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 | 53 | 22 | 1193 | 163 | 330 | 0 | 4 | 225 | 264 | 117 | 342 | 61 | 41 | 45 | 72 | 200 | 551 | .494 | .000 | .852 | 22.5 | 10.4 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 27 | 11 | 563 | 82 | 158 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 118 | 55 | 162 | 30 | 21 | 22 | 30 | 106 | 264 | .519 | .000 | .847 | 20.9 | 9.8 | 6.0 | 1.1 |
| Road | 26 | 11 | 630 | 81 | 172 | 0 | 2 | 125 | 146 | 62 | 180 | 31 | 20 | 23 | 42 | 94 | 287 | .471 | .000 | .856 | 24.2 | 11.0 | 6.9 | 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 | 19 | 8 | 363 | 48 | 117 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 79 | 33 | 96 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 67 | 162 | .410 | .000 | .835 | 19.1 | 8.5 | 5.1 | 1.2 |
| Post | 34 | 14 | 830 | 115 | 213 | 0 | 2 | 159 | 185 | 84 | 246 | 38 | 23 | 27 | 48 | 133 | 389 | .540 | .000 | .859 | 24.4 | 11.4 | 7.2 | 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 | 26 | 11 | 558 | 85 | 154 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 122 | 61 | 186 | 29 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 103 | 279 | .552 | .000 | .893 | 21.5 | 10.7 | 7.2 | 1.1 |
| Loss | 27 | 11 | 635 | 78 | 176 | 0 | 3 | 116 | 142 | 56 | 156 | 32 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 97 | 272 | .443 | .000 | .817 | 23.5 | 10.1 | 5.8 | 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 | 10 | 8 | 194 | 23 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 42 | 17 | 51 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 40 | 78 | .377 | .000 | .762 | 19.4 | 7.8 | 5.1 | 1.3 |
| December | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | .500 | 1.000 | 8.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | ||
| January | 3 | 0 | 52 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 25 | .357 | .882 | 17.3 | 8.3 | 5.0 | 1.0 | ||
| February | 12 | 0 | 270 | 46 | 84 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 60 | 23 | 59 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 142 | .548 | .000 | .833 | 22.5 | 11.8 | 4.9 | 1.3 | |
| March | 17 | 14 | 455 | 60 | 115 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 96 | 46 | 141 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 69 | 204 | .522 | .000 | .875 | 26.8 | 12.0 | 8.3 | 1.1 | |
| April | 9 | 0 | 205 | 27 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 45 | 24 | 69 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 94 | .519 | .889 | 22.8 | 10.4 | 7.7 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 5 | 2 | 132 | 16 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 49 | .516 | .850 | 26.4 | 9.8 | 6.4 | 1.6 | |
| Monday | 2 | 1 | 61 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 26 | .471 | .000 | 1.000 | 30.5 | 13.0 | 6.5 | 0.0 | |
| Tuesday | 10 | 4 | 235 | 37 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 48 | 23 | 71 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 35 | 117 | .561 | .000 | .896 | 23.5 | 11.7 | 7.1 | 1.6 | |
| Wednesday | 8 | 4 | 190 | 23 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 38 | 22 | 58 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 76 | .434 | .789 | 23.8 | 9.5 | 7.3 | 0.6 | ||
| Thursday | 8 | 3 | 193 | 31 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 43 | 17 | 53 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 101 | .508 | .907 | 24.1 | 12.6 | 6.6 | 0.8 | ||
| Friday | 9 | 3 | 167 | 20 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 44 | 17 | 42 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 77 | .455 | .000 | .841 | 18.6 | 8.6 | 4.7 | 1.2 | |
| Saturday | 11 | 5 | 215 | 28 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 61 | 22 | 73 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 46 | 105 | .483 | .000 | .803 | 19.5 | 9.5 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 22 | 22 | 559 | 74 | 156 | 0 | 2 | 98 | 116 | 57 | 171 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 33 | 94 | 246 | .474 | .000 | .845 | 25.4 | 11.2 | 7.8 | 1.1 |
| Reserve | 31 | 0 | 634 | 89 | 174 | 0 | 2 | 127 | 148 | 60 | 171 | 37 | 19 | 25 | 39 | 106 | 305 | .511 | .000 | .858 | 20.5 | 9.8 | 5.5 | 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 |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 11 | 7 | 371 | 53 | 118 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 84 | 38 | 112 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 21 | 41 | 180 | .449 | .000 | .881 | 33.7 | 16.4 | 10.2 | 1.4 |
| 20-29 | 24 | 10 | 573 | 89 | 156 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 133 | 56 | 161 | 29 | 15 | 19 | 38 | 98 | 289 | .571 | .000 | .835 | 23.9 | 12.0 | 6.7 | 1.2 | |
| 10-19 | 16 | 5 | 240 | 20 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 43 | 23 | 67 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 60 | 77 | .377 | .000 | .860 | 15.0 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 1.1 | |
| 0-9 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .333 | .750 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 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 | 10 | 6 | 201 | 33 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 42 | 15 | 53 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 101 | .559 | .833 | 20.1 | 10.1 | 5.3 | 0.8 | |
| 1 Day | 27 | 11 | 659 | 96 | 192 | 0 | 4 | 120 | 138 | 78 | 196 | 29 | 16 | 20 | 43 | 110 | 312 | .500 | .000 | .870 | 24.4 | 11.6 | 7.3 | 1.1 | |
| 2 Days | 6 | 3 | 145 | 17 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 36 | 11 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 66 | .486 | .889 | 24.2 | 11.0 | 7.2 | 2.2 | ||
| 3+ Days | 9 | 1 | 156 | 14 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 37 | 12 | 43 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 57 | .412 | .784 | 17.3 | 6.3 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 17 | 3 | 368 | 52 | 110 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 60 | 27 | 86 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 55 | 155 | .473 | .000 | .850 | 21.6 | 9.1 | 5.1 | 1.4 |
| Western | 36 | 19 | 825 | 111 | 220 | 0 | 2 | 174 | 204 | 90 | 256 | 38 | 30 | 32 | 53 | 145 | 396 | .505 | .000 | .853 | 22.9 | 11.0 | 7.1 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 8 | 1 | 162 | 19 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 29 | 13 | 43 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 60 | .463 | .759 | 20.3 | 7.5 | 5.4 | 1.3 | |
| Central | 9 | 2 | 206 | 33 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 31 | 14 | 43 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 95 | .478 | .000 | .935 | 22.9 | 10.6 | 4.8 | 1.4 | |
| Midwest | 18 | 11 | 427 | 52 | 104 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 112 | 45 | 133 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 29 | 68 | 204 | .500 | .000 | .893 | 23.7 | 11.3 | 7.4 | 1.0 | |
| Pacific | 18 | 8 | 398 | 59 | 116 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 92 | 45 | 123 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 77 | 192 | .509 | .000 | .804 | 22.1 | 10.7 | 6.8 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 1 | 63 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 21 | .471 | .000 | 1.000 | 31.5 | 10.5 | 6.5 | 1.5 |
| Boston | 1 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20 | .727 | .571 | 28.0 | 20.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Charlotte | 3 | 1 | 68 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 40 | .714 | 1.000 | 22.7 | 13.3 | 7.7 | 0.7 | ||
| Chicago | 2 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | .625 | 12.5 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | |||
| Cleveland | 1 | 1 | 34 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 21 | .467 | 1.000 | 34.0 | 21.0 | 9.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Dallas | 2 | 2 | 48 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | .455 | .875 | 24.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Detroit | 1 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1.000 | .750 | 24.0 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Houston | 4 | 2 | 98 | 16 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 28 | 14 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 57 | .552 | .893 | 24.5 | 14.3 | 6.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Indiana | 1 | 0 | 34 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 28 | .450 | .000 | .909 | 34.0 | 28.0 | 9.0 | 3.0 | |
| LA Clippers | 3 | 2 | 85 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 38 | .478 | .000 | .889 | 28.3 | 12.7 | 7.7 | 1.0 | |
| LA Lakers | 3 | 1 | 66 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 20 | .375 | .615 | 22.0 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 1.7 | ||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | .000 | 1.000 | 13.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Minnesota | 3 | 2 | 89 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 36 | .429 | .947 | 29.7 | 12.0 | 12.7 | 1.3 | ||
| New Jersey | 2 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | .400 | 1.000 | 15.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | ||
| New York | 2 | 0 | 41 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | .333 | .778 | 20.5 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Philadelphia | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | .667 | 1.000 | 17.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Phoenix | 3 | 2 | 66 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 35 | .684 | .750 | 22.0 | 11.7 | 5.0 | 1.7 | ||
| Portland | 3 | 1 | 69 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 39 | .500 | .810 | 23.0 | 13.0 | 9.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Sacramento | 2 | 1 | 44 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 22 | .571 | .750 | 22.0 | 11.0 | 9.0 | 1.0 | ||
| San Antonio | 4 | 2 | 70 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 26 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 35 | .467 | .000 | .808 | 17.5 | 8.8 | 5.0 | 2.0 | |
| Seattle | 4 | 1 | 68 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 38 | .455 | .900 | 17.0 | 9.5 | 6.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 2 | 54 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 19 | .357 | .818 | 27.0 | 9.5 | 5.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Washington | 2 | 1 | 45 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | .300 | .714 | 22.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 0.5 | ||