||
| 0-9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .500 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 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 | 19 | 15 | 439 | 60 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 91 | 27 | 116 | 22 | 10 | 19 | 43 | 82 | 193 | .531 | .802 | 23.1 | 10.2 | 6.1 | 1.2 | |
| 1 Day | 34 | 30 | 905 | 161 | 300 | 2 | 6 | 153 | 181 | 67 | 234 | 54 | 19 | 40 | 71 | 140 | 477 | .537 | .333 | .845 | 26.6 | 14.0 | 6.9 | 1.6 | |
| 2 Days | 14 | 12 | 354 | 58 | 119 | 1 | 3 | 51 | 64 | 26 | 90 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 60 | 168 | .487 | .333 | .797 | 25.3 | 12.0 | 6.4 | 1.6 | |
| 3+ Days | 8 | 6 | 197 | 34 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 58 | 21 | 56 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 33 | 117 | .500 | .845 | 24.6 | 14.6 | 7.0 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 24 | 21 | 611 | 86 | 167 | 1 | 3 | 99 | 121 | 36 | 159 | 41 | 11 | 26 | 52 | 95 | 272 | .515 | .333 | .818 | 25.5 | 11.3 | 6.6 | 1.7 |
| Western | 52 | 43 | 1307 | 231 | 440 | 2 | 6 | 233 | 281 | 106 | 341 | 64 | 31 | 55 | 108 | 225 | 697 | .525 | .333 | .829 | 25.1 | 13.4 | 6.6 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 12 | 11 | 316 | 56 | 93 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 53 | 16 | 82 | 20 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 47 | 155 | .602 | 1.000 | .792 | 26.3 | 12.9 | 6.8 | 1.7 |
| Central | 12 | 10 | 295 | 30 | 74 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 68 | 20 | 77 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 48 | 117 | .405 | .000 | .838 | 24.6 | 9.8 | 6.4 | 1.8 | |
| Midwest | 27 | 22 | 662 | 129 | 248 | 2 | 6 | 127 | 151 | 60 | 178 | 33 | 22 | 32 | 55 | 111 | 387 | .520 | .333 | .841 | 24.5 | 14.3 | 6.6 | 1.2 | |
| Pacific | 25 | 21 | 645 | 102 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 130 | 46 | 163 | 31 | 9 | 23 | 53 | 114 | 310 | .531 | .815 | 25.8 | 12.4 | 6.5 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 2 | 33 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | .778 | 1.000 | 16.5 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 1.5 | |
| Boston | 2 | 2 | 68 | 15 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 41 | .714 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 34.0 | 20.5 | 12.0 | 2.5 | |
| Charlotte | 2 | 2 | 50 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 28 | .688 | .857 | 25.0 | 14.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Chicago | 2 | 1 | 51 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 15 | .444 | .875 | 25.5 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 70 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 23 | .353 | .917 | 35.0 | 11.5 | 8.5 | 3.0 | ||
| Dallas | 5 | 4 | 128 | 23 | 44 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 64 | .523 | .250 | .850 | 25.6 | 12.8 | 8.0 | 1.4 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 2 | 74 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 25 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 37 | .364 | .000 | .840 | 37.0 | 18.5 | 9.5 | 1.0 | |
| Golden State | 3 | 3 | 69 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 30 | .556 | 1.000 | 23.0 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Houston | 5 | 5 | 113 | 25 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 24 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 68 | .510 | .750 | 22.6 | 13.6 | 4.2 | 0.2 | ||
| Indiana | 2 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 18 | .429 | .750 | 15.5 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | ||
| LA Clippers | 3 | 3 | 64 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 21 | .444 | .714 | 21.3 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | ||
| LA Lakers | 4 | 3 | 129 | 30 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 25 | 12 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 77 | .638 | .680 | 32.3 | 19.3 | 7.8 | 0.8 | ||
| Miami | 5 | 5 | 149 | 23 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 16 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 64 | .489 | .818 | 29.8 | 12.8 | 8.4 | 3.2 | ||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | .200 | .000 | .750 | 18.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 1.5 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | .429 | .714 | 14.5 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 1.5 | ||
| New York | 2 | 2 | 64 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 24 | .545 | .857 | 32.0 | 12.0 | 5.5 | 3.0 | ||
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | 43 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | .417 | .500 | 21.5 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Phoenix | 4 | 4 | 64 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 39 | .706 | .938 | 16.0 | 9.8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Portland | 4 | 3 | 129 | 16 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 25 | 6 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 54 | .571 | .880 | 32.3 | 13.5 | 8.8 | 2.0 | ||
| Sacramento | 4 | 3 | 104 | 19 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 56 | .432 | .783 | 26.0 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 0.8 | ||
| San Antonio | 6 | 5 | 110 | 26 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 31 | 11 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 77 | .634 | .806 | 18.3 | 12.8 | 5.7 | 0.5 | ||
| Seattle | 3 | 2 | 86 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 33 | .350 | .792 | 28.7 | 11.0 | 7.7 | 2.3 | ||
| Utah | 6 | 3 | 162 | 32 | 67 | 1 | 2 | 49 | 54 | 16 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 114 | .478 | .500 | .907 | 27.0 | 19.0 | 6.8 | 1.0 | |
| Washington | 2 | 2 | 62 | 16 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 39 | .615 | .636 | 31.0 | 19.5 | 8.5 | 0.5 | ||