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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 74 | 33 | 1272 | 155 | 371 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 119 | 97 | 242 | 44 | 34 | 33 | 61 | 182 | 406 | .418 | .807 | 17.2 | 5.5 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 38 | 18 | 643 | 86 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 67 | 53 | 121 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 87 | 227 | .437 | .821 | 16.9 | 6.0 | 3.2 | 0.7 | |
| Road | 36 | 15 | 629 | 69 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 52 | 44 | 121 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 27 | 95 | 179 | .397 | .788 | 17.5 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 0.5 | ||
| 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 41 | 3 | 486 | 50 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 45 | 28 | 79 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 32 | 92 | 135 | .394 | .778 | 11.9 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 0.3 | |
| Post | 33 | 30 | 786 | 105 | 244 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 74 | 69 | 163 | 32 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 90 | 271 | .430 | .824 | 23.8 | 8.2 | 4.9 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 35 | 19 | 649 | 87 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 66 | 54 | 145 | 24 | 13 | 22 | 33 | 100 | 228 | .451 | .818 | 18.5 | 6.5 | 4.1 | 0.7 | |
| Loss | 39 | 14 | 623 | 68 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 53 | 43 | 97 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 28 | 82 | 178 | .382 | .792 | 16.0 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 0.5 | ||
| 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 |
| Month | October | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
| November | 8 | 0 | 78 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 18 | .353 | .750 | 9.8 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | ||
| December | 14 | 2 | 187 | 25 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 56 | .410 | .667 | 13.4 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 0.2 | ||
| January | 16 | 1 | 196 | 17 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 26 | 13 | 33 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 35 | 55 | .386 | .808 | 12.3 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 0.4 | ||
| February | 11 | 7 | 259 | 41 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 26 | 35 | 69 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 32 | 103 | .451 | .808 | 23.5 | 9.4 | 6.3 | 1.0 | ||
| March | 15 | 15 | 396 | 54 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 39 | 26 | 76 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 44 | 140 | .454 | .821 | 26.4 | 9.3 | 5.1 | 1.1 | ||
| April | 9 | 8 | 154 | 12 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 32 | .308 | .889 | 17.1 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 0.4 | ||
| 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 | 7 | 6 | 172 | 21 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 58 | .389 | .941 | 24.6 | 8.3 | 4.4 | 1.3 | |
| Monday | 8 | 3 | 147 | 17 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 11 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 50 | .340 | .667 | 18.4 | 6.3 | 4.1 | 0.8 | ||
| Tuesday | 10 | 4 | 170 | 19 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 53 | .396 | .789 | 17.0 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 0.6 | ||
| Wednesday | 14 | 7 | 245 | 31 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 49 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 84 | .425 | .846 | 17.5 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 0.7 | ||
| Thursday | 6 | 2 | 95 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 20 | .438 | .750 | 15.8 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 0.3 | ||
| Friday | 17 | 8 | 299 | 46 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 55 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 44 | 106 | .505 | .824 | 17.6 | 6.2 | 3.2 | 0.5 | ||
| Saturday | 12 | 3 | 144 | 14 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 35 | .359 | .875 | 12.0 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 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 | 33 | 33 | 820 | 105 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 74 | 69 | 173 | 34 | 17 | 19 | 37 | 98 | 273 | .420 | .851 | 24.8 | 8.3 | 5.2 | 1.0 | |
| Reserve | 41 | 0 | 452 | 50 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 45 | 28 | 69 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 24 | 84 | 133 | .413 | .733 | 11.0 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 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 |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 8 | 8 | 264 | 37 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 68 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 90 | .446 | 1.000 | 33.0 | 11.3 | 8.5 | 1.8 | |
| 20-29 | 20 | 18 | 489 | 60 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 64 | 38 | 100 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 71 | 173 | .405 | .828 | 24.5 | 8.7 | 5.0 | 0.8 | ||
| 10-19 | 28 | 7 | 424 | 50 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 33 | 26 | 58 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 22 | 64 | 123 | .427 | .697 | 15.1 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 0.4 | ||
| 0-9 | 18 | 0 | 95 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 20 | .348 | .667 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 17 | 9 | 285 | 35 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 52 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 44 | 92 | .455 | .846 | 16.8 | 5.4 | 3.1 | 0.5 | |
| 1 Day | 37 | 16 | 645 | 77 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 58 | 39 | 108 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 37 | 87 | 200 | .407 | .793 | 17.4 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 0.7 | ||
| 2 Days | 10 | 4 | 198 | 31 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 53 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 79 | .470 | .810 | 19.8 | 7.9 | 5.3 | 0.4 | ||
| 3+ Days | 9 | 4 | 142 | 12 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 33 | .308 | .750 | 15.8 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 0.4 | ||
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 50 | 23 | 812 | 94 | 241 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 65 | 59 | 148 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 42 | 110 | 239 | .390 | .785 | 16.2 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 0.5 | |
| Western | 24 | 10 | 460 | 61 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 54 | 38 | 94 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 72 | 167 | .469 | .833 | 19.2 | 7.0 | 3.9 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 22 | 9 | 339 | 37 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 35 | 20 | 51 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 53 | 100 | .385 | .743 | 15.4 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 0.5 | |
| Central | 28 | 14 | 473 | 57 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 30 | 39 | 97 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 57 | 139 | .393 | .833 | 16.9 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Midwest | 12 | 5 | 242 | 33 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 31 | 24 | 54 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 92 | .485 | .839 | 20.2 | 7.7 | 4.5 | 0.6 | ||
| Pacific | 12 | 5 | 218 | 28 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 23 | 14 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 75 | .452 | .826 | 18.2 | 6.3 | 3.3 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 4 | 2 | 75 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 25 | .360 | 1.000 | 18.8 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 1.3 | |
| Boston | 3 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .500 | 11.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | |||
| Charlotte | 4 | 3 | 85 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 29 | .433 | 1.000 | 21.3 | 7.3 | 4.3 | 0.5 | ||
| Chicago | 3 | 2 | 45 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | .308 | .800 | 15.0 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | ||
| Cleveland | 3 | 2 | 68 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 12 | .357 | .667 | 22.7 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 0.3 | ||
| Dallas | 2 | 1 | 46 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | .444 | 1.000 | 23.0 | 5.0 | 7.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Denver | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | .600 | 1.000 | 21.0 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Detroit | 3 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | .333 | 8.0 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.3 | |||
| Golden State | 2 | 1 | 37 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | .231 | .800 | 18.5 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 2 | 54 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 19 | .636 | .833 | 27.0 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Indiana | 4 | 2 | 71 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 27 | .462 | .750 | 17.8 | 6.8 | 4.0 | 0.3 | ||
| LA Clippers | 1 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | .444 | 33.0 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 2.0 | |||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 1 | 41 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 23 | .533 | .778 | 20.5 | 11.5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Miami | 4 | 2 | 86 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 30 | .417 | 1.000 | 21.5 | 7.5 | 2.8 | 1.0 | ||
| Milwaukee | 3 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | .400 | .500 | 12.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | ||
| Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | .400 | .750 | 22.0 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | ||
| New Jersey | 4 | 2 | 48 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | .417 | .500 | 12.0 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | ||
| New York | 4 | 1 | 50 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 21 | .444 | .625 | 12.5 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | ||
| Philadelphia | 4 | 2 | 69 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 25 | .333 | .636 | 17.3 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |||
| Portland | 2 | 1 | 35 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 16 | .700 | 1.000 | 17.5 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Sacramento | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .600 | 1.000 | 16.0 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | ||
| San Antonio | 2 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | .300 | .750 | 15.5 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Seattle | 2 | 1 | 41 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | .333 | .750 | 20.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Toronto | 4 | 2 | 68 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 25 | .385 | .833 | 17.0 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 0.8 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | .400 | 1.000 | 12.5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Vancouver | 2 | 1 | 43 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 27 | .556 | .778 | 21.5 | 13.5 | 3.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Washington | 3 | 1 | 52 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | .273 | .750 | 17.3 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 1.0 | ||