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 | 82 | 38 | 2228 | 298 | 597 | 0 | 5 | 274 | 328 | 174 | 535 | 98 | 55 | 61 | 106 | 264 | 870 | .499 | .000 | .835 | 27.2 | 10.6 | 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 | 41 | 20 | 1095 | 136 | 279 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 177 | 74 | 258 | 55 | 27 | 30 | 44 | 134 | 417 | .487 | .819 | 26.7 | 10.2 | 6.3 | 1.3 | |
| Road | 41 | 18 | 1133 | 162 | 318 | 0 | 5 | 129 | 151 | 100 | 277 | 43 | 28 | 31 | 62 | 130 | 453 | .509 | .000 | .854 | 27.6 | 11.0 | 6.8 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 49 | 5 | 1111 | 129 | 260 | 0 | 2 | 150 | 170 | 101 | 278 | 45 | 31 | 29 | 61 | 154 | 408 | .496 | .000 | .882 | 22.7 | 8.3 | 5.7 | 0.9 |
| Post | 33 | 33 | 1117 | 169 | 337 | 0 | 3 | 124 | 158 | 73 | 257 | 53 | 24 | 32 | 45 | 110 | 462 | .501 | .000 | .785 | 33.8 | 14.0 | 7.8 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 48 | 21 | 1242 | 173 | 340 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 202 | 95 | 306 | 62 | 33 | 33 | 45 | 154 | 516 | .509 | .842 | 25.9 | 10.8 | 6.4 | 1.3 | |
| Loss | 34 | 17 | 986 | 125 | 257 | 0 | 5 | 104 | 126 | 79 | 229 | 36 | 22 | 28 | 61 | 110 | 354 | .486 | .000 | .825 | 29.0 | 10.4 | 6.7 | 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 |
| Month | November | 15 | 0 | 272 | 33 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 38 | 26 | 68 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 43 | 95 | .465 | .000 | .763 | 18.1 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 0.6 |
| December | 14 | 0 | 284 | 33 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 42 | 25 | 71 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 40 | 106 | .508 | .952 | 20.3 | 7.6 | 5.1 | 0.9 | ||
| January | 16 | 1 | 406 | 51 | 94 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 70 | 39 | 106 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 29 | 53 | 167 | .543 | .000 | .929 | 25.4 | 10.4 | 6.6 | 1.2 | |
| February | 12 | 12 | 434 | 64 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 73 | 30 | 100 | 21 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 45 | 191 | .533 | .863 | 36.2 | 15.9 | 8.3 | 1.8 | ||
| March | 15 | 15 | 539 | 77 | 160 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 80 | 39 | 132 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 46 | 210 | .481 | .000 | .700 | 35.9 | 14.0 | 8.8 | 1.5 | |
| April | 10 | 10 | 293 | 40 | 87 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 25 | 15 | 58 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 101 | .460 | .000 | .840 | 29.3 | 10.1 | 5.8 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 8 | 4 | 249 | 32 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 57 | 23 | 62 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 114 | .438 | .877 | 31.1 | 14.3 | 7.8 | 1.5 | |
| Monday | 6 | 4 | 197 | 30 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 35 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 76 | .545 | .000 | .889 | 32.8 | 12.7 | 5.8 | 1.2 | |
| Tuesday | 16 | 8 | 427 | 64 | 123 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 52 | 32 | 102 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 49 | 173 | .520 | .000 | .865 | 26.7 | 10.8 | 6.4 | 1.3 | |
| Wednesday | 12 | 2 | 289 | 38 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 49 | 26 | 76 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 120 | .514 | .898 | 24.1 | 10.0 | 6.3 | 0.5 | ||
| Thursday | 10 | 8 | 304 | 32 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 35 | 13 | 65 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 89 | .421 | .714 | 30.4 | 8.9 | 6.5 | 1.9 | ||
| Friday | 14 | 5 | 362 | 45 | 88 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 70 | 31 | 98 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 46 | 144 | .511 | .000 | .771 | 25.9 | 10.3 | 7.0 | 1.3 | |
| Saturday | 16 | 7 | 400 | 57 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 47 | 31 | 97 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 56 | 154 | .528 | .851 | 25.0 | 9.6 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 38 | 38 | 1295 | 181 | 374 | 0 | 3 | 144 | 182 | 87 | 300 | 58 | 26 | 38 | 51 | 132 | 506 | .484 | .000 | .791 | 34.1 | 13.3 | 7.9 | 1.5 |
| Reserve | 44 | 0 | 933 | 117 | 223 | 0 | 2 | 130 | 146 | 87 | 235 | 40 | 29 | 23 | 55 | 132 | 364 | .525 | .000 | .890 | 21.2 | 8.3 | 5.3 | 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 | 40+ | 5 | 5 | 209 | 27 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 39 | 17 | 48 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 84 | .466 | .000 | .769 | 41.8 | 16.8 | 9.6 | 1.6 |
| 30-39 | 30 | 26 | 1049 | 158 | 305 | 0 | 3 | 123 | 151 | 83 | 246 | 50 | 30 | 27 | 39 | 100 | 439 | .518 | .000 | .815 | 35.0 | 14.6 | 8.2 | 1.7 | |
| 20-29 | 29 | 6 | 699 | 89 | 177 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 98 | 50 | 181 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 35 | 99 | 268 | .503 | .000 | .918 | 24.1 | 9.2 | 6.2 | 1.0 | |
| 10-19 | 18 | 1 | 271 | 24 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 40 | 24 | 60 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 42 | 79 | .421 | .775 | 15.1 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 0.6 | ||
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 21 | 7 | 507 | 73 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 81 | 51 | 139 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 33 | 66 | 216 | .541 | .864 | 24.1 | 10.3 | 6.6 | 0.9 | |
| 1 Day | 39 | 21 | 1167 | 164 | 314 | 0 | 4 | 143 | 173 | 92 | 282 | 58 | 33 | 29 | 55 | 132 | 471 | .522 | .000 | .827 | 29.9 | 12.1 | 7.2 | 1.5 | |
| 2 Days | 18 | 9 | 476 | 55 | 135 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 62 | 27 | 95 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 51 | 161 | .407 | .000 | .823 | 26.4 | 8.9 | 5.3 | 1.2 | |
| 3+ Days | 3 | 1 | 66 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 21 | .500 | .900 | 22.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 54 | 26 | 1434 | 211 | 404 | 0 | 4 | 163 | 194 | 119 | 360 | 66 | 40 | 43 | 64 | 176 | 585 | .522 | .000 | .840 | 26.6 | 10.8 | 6.7 | 1.2 |
| Western | 28 | 12 | 794 | 87 | 193 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 134 | 55 | 175 | 32 | 15 | 18 | 42 | 88 | 285 | .451 | .000 | .828 | 28.4 | 10.2 | 6.3 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 24 | 10 | 597 | 82 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 84 | 52 | 150 | 30 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 71 | 237 | .506 | .869 | 24.9 | 9.9 | 6.3 | 1.3 | |
| Central | 30 | 16 | 837 | 129 | 242 | 0 | 4 | 90 | 110 | 67 | 210 | 36 | 20 | 22 | 39 | 105 | 348 | .533 | .000 | .818 | 27.9 | 11.6 | 7.0 | 1.2 | |
| Midwest | 14 | 8 | 403 | 44 | 103 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 56 | 24 | 81 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 49 | 135 | .427 | .000 | .839 | 28.8 | 9.6 | 5.8 | 1.4 | |
| Pacific | 14 | 4 | 391 | 43 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 78 | 31 | 94 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 39 | 150 | .478 | .821 | 27.9 | 10.7 | 6.7 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 5 | 3 | 136 | 18 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 49 | .462 | .684 | 27.2 | 9.8 | 7.2 | 1.0 | |
| Boston | 4 | 1 | 92 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 27 | .421 | .917 | 23.0 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 0.5 | ||
| Charlotte | 5 | 3 | 149 | 28 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 43 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 72 | .538 | .842 | 29.8 | 14.4 | 8.6 | 1.4 | ||
| Chicago | 5 | 3 | 183 | 24 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 42 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 64 | .545 | .000 | .800 | 36.6 | 12.8 | 8.4 | 1.8 | |
| Cleveland | 5 | 3 | 143 | 23 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 41 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 61 | .479 | .000 | .833 | 28.6 | 12.2 | 8.2 | 1.6 | |
| Dallas | 2 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | .714 | .667 | 20.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 | ||
| Denver | 2 | 2 | 66 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 27 | .421 | .917 | 33.0 | 13.5 | 9.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Detroit | 5 | 3 | 142 | 23 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 64 | .622 | .900 | 28.4 | 12.8 | 5.6 | 1.2 | ||
| Golden State | 2 | 0 | 50 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 29 | .500 | .882 | 25.0 | 14.5 | 9.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 2 | 75 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 14 | .500 | 1.000 | 37.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Indiana | 5 | 1 | 84 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 38 | .591 | .857 | 16.8 | 7.6 | 4.0 | 0.2 | ||
| LA Clippers | 2 | 0 | 45 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | .500 | .800 | 22.5 | 8.0 | 4.5 | 0.5 | ||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 2 | 67 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 26 | .417 | .545 | 33.5 | 13.0 | 9.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Miami | 4 | 3 | 106 | 20 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 56 | .625 | .842 | 26.5 | 14.0 | 6.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Minnesota | 2 | 1 | 50 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | .231 | .000 | .500 | 25.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 2.0 | |
| New Jersey | 4 | 2 | 104 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 30 | .458 | 1.000 | 26.0 | 7.5 | 4.8 | 0.8 | ||
| New York | 4 | 1 | 105 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 30 | .320 | .933 | 26.3 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Orlando | 2 | 1 | 66 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 40 | .478 | .900 | 33.0 | 20.0 | 8.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Philadelphia | 4 | 1 | 87 | 17 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 41 | .567 | .875 | 21.8 | 10.3 | 5.8 | 2.8 | ||
| Phoenix | 2 | 1 | 58 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | .364 | .750 | 29.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Portland | 2 | 0 | 52 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | .571 | .909 | 26.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Sacramento | 2 | 1 | 66 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 22 | .500 | .769 | 33.0 | 11.0 | 7.5 | 0.0 | ||
| San Antonio | 2 | 1 | 54 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 17 | .333 | .833 | 27.0 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Seattle | 2 | 0 | 53 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 25 | .600 | 1.000 | 26.5 | 12.5 | 3.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 1 | 52 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 16 | .462 | .667 | 26.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Washington | 4 | 2 | 103 | 18 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 22 | 13 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 53 | .563 | .773 | 25.8 | 13.3 | 8.3 | 0.5 | ||