Andre Miller vs. John Salley Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Salley and Andre Miller, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Andre Miller played 17 years in the NBA, 6 more than John Salley, who played 11. Andre Miller had the first of his seasons in 1999-00, while John Salley had his rookie season in 1986-87. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Andre Miller 17 11 1999-00 to 2015-16
John Salley 11 9 1986-87 to 1999-00

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Andre Miller John Salley
Season 1999-001986-87
Team Cleveland CavaliersDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 82 25.5 11.1 1.0 2.4 3.4 5.8 1.0 0.2 2.0 2.4 4.1 9.2 .449 0.1 0.6 .204 2.8 3.6 .774
John Salley 82 17.8 5.3 1.3 2.3 3.6 0.7 0.5 1.5 0.9 3.1 2.0 3.5 .562 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 2.1 .614
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller ------- --- ----------
John Salley 15 20.7 6.2 2.0 2.8 4.8 0.7 0.2 1.1 0.9 4.0 2.2 4.4 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.8 .643

Season 2

Andre Miller John Salley
Season 2000-011987-88
Team Cleveland CavaliersDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 82 34.7 15.8 1.1 3.2 4.4 8.0 1.5 0.3 3.2 2.8 5.5 12.2 .452 0.2 0.8 .266 4.6 5.5 .833
John Salley 82 24.4 8.5 2.0 2.9 4.9 1.4 0.6 1.7 1.5 3.6 3.1 5.6 .566 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.2 .709
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller ------- --- ----------
John Salley 23 27.1 7.0 2.8 4.0 6.7 0.9 0.7 1.6 1.0 3.8 2.4 4.5 .538 0.0 0.0 .000 2.1 3.0 .710

Season 3

Andre Miller John Salley
Season 2001-021988-89
Team Cleveland CavaliersDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement Assists Leader-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 81 37.3 16.5 1.3 3.3 4.7 10.9 1.6 0.4 3.0 2.8 5.9 12.9 .454 0.3 1.1 .253 4.5 5.5 .817
John Salley 67 21.8 7.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 1.1 0.6 1.1 1.5 2.9 2.5 5.0 .498 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 2.9 .692
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller ------- --- ----------
John Salley 17 23.1 8.9 2.0 2.6 4.6 0.5 0.5 1.5 0.7 3.4 3.4 5.8 .586 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 3.2 .667

Season 4

Andre Miller John Salley
Season 2002-031989-90
Team Los Angeles ClippersDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 80 36.4 13.6 1.1 2.9 4.0 6.7 1.2 0.1 2.6 2.5 4.7 11.6 .406 0.3 1.4 .213 3.9 4.9 .795
John Salley 82 23.3 7.2 1.9 3.5 5.4 0.8 0.6 1.9 1.2 3.4 2.5 5.0 .512 0.0 0.0 .250 2.1 3.0 .713
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller ------- --- ----------
John Salley 20 27.4 9.5 2.9 3.0 5.9 1.0 0.5 1.7 1.1 3.8 2.9 6.1 .475 0.0 0.0 - 3.7 4.9 .755

Season 5

Andre Miller John Salley
Season 2003-041990-91
Team Denver NuggetsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdPistons Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 82 34.6 14.8 1.5 2.9 4.5 6.1 1.7 0.3 2.6 2.4 5.2 11.5 .457 0.1 0.8 .185 4.2 5.0 .832
John Salley 74 22.3 7.4 1.9 2.6 4.4 0.9 0.7 1.5 1.2 3.2 2.4 5.1 .475 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 3.5 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 5 35.0 15.4 3.0 1.6 4.6 3.2 1.6 0.0 2.0 3.2 6.8 14.4 .472 0.0 0.4 .000 1.8 2.2 .818
John Salley 15 20.5 7.5 1.3 2.8 4.1 0.7 0.4 1.3 0.9 3.9 2.5 4.7 .543 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 4.0 .600

Season 6

Andre Miller John Salley
Season 2004-051991-92
Team Denver NuggetsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdPistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 82 34.8 13.6 1.2 2.9 4.1 6.9 1.5 0.1 2.7 2.5 5.2 10.9 .477 0.1 0.5 .154 3.1 3.7 .838
John Salley 72 24.6 9.5 1.5 2.6 4.1 1.6 0.7 1.5 1.4 3.1 3.5 6.8 .512 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 3.6 .715
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 5 37.2 16.2 1.8 3.4 5.2 5.2 2.0 0.2 2.4 4.4 5.6 13.2 .424 0.4 0.8 .500 4.6 6.4 .719
John Salley 5 29.8 12.6 2.0 4.0 6.0 2.8 0.6 2.8 1.8 3.6 4.0 8.8 .455 0.0 0.2 .000 4.6 5.6 .821

Season 7

Andre Miller John Salley
Season 2005-061992-93
Team Denver NuggetsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 82 35.8 13.7 1.1 3.2 4.3 8.2 1.3 0.2 3.1 2.6 4.9 10.6 .463 0.1 0.3 .185 3.8 5.2 .738
John Salley 51 27.9 8.3 2.2 3.9 6.1 1.6 0.6 1.4 2.0 3.8 3.0 6.0 .502 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 2.8 .799
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 5 36.4 16.4 1.6 2.8 4.4 7.2 1.0 0.2 3.2 2.4 6.8 15.4 .442 0.0 0.0 - 2.8 3.4 .824
John Salley ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Andre Miller John Salley
Season 2006-071993-94
Team Denver Nuggets, Philadelphia 76ersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 80 37.1 13.4 1.2 3.2 4.4 7.8 1.4 0.1 2.8 2.3 5.3 11.4 .466 0.1 0.4 .143 2.8 3.5 .784
John Salley 76 25.1 7.7 1.7 3.6 5.4 1.8 0.7 1.0 1.2 3.4 2.7 5.7 .477 0.0 0.0 .667 2.2 3.0 .729
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller ------- --- ----------
John Salley 5 40.2 11.0 3.2 4.8 8.0 1.6 0.4 1.0 1.2 4.2 4.4 11.4 .386 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 3.2 .688

Season 9

Andre Miller John Salley
Season 2007-081994-95
Team Philadelphia 76ersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 82 36.8 17.0 1.2 2.8 4.0 6.9 1.3 0.1 2.5 2.2 6.9 14.1 .492 0.0 0.4 .088 3.1 4.1 .772
John Salley 75 26.1 7.3 1.5 3.0 4.5 1.6 0.6 1.1 1.3 3.7 2.6 5.3 .499 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.8 .739
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 6 38.2 15.3 1.2 2.0 3.2 3.3 0.8 0.0 2.3 2.0 6.5 14.8 .438 0.0 0.5 .000 2.3 3.7 .636
John Salley ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Andre Miller John Salley
Season 2008-091995-96
Team Philadelphia 76ersToronto Raptors, Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 82 36.3 16.3 1.5 3.0 4.5 6.5 1.3 0.2 2.4 2.4 6.0 12.7 .473 0.2 0.6 .283 4.1 5.0 .826
John Salley 42 16.0 4.4 1.1 2.2 3.3 1.3 0.5 0.6 1.3 2.6 1.5 3.3 .450 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.0 .694
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 6 43.0 21.2 1.5 4.8 6.3 5.3 1.2 0.2 3.2 2.8 8.0 16.8 .475 0.5 1.7 .300 4.7 5.7 .824
John Salley 16 5.3 0.9 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.3 1.6 0.4 0.7 .545 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.4 .286

Note: John Salley didn't play in 1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99.

Season 11

Andre Miller John Salley
Season 2009-101999-00
Team Portland Trail BlazersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 82 30.5 14.0 1.0 2.3 3.2 5.4 1.1 0.1 2.1 2.1 4.9 11.1 .445 0.2 1.0 .200 3.9 4.8 .821
John Salley 45 6.7 1.6 0.4 1.0 1.4 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.4 1.5 0.6 1.5 .362 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.6 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 6 35.0 15.7 0.8 2.3 3.2 6.0 1.2 0.2 3.2 2.0 5.0 12.3 .405 0.5 1.2 .429 5.2 6.7 .775
John Salley 18 4.2 0.9 0.5 0.7 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.9 0.3 0.7 .385 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.6 .700

Season 12

Andre Miller John Salley
Season 2010-11-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 81 32.7 12.7 1.2 2.5 3.7 7.0 1.4 0.1 2.4 2.1 4.8 10.4 .460 0.0 0.5 .108 3.1 3.6 .853
John Salley ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 6 32.3 14.8 0.8 2.3 3.2 5.5 0.3 0.0 2.2 2.8 5.5 11.2 .493 0.7 1.7 .400 3.2 4.0 .792
John Salley ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Andre Miller John Salley
Season 2011-12-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 66 27.4 9.7 0.8 2.5 3.3 6.7 1.0 0.1 2.7 2.0 3.7 8.4 .438 0.3 1.3 .217 2.1 2.6 .811
John Salley ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 7 28.6 11.3 2.0 3.6 5.6 6.0 1.3 0.1 2.4 2.7 4.4 10.4 .425 0.6 1.0 .571 1.9 2.1 .867
John Salley ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Andre Miller John Salley
Season 2012-13-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 82 26.2 9.6 0.7 2.2 2.9 5.9 0.9 0.1 2.1 1.9 3.7 7.7 .479 0.2 0.8 .266 2.0 2.4 .840
John Salley ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 6 25.7 14.0 1.8 1.5 3.3 3.8 0.3 0.0 2.7 1.3 4.8 11.5 .420 0.8 1.8 .455 3.5 4.5 .778
John Salley ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Andre Miller John Salley
Season 2013-14-
Team Denver Nuggets, Washington Wizards-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 58 16.9 4.9 0.5 1.8 2.2 3.4 0.6 0.2 1.1 1.3 1.8 4.0 .459 0.2 0.4 .524 1.0 1.3 .779
John Salley ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 11 9.8 4.0 0.2 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.7 1.1 1.7 3.7 .463 0.1 0.3 .333 0.5 0.8 .556
John Salley ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Andre Miller John Salley
Season 2014-15-
Team Washington Wizards, Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 81 15.5 4.4 0.5 1.4 1.9 3.5 0.4 0.1 1.3 1.3 1.8 3.6 .500 0.1 0.4 .206 0.7 1.0 .753
John Salley ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller ------- --- ----------
John Salley ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Andre Miller John Salley
Season 2015-16-
Team Minnesota Timberwolves, San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 39 11.8 3.7 0.3 1.0 1.3 2.2 0.4 0.0 0.9 1.2 1.5 2.7 .557 0.1 0.2 .250 0.6 0.8 .750
John Salley ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Miller 5 7.0 1.8 0.4 0.6 1.0 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.6 1.4 .429 0.2 0.6 .333 0.4 0.4 1.000
John Salley ------- --- ----------