John Salley
- Seasons
- 1986-87 to 1999-00
- Position
- F-C
- Height
- 6′11″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Born
- May 16, 1964
- College
- Georgia Tech
- Draft
- 1986, round 1, pick 11
4Championships
Career advanced
- PER
- 12.8
- True shooting
- .567
- Effective FG
- .506
- Usage rate
- 14.5
- Win shares
- 41.5
- WS per 48
- .121
- Box plus/minus
- 0.5
- VORP
- 10.5
- Best season, WS
- 6.2
- Best season, BPM
- 2.2
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 5
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | DET | 22 | 82 | 1,463 | 11.9 | .590 | .562 | 12.2 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 3.8 | .124 | -2.1 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 112 | 103 |
| 1987-88 | DET | 23 | 82 | 2,003 | 14.2 | .614 | .566 | 14.3 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 6.2 | .148 | -0.3 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 116 | 104 |
| 1988-89 | DET | 24 | 67 | 1,458 | 12.4 | .558 | .498 | 15.2 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.5 | .115 | -1.3 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 107 | 103 |
| 1989-90 | DET | 25 | 82 | 1,914 | 13.5 | .575 | .513 | 13.8 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 6.1 | .152 | -1.9 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 113 | 100 |
| 1990-91 | DET | 26 | 74 | 1,649 | 13.6 | .556 | .475 | 15.4 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 4.8 | .139 | -1.7 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 111 | 102 |
| 1991-92 | DET | 27 | 72 | 1,774 | 14.7 | .570 | .512 | 17.4 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 5.1 | .138 | -1.0 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 112 | 104 |
| 1992-93 | MIA | 28 | 51 | 1,422 | 11.9 | .571 | .502 | 14.4 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.5 | .085 | -2.0 | 1.1 | -0.9 | 0.4 | 107 | 107 |
| 1993-94 | MIA | 29 | 76 | 1,910 | 13.0 | .544 | .479 | 14.2 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 4.8 | .122 | -0.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 113 | 105 |
| 1994-95 | MIA | 30 | 75 | 1,955 | 11.4 | .563 | .499 | 13.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 3.6 | .089 | -2.3 | 1.1 | -1.2 | 0.4 | 111 | 109 |
| 1995-96 | 2+ teams | 31 | 42 | 673 | 10.0 | .521 | .450 | 15.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | .045 | -4.1 | 0.8 | -3.3 | -0.2 | 98 | 108 |
| 1999-00 | LAL | 35 | 45 | 303 | 8.3 | .437 | .362 | 14.4 | -0.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | .083 | -5.6 | 2.7 | -2.9 | -0.1 | 94 | 97 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.