John Salley career points
5,228Career Regular Season
John Salley has scored 5,228 career points.
- Best season on file: 701 in 1987-88.
- Most recent: 71 in 1999-00.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 23, 2026.
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | FG%: Share of shots from the floor that went in. League average sits near 47%. | 3P%: Share of three-point attempts that went in. League average sits near 36%. | FT%: Share of free throws that went in. League average sits near 78%. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 |  DET | 431 | 296 | 54 | 44 | 125 | 56.2 | 0.0 | 61.4 | 59.0 |
| 1987-88 | DET | 701 | 402 | 113 | 53 | 137 | 56.6 | 0.0 | 70.9 | 61.4 |
| 1988-89 | DET | 467 | 335 | 75 | 40 | 72 | 49.8 | 0.0 | 69.2 | 55.8 |
| 1989-90 | DET | 593 | 439 | 67 | 51 | 153 | 51.2 | 25.0 | 71.3 | 57.5 |
| 1990-91 | DET | 544 | 327 | 70 | 52 | 112 | 47.5 | 0.0 | 72.7 | 55.6 |
| 1991-92 | DET | 684 | 296 | 116 | 49 | 110 | 51.2 | 0.0 | 71.5 | 57.0 |
| 1992-93 |  MIA | 423 | 313 | 83 | 32 | 70 | 50.2 | 0.0 | 79.9 | 57.1 |
| 1993-94 | MIA | 582 | 407 | 135 | 56 | 78 | 47.7 | 66.7 | 72.9 | 54.4 |
| 1994-95 | MIA | 547 | 336 | 123 | 47 | 85 | 49.9 | 0.0 | 73.9 | 56.3 |
| 1995-96 |  TOR/CHI | 36 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 34.3 | 0.0 | 60.0 | 41.1 |
| 1999-00 |  LAL | 71 | 65 | 26 | 8 | 14 | 36.2 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 43.7 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · FG% · 3P% · FT% · TS%