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John Salley

John Thomas Salley (Spider)

Position: Forward-Center ▪ Height: 6-11 ▪ Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: May 16, 1964 in Brooklyn, New York
High School: Canarsie in Brooklyn, New York
College: Georgia Institute of Technology
Draft: Detroit Pistons, 1st round (11th pick, 11th overall), 1986 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 31, 1986

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Aug 7, 2011, 4:49AM
All-Time Rank: #410. Ray Felix… #411. Mike Woodson… #412. JOHN SALLEY… #413. Larry Drew… #414. Gar Heard… 

Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1986-87 22 DET NBA 82 2 1463 163 290 .562 0 1 .000 105 171 .614 108 188 296 54 44 125 74 256 431
1987-88 23 DET NBA 82 16 2003 258 456 .566 0 0 185 261 .709 166 236 402 113 53 137 120 294 701
1988-89 24 DET NBA 67 21 1458 166 333 .498 0 2 .000 135 195 .692 134 201 335 75 40 72 100 197 467
1989-90 25 DET NBA 82 12 1914 209 408 .512 1 4 .250 174 244 .713 154 285 439 67 51 153 97 282 593
1990-91 26 DET NBA 74 1 1649 179 377 .475 0 1 .000 186 256 .727 137 190 327 70 52 112 91 240 544
1991-92 27 DET NBA 72 38 1774 249 486 .512 0 3 .000 186 260 .715 106 190 296 116 49 110 102 222 684
1992-93 28 MIA NBA 51 34 1422 154 307 .502 0 0 115 144 .799 113 200 313 83 32 70 101 192 423
1993-94 29 MIA NBA 76 45 1910 208 436 .477 2 3 .667 164 225 .729 132 275 407 135 56 78 94 260 582
1994-95 30 MIA NBA 75 50 1955 197 395 .499 0 0 153 207 .739 110 226 336 123 47 85 97 279 547
1995-96 31 TOT NBA 42 6 673 63 140 .450 0 0 59 85 .694 46 94 140 54 19 27 55 110 185
1995-96 31 TOR NBA 25 6 482 51 105 .486 0 0 47 65 .723 26 71 97 39 11 12 39 72 149
1995-96 31 CHI NBA 17 0 191 12 35 .343 0 0 12 20 .600 20 23 43 15 8 15 16 38 36
1999-00 35 LAL NBA 45 3 303 25 69 .362 0 0 21 28 .750 20 45 65 26 8 14 18 67 71
Career NBA 748 228 16524 1871 3697 .506 3 14 .214 1483 2076 .714 1226 2130 3356 916 451 983 949 2399 5228

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1986-87 22 DET NBA 82 2 17.8 2.0 3.5 .562 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 2.1 .614 1.3 2.3 3.6 0.7 0.5 1.5 0.9 3.1 5.3
1987-88 23 DET NBA 82 16 24.4 3.1 5.6 .566 0.0 0.0 2.3 3.2 .709 2.0 2.9 4.9 1.4 0.6 1.7 1.5 3.6 8.5
1988-89 24 DET NBA 67 21 21.8 2.5 5.0 .498 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 2.9 .692 2.0 3.0 5.0 1.1 0.6 1.1 1.5 2.9 7.0
1989-90 25 DET NBA 82 12 23.3 2.5 5.0 .512 0.0 0.0 .250 2.1 3.0 .713 1.9 3.5 5.4 0.8 0.6 1.9 1.2 3.4 7.2
1990-91 26 DET NBA 74 1 22.3 2.4 5.1 .475 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 3.5 .727 1.9 2.6 4.4 0.9 0.7 1.5 1.2 3.2 7.4
1991-92 27 DET NBA 72 38 24.6 3.5 6.8 .512 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 3.6 .715 1.5 2.6 4.1 1.6 0.7 1.5 1.4 3.1 9.5
1992-93 28 MIA NBA 51 34 27.9 3.0 6.0 .502 0.0 0.0 2.3 2.8 .799 2.2 3.9 6.1 1.6 0.6 1.4 2.0 3.8 8.3
1993-94 29 MIA NBA 76 45 25.1 2.7 5.7 .477 0.0 0.0 .667 2.2 3.0 .729 1.7 3.6 5.4 1.8 0.7 1.0 1.2 3.4 7.7
1994-95 30 MIA NBA 75 50 26.1 2.6 5.3 .499 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.8 .739 1.5 3.0 4.5 1.6 0.6 1.1 1.3 3.7 7.3
1995-96 31 TOT NBA 42 6 16.0 1.5 3.3 .450 0.0 0.0 1.4 2.0 .694 1.1 2.2 3.3 1.3 0.5 0.6 1.3 2.6 4.4
1995-96 31 TOR NBA 25 6 19.3 2.0 4.2 .486 0.0 0.0 1.9 2.6 .723 1.0 2.8 3.9 1.6 0.4 0.5 1.6 2.9 6.0
1995-96 31 CHI NBA 17 0 11.2 0.7 2.1 .343 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.2 .600 1.2 1.4 2.5 0.9 0.5 0.9 0.9 2.2 2.1
1999-00 35 LAL NBA 45 3 6.7 0.6 1.5 .362 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.6 .750 0.4 1.0 1.4 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.4 1.5 1.6
Career NBA 748 228 22.1 2.5 4.9 .506 0.0 0.0 .214 2.0 2.8 .714 1.6 2.8 4.5 1.2 0.6 1.3 1.3 3.2 7.0

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1986-87 22 DET NBA 82 2 1463 4.0 7.1 .562 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 4.2 .614 2.7 4.6 7.3 1.3 1.1 3.1 1.8 6.3 10.6
1987-88 23 DET NBA 82 16 2003 4.6 8.2 .566 0.0 0.0 3.3 4.7 .709 3.0 4.2 7.2 2.0 1.0 2.5 2.2 5.3 12.6
1988-89 24 DET NBA 67 21 1458 4.1 8.2 .498 0.0 0.0 .000 3.3 4.8 .692 3.3 5.0 8.3 1.9 1.0 1.8 2.5 4.9 11.5
1989-90 25 DET NBA 82 12 1914 3.9 7.7 .512 0.0 0.1 .250 3.3 4.6 .713 2.9 5.4 8.3 1.3 1.0 2.9 1.8 5.3 11.2
1990-91 26 DET NBA 74 1 1649 3.9 8.2 .475 0.0 0.0 .000 4.1 5.6 .727 3.0 4.1 7.1 1.5 1.1 2.4 2.0 5.2 11.9
1991-92 27 DET NBA 72 38 1774 5.1 9.9 .512 0.0 0.1 .000 3.8 5.3 .715 2.2 3.9 6.0 2.4 1.0 2.2 2.1 4.5 13.9
1992-93 28 MIA NBA 51 34 1422 3.9 7.8 .502 0.0 0.0 2.9 3.6 .799 2.9 5.1 7.9 2.1 0.8 1.8 2.6 4.9 10.7
1993-94 29 MIA NBA 76 45 1910 3.9 8.2 .477 0.0 0.1 .667 3.1 4.2 .729 2.5 5.2 7.7 2.5 1.1 1.5 1.8 4.9 11.0
1994-95 30 MIA NBA 75 50 1955 3.6 7.3 .499 0.0 0.0 2.8 3.8 .739 2.0 4.2 6.2 2.3 0.9 1.6 1.8 5.1 10.1
1995-96 31 TOT NBA 42 6 673 3.4 7.5 .450 0.0 0.0 3.2 4.5 .694 2.5 5.0 7.5 2.9 1.0 1.4 2.9 5.9 9.9
1995-96 31 TOR NBA 25 6 482 3.8 7.8 .486 0.0 0.0 3.5 4.9 .723 1.9 5.3 7.2 2.9 0.8 0.9 2.9 5.4 11.1
1995-96 31 CHI NBA 17 0 191 2.3 6.6 .343 0.0 0.0 2.3 3.8 .600 3.8 4.3 8.1 2.8 1.5 2.8 3.0 7.2 6.8
1999-00 35 LAL NBA 45 3 303 3.0 8.2 .362 0.0 0.0 2.5 3.3 .750 2.4 5.3 7.7 3.1 1.0 1.7 2.1 8.0 8.4
Career NBA 748 228 16524 4.1 8.1 .506 0.0 0.0 .214 3.2 4.5 .714 2.7 4.6 7.3 2.0 1.0 2.1 2.1 5.2 11.4

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1986-87 22 DET NBA 82 1463 11.9 .590 .562 8.2 13.4 10.9 4.7 1.4 4.9 16.8 12.2 112 103 1.4 2.4 3.8 0.124
1987-88 23 DET NBA 82 2003 14.2 .614 .566 9.5 12.9 11.2 7.6 1.3 4.0 17.4 14.3 116 104 3.0 3.1 6.2 0.148
1988-89 24 DET NBA 67 1458 12.4 .558 .498 10.9 14.9 13.0 6.9 1.4 3.0 19.3 15.2 107 103 1.1 2.3 3.5 0.115
1989-90 25 DET NBA 82 1914 13.5 .575 .513 9.2 16.9 13.0 4.8 1.4 5.1 15.8 13.8 113 100 2.2 3.9 6.1 0.152
1990-91 26 DET NBA 74 1649 13.6 .556 .475 9.5 13.2 11.3 6.1 1.6 4.3 15.7 15.4 111 102 1.9 2.9 4.8 0.139
1991-92 27 DET NBA 72 1774 14.7 .570 .512 6.8 12.0 9.4 9.8 1.4 3.9 14.5 17.4 112 104 2.4 2.7 5.1 0.138
1992-93 28 MIA NBA 51 1422 11.9 .571 .502 8.9 16.5 12.6 8.7 1.1 3.3 21.4 14.4 107 107 0.9 1.6 2.5 0.085
1993-94 29 MIA NBA 76 1910 13.0 .544 .479 7.8 16.4 12.1 10.1 1.5 2.8 14.9 14.2 113 105 2.5 2.3 4.8 0.122
1994-95 30 MIA NBA 75 1955 11.4 .563 .499 6.5 13.8 10.1 9.1 1.2 3.3 16.6 13.2 111 109 1.9 1.7 3.6 0.089
1995-96 31 TOT NBA 42 673 10.0 .521 .450 8.0 16.6 12.3 11.5 1.5 3.1 23.7 15.2 98 108 0.0 0.7 0.6 0.045
1995-96 31 TOR NBA 25 482 10.6 .558 .486 6.4 17.6 12.0 12.0 1.2 1.9 22.6 15.8 102 112 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.038
1995-96 31 CHI NBA 17 191 8.7 .411 .343 12.2 14.0 13.1 10.2 2.2 6.0 26.8 13.8 89 98 -0.2 0.4 0.2 0.062
1999-00 35 LAL NBA 45 303 8.3 .437 .362 7.2 15.7 11.5 12.1 1.4 3.2 18.1 14.4 94 97 -0.1 0.6 0.5 0.083
Career NBA 748 16524 12.8 .567 .506 8.5 14.5 11.5 7.8 1.4 3.8 17.1 14.5 111 104 17.2 24.3 41.5 0.121

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1986-87 22 DET NBA 15 311 33 66 0 0 27 42 30 72 11 3 17 14 60 93 .500 .643 20.7 6.2 4.8 0.7
1987-88 23 DET NBA 23 623 56 104 0 1 49 69 64 155 21 15 37 23 88 161 .538 .000 .710 27.1 7.0 6.7 0.9
1988-89 24 DET NBA 17 392 58 99 0 0 36 54 34 79 9 9 25 12 58 152 .586 .667 23.1 8.9 4.6 0.5
1989-90 25 DET NBA 20 547 58 122 0 0 74 98 57 117 20 9 33 22 76 190 .475 .755 27.4 9.5 5.9 1.0
1990-91 26 DET NBA 15 308 38 70 0 0 36 60 20 62 11 6 20 13 58 112 .543 .600 20.5 7.5 4.1 0.7
1991-92 27 DET NBA 5 149 20 44 0 1 23 28 10 30 14 3 14 9 18 63 .455 .000 .821 29.8 12.6 6.0 2.8
1993-94 29 MIA NBA 5 201 22 57 0 0 11 16 16 40 8 2 5 6 21 55 .386 .688 40.2 11.0 8.0 1.6
1995-96 31 CHI NBA 16 85 6 11 0 0 2 7 4 11 6 1 2 4 25 14 .545 .286 5.3 0.9 0.7 0.4
1999-00 35 LAL NBA 18 78 5 13 0 0 7 10 9 22 4 1 6 4 16 17 .385 .700 4.3 0.9 1.2 0.2
Career NBA 134 2694 296 586 0 2 265 384 244 588 104 49 159 107 420 857 .505 .000 .690 20.1 6.4 4.4 0.8

Playoffs Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1986-87 22 DET NBA 15 311 10.6 .550 .500 10.9 15.0 13.0 4.5 0.5 3.4 14.2 13.4 114 107 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.117
1987-88 23 DET NBA 23 623 13.4 .599 .538 12.0 16.9 14.5 4.8 1.3 3.9 14.6 11.3 122 100 0.9 1.4 2.3 0.177
1988-89 24 DET NBA 17 392 16.9 .619 .586 10.2 13.5 11.8 3.6 1.2 4.6 8.9 15.7 127 102 0.9 0.8 1.7 0.207
1989-90 25 DET NBA 20 547 14.9 .575 .475 12.2 12.6 12.4 5.3 0.9 4.1 11.8 15.1 122 102 1.1 1.0 2.1 0.189
1990-91 26 DET NBA 15 308 13.7 .581 .543 6.9 15.8 11.1 5.3 1.0 4.3 11.9 15.5 116 110 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.120
1991-92 27 DET NBA 5 149 18.2 .559 .455 8.1 14.8 11.6 18.4 1.1 6.2 13.8 21.1 111 103 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.149
1993-94 29 MIA NBA 5 201 10.2 .429 .386 8.6 13.5 11.0 7.0 0.5 1.7 8.6 15.5 101 110 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.041
1995-96 31 CHI NBA 16 85 3.9 .497 .545 5.5 10.6 7.9 10.7 0.7 2.2 22.1 9.6 97 103 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.069
1999-00 35 LAL NBA 18 78 11.9 .489 .385 12.9 19.7 16.2 7.2 0.7 6.1 18.7 12.4 107 105 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.091
Career NBA 134 2694 13.6 .568 .505 10.4 14.7 12.5 5.9 1.0 4.0 12.4 14.3 118 104 3.9 4.7 8.6 0.153

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1982-83 18 GATECH 27 829 104 207 102 160 153 36 18 35 69 97 310 .502 .638 30.7 11.5 5.7 1.3
1983-84 19 GATECH 29 992 126 214 89 132 167 73 22 67 81 89 341 .589 .674 34.2 11.8 5.8 2.5
1984-85 20 GATECH 35 1231 193 308 105 165 250 93 29 82 97 103 491 .627 .636 35.2 14.0 7.1 2.7
1985-86 21 GATECH 34 1145 172 284 101 170 228 117 28 59 108 445 .606 .594 33.7 13.1 6.7 3.4
Career 125 4197 595 1013 397 627 798 319 97 243 247 397 1587 .587 .633 33.6 12.7 6.4 2.6

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1989 Detroit Pistons (NBA)
1990 Detroit Pistons (NBA)
1996 Chicago Bulls (NBA)
2000 Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)

Games

1986-87 NBA 82 (1)
 1987-88 NBA 82 (3)
1989-90 NBA 82 (1)

Blocks

Career NBA 983 (81)
Career 983 (84)

True Shooting Pct

1987-88 NBA .614 (9)
Career NBA .567 (85)
Career .567 (85)

Block Pct

1986-87 NBA 4.9 (5)
1989-90 NBA 5.1 (7)

Defensive Rating

1989-90 NBA 99.8 (3)
1990-91 NBA 101.8 (9)

Hall of Fame Probability

Career 0.001 (472)

NBA Elo Player Rating

412th (overall) as of Aug 7, 2011, 4:49AM

Transactions

November 18, 1985: Sent to the Detroit Pistons (as a 1986 1st round draft pick) with a 1987 2nd round draft pick (Rickie Winslow) as compensation for the Sacramento Kings signing Terry Tyler and a 1986 1st round draft pick (Harold Pressley) as a veteran free agent. Detroit had the option to swap 1st round draft picks with Sacramento in either 1986 or 1987 (they chose 1987).

June 17, 1986: Drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1986 NBA Draft.

September 8, 1992: Traded by the Detroit Pistons to the Miami Heat for Isaiah Morris and a 1993 1st round draft pick (Lindsey Hunter).

June 24, 1995: Drafted by the Toronto Raptors from the Miami Heat in the NBA expansion draft.

February 2, 1996: Waived by the Toronto Raptors.

March 4, 1996: Signed the first of two 10-day contracts with the Chicago Bulls.

March 24, 1996: Signed as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls.

January 21, 1999: Released by the Chicago Bulls.

September 29, 1999: Signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
1987-88 Detroit Pistons NBA $335,000
1988-89 Detroit Pistons NBA $380,000
1990-91 Detroit Pistons NBA $575,000
1991-92 Detroit Pistons NBA $2,000,000
1992-93 Miami Heat NBA $2,002,000
1993-94 Miami Heat NBA $2,452,000
1994-95 Miami Heat NBA $2,652,000
1995-96 Toronto Raptors NBA $2,402,000
1996-97 Toronto Raptors NBA $2,225,000
1999-00 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $510,000
Career (may be incomplete) $15,533,000

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