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 | 69 | 27 | 823 | 126 | 248 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 69 | 57 | 208 | 89 | 20 | 37 | 64 | 170 | 303 | .508 | 1.000 | .725 | 11.9 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 36 | 13 | 430 | 65 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 42 | 35 | 113 | 45 | 13 | 18 | 35 | 87 | 159 | .533 | .690 | 11.9 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 1.3 | |
| Road | 33 | 14 | 393 | 61 | 126 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 27 | 22 | 95 | 44 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 83 | 144 | .484 | 1.000 | .778 | 11.9 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 38 | 17 | 388 | 60 | 117 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 26 | 27 | 91 | 42 | 8 | 17 | 33 | 76 | 138 | .513 | 1.000 | .654 | 10.2 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 1.1 |
| Post | 31 | 10 | 435 | 66 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 43 | 30 | 117 | 47 | 12 | 20 | 31 | 94 | 165 | .504 | .767 | 14.0 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 1.5 | ||
| 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 | 51 | 19 | 604 | 97 | 184 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 48 | 41 | 152 | 61 | 16 | 26 | 43 | 122 | 229 | .527 | 1.000 | .708 | 11.8 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| Loss | 18 | 8 | 219 | 29 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 56 | 28 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 48 | 74 | .453 | .762 | 12.2 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 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 |
| Month | November | 12 | 0 | 146 | 20 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 51 | .541 | .786 | 12.2 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 1.1 | |
| December | 7 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | .375 | .250 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | ||
| January | 14 | 14 | 149 | 32 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 70 | .500 | 1.000 | .625 | 10.6 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 1.4 | |
| February | 12 | 5 | 128 | 19 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 41 | .613 | .500 | 10.7 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.3 | ||
| March | 15 | 7 | 245 | 32 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 28 | 19 | 73 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 51 | 87 | .427 | .821 | 16.3 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 1.8 | ||
| April | 9 | 0 | 116 | 20 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 47 | .606 | .778 | 12.9 | 5.2 | 2.8 | 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 | 12 | 7 | 148 | 21 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 39 | 44 | .512 | .333 | 12.3 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 1.9 | |
| Monday | 4 | 1 | 44 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | .727 | .000 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Tuesday | 14 | 6 | 189 | 22 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 40 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 38 | 58 | .440 | .875 | 13.5 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 1.4 | ||
| Wednesday | 11 | 2 | 152 | 27 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 49 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 63 | .587 | .750 | 13.8 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 1.6 | ||
| Thursday | 7 | 4 | 87 | 21 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 49 | .600 | 1.000 | .750 | 12.4 | 7.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 | |
| Friday | 14 | 4 | 144 | 18 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 24 | 12 | 42 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 55 | .400 | .792 | 10.3 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 0.6 | ||
| Saturday | 7 | 3 | 59 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 18 | .450 | 8.4 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 27 | 27 | 349 | 55 | 119 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 26 | 84 | 44 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 77 | 123 | .462 | 1.000 | .600 | 12.9 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 1.6 |
| Reserve | 42 | 0 | 474 | 71 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 49 | 31 | 124 | 45 | 15 | 21 | 43 | 93 | 180 | .550 | .776 | 11.3 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 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 |
| Minutes | 20-29 | 8 | 3 | 197 | 31 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 25 | 15 | 57 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 80 | .525 | .720 | 24.6 | 10.0 | 7.1 | 2.9 | |
| 10-19 | 34 | 16 | 467 | 77 | 142 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 34 | 35 | 125 | 51 | 10 | 22 | 35 | 103 | 179 | .542 | 1.000 | .706 | 13.7 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 1.5 | |
| 0-9 | 27 | 8 | 159 | 18 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 41 | 44 | .383 | .800 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 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 | 11 | 4 | 138 | 17 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 49 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 39 | .370 | .833 | 12.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 1.7 | |
| 1 Day | 34 | 17 | 422 | 75 | 128 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 33 | 25 | 109 | 50 | 6 | 21 | 32 | 95 | 173 | .586 | 1.000 | .667 | 12.4 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 1.5 | |
| 2 Days | 17 | 5 | 207 | 27 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 44 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 43 | 71 | .458 | .810 | 12.2 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 1.1 | ||
| 3+ Days | 6 | 1 | 46 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | .500 | .500 | 7.7 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | ||
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 25 | 16 | 281 | 44 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 67 | 32 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 63 | 98 | .500 | .667 | 11.2 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 1.3 | |
| Western | 44 | 11 | 542 | 82 | 160 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 54 | 33 | 141 | 57 | 17 | 24 | 37 | 107 | 205 | .513 | 1.000 | .741 | 12.3 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 13 | 8 | 139 | 18 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 39 | .409 | .750 | 10.7 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | |
| Central | 12 | 8 | 142 | 26 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 59 | .591 | .636 | 11.8 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 0.7 | ||
| Midwest | 19 | 6 | 222 | 24 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 52 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 44 | 61 | .407 | .813 | 11.7 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 1.4 | ||
| Pacific | 25 | 5 | 320 | 58 | 101 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 38 | 22 | 89 | 31 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 63 | 144 | .574 | 1.000 | .711 | 12.8 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | .714 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Boston | 2 | 2 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | .429 | 14.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | |||
| Charlotte | 2 | 2 | 31 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | .556 | .000 | 15.5 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Chicago | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Cleveland | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .250 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | |||
| Dallas | 3 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | .800 | 9.0 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | |||
| Denver | 3 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | .182 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | |||
| Detroit | 2 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | .500 | 1.000 | 15.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Golden State | 5 | 1 | 59 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 22 | .625 | .333 | 11.8 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 1.0 | ||
| Houston | 3 | 2 | 59 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 14 | .333 | .800 | 19.7 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 2.0 | ||
| Indiana | 2 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 19 | .636 | .833 | 14.0 | 9.5 | 5.0 | 0.5 | ||
| LA Clippers | 5 | 1 | 61 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 33 | .700 | .714 | 12.2 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 1.2 | ||
| LA Lakers | 4 | 1 | 59 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 24 | .455 | .800 | 14.8 | 6.0 | 7.3 | 2.0 | ||
| Miami | 2 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | .500 | 10.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4.5 | |||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | .800 | .000 | 11.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Minnesota | 3 | 1 | 45 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | .357 | .750 | 15.0 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 2.0 | ||
| New Jersey | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .500 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | |||
| New York | 2 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | .571 | .500 | 11.0 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Orlando | 2 | 2 | 32 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | .231 | 16.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 2.5 | |||
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .200 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Portland | 5 | 1 | 60 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 24 | .692 | 1.000 | .833 | 12.0 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | |
| Sacramento | 4 | 1 | 76 | 15 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 39 | .517 | .750 | 19.0 | 9.8 | 3.0 | 2.0 | ||
| San Antonio | 3 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | .500 | 8.0 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 0.3 | |||
| Seattle | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 1.000 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Utah | 4 | 1 | 47 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | .500 | 1.000 | 11.8 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Washington | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .750 | 1.000 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | ||