Bio
- Height
- 6' 11"
- Debut
- 1981
- College
- Syracuse
Bio
- Height
- 6' 11"
- Debut
- 1981
- College
- Syracuse
Stats
Per game
Career regular season
- PTS
- 7.7
- REB
- 5.0
- AST
- 1.1
- STL
- 0.5
- BLK
- 0.7
- TS%
- 56.6
- MIN
- 19.3
- GP
- 1,138
| 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. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 |  UTAH | 7.9 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 53.2 | 19.8 | 82 |
| 1982-83 | DEN/UTAH | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983-84 |  DEN | 7.1 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 59.2 | 17.3 | 82 |
| 1984-85 | DEN | 3.6 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 58.0 | 9.7 | 56 |
| 1985-86 | DEN | 8.2 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 58.5 | 20.7 | 80 |
| 1986-87 | DEN | 8.5 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 60.7 | 20.5 | 76 |
| 1987-88 | DEN | 13.9 | 8.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 64.0 | 26.7 | 81 |
| 1988-89 | DEN | 12.8 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 61.8 | 25.2 | 76 |
| 1989-90 | DEN | 10.4 | 6.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 61.7 | 22.5 | 53 |
| 1990-91 | MIL | 10.6 | 6.5 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 58.7 | 27.2 | 82 |
| 1991-92 | MIL | 5.6 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 49.7 | 16.9 | 43 |
| 1992-93 | MIL | 4.6 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 49.8 | 16.1 | 70 |
| 1993-94 |  MIL/LAL | 2.4 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 43.3 | 10.1 | 36 |
| 1994-95 | PHX | 4.4 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 54.4 | 11.9 | 69 |
| 1995-96 | MIA | 3.2 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 44.2 | 12.5 | 32 |
| 1996-97 | ORL | 3.0 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 46.5 | 12 | 45 |
| 1997-98 | ORL | 5.5 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 47.9 | 17.2 | 74 |
| 1998-99 | ORL | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 43.1 | 7.5 | 19 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
Career Postseason
- PTS
- 7.8
- REB
- 4.8
- AST
- 1.1
- STL
- 0.4
- BLK
- 0.7
- TS%
- 59.8
- MIN
- 20.5
- GP
- 69
Totals
Career regular season
- PTS
- 8,780
- REB
- 5,671
- AST
- 1,299
- STL
- 560
- BLK
- 840
- TO
- 1,572
- FGM
- 2,994
- 3PTM
- 4
| 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. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FGM: Shots made from the floor — everything except free throws. | 3PTM: Three-point shots made. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | UTAH | 644 | 427 | 146 | 46 | 72 | 151 | 252 | 0 |
| 1982-83 | DEN/UTAH | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983-84 | DEN | 581 | 433 | 91 | 32 | 60 | 119 | 183 | 0 |
| 1984-85 | DEN | 199 | 144 | 38 | 20 | 25 | 44 | 60 | 0 |
| 1985-86 | DEN | 658 | 439 | 79 | 42 | 63 | 105 | 221 | 0 |
| 1986-87 | DEN | 649 | 380 | 85 | 20 | 74 | 95 | 210 | 0 |
| 1987-88 | DEN | 1,129 | 662 | 106 | 62 | 92 | 155 | 361 | 0 |
| 1988-89 | DEN | 969 | 500 | 105 | 42 | 81 | 160 | 317 | 3 |
| 1989-90 | DEN | 551 | 342 | 61 | 41 | 45 | 72 | 163 | 0 |
| 1990-91 | MIL | 870 | 535 | 98 | 55 | 61 | 106 | 298 | 0 |
| 1991-92 | MIL | 240 | 168 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 41 | 83 | 0 |
| 1992-93 | MIL | 322 | 249 | 78 | 36 | 36 | 65 | 105 | 0 |
| 1993-94 | MIL/LAL | 85 | 79 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 0 |
| 1994-95 | PHX | 303 | 208 | 89 | 20 | 37 | 64 | 126 | 1 |
| 1995-96 | MIA | 101 | 89 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 32 | 0 |
| 1996-97 | ORL | 133 | 125 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 27 | 47 | 0 |
| 1997-98 | ORL | 406 | 242 | 44 | 34 | 33 | 61 | 155 | 0 |
| 1998-99 | ORL | 28 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM
Per 36 min
Career regular season
- PTS
- 14.4
- REB
- 9.3
- AST
- 2.1
- STL
- 0.9
- BLK
- 1.3
- TS%
- 56.6
- MIN
- 19.3
- GP
- 1,138
Per 36 minutes: each per-game figure scaled by 36 ÷ minutes played. Derived here, and shooting percentages are left untouched because they do not scale.
| 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. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | UTAH | 14.4 | 9.5 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 53.2 | 19.8 | 82 |
| 1983-84 | DEN | 14.8 | 11.0 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 59.2 | 17.3 | 82 |
| 1984-85 | DEN | 13.4 | 9.6 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 58.0 | 9.7 | 56 |
| 1985-86 | DEN | 14.3 | 9.6 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 58.5 | 20.7 | 80 |
| 1986-87 | DEN | 14.9 | 8.8 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 60.7 | 20.5 | 76 |
| 1987-88 | DEN | 18.7 | 11.1 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 64.0 | 26.7 | 81 |
| 1988-89 | DEN | 18.3 | 9.4 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 61.8 | 25.2 | 76 |
| 1989-90 | DEN | 16.6 | 10.4 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 61.7 | 22.5 | 53 |
| 1990-91 | MIL | 14.0 | 8.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 58.7 | 27.2 | 82 |
| 1991-92 | MIL | 11.9 | 8.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 49.7 | 16.9 | 43 |
| 1992-93 | MIL | 10.3 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 49.8 | 16.1 | 70 |
| 1993-94 | MIL/LAL | 8.6 | 7.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 43.3 | 10.1 | 36 |
| 1994-95 | PHX | 13.3 | 9.1 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 54.4 | 11.9 | 69 |
| 1995-96 | MIA | 9.2 | 8.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 44.2 | 12.5 | 32 |
| 1996-97 | ORL | 9.0 | 8.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 46.5 | 12 | 45 |
| 1997-98 | ORL | 11.5 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 47.9 | 17.2 | 74 |
| 1998-99 | ORL | 7.2 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 43.1 | 7.5 | 19 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
What were Danny Schayes's career stats?
ESPN's season-by-season log for Danny Schayes covers 18 seasons with the Jazz, the Nuggets, the Bucks, the Suns, the Heat and the Magic; its career totals count every season. He scored 8,780 points with 5,671 rebounds and 1,299 assists in 1,138 games — 7.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. His best season was 1987-88: 1,129 points, 662 rebounds and 106 assists.
League leaderboards and awards
18 seasons, 12 postseasons, 1981-82 to 1998-99
All-time career rank
- 154th in rebounds (5,671)
- 131st in blocks (840)
Among the 2,424 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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