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Brendan HaywoodvsJohn Salley

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

Brendan Haywood

2002–2015 · 13 seasons

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PF/C · VAL group C

John Salley

1987–2000 · 11 seasons

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At a glance

Brendan Haywood and John Salley: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Brendan Haywood	Stat	John Salley
13	Seasons	11
23.9	Career VAL	23.1
4.5 (2008)	Peak-season VAL	5.2 (1988)
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
2	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	—

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (NBA VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 2002 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Brendan Haywood and John Salley have
Brendan Haywood	Stat	John Salley
Career
816	Games	748
Per game
6.8	Points / game	7.0
6.0	Rebounds / game	4.5
0.5	Assists / game	1.2
Shooting
52.8%	FG %	50.6%
0.0%	3P %

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	Brendan Haywood	John Salley
22	1.1	2.2
23	2	5.2
24	2.7	1.3
25	4.4	2.4
26	1.9	1.2
27	1	3.4
28	4.5	2.1
29	—	2.4
30	3.7	2.7
31	1.1	0.2
32	1.5	—
33	0	—
35	0	0

Age	Brendan Haywood	John Salley
22	1.1	2.2
23	2	5.2
24	2.7	1.3
25	4.4	2.4
26	1.9	1.2
27	1	3.4
28	4.5	2.1
29	—	2.4
30	3.7	2.7
31	1.1	0.2
32	1.5	—
33	0	—
35	0	0

Age	Brendan Haywood	John Salley
22	1.1	2.2
23	2	5.2
24	2.7	1.3
25	4.4	2.4
26	1.9	1.2
27	1	3.4
28	4.5	2.1
29	—	2.4
30	3.7	2.7
31	1.1	0.2
32	1.5	—
33	0	—
35	0	0

Age	Brendan Haywood	John Salley
22	1.1	2.2
23	2	5.2
24	2.7	1.3
25	4.4	2.4
26	1.9	1.2
27	1	3.4
28	4.5	2.1
29	—	2.4
30	3.7	2.7
31	1.1	0.2
32	1.5	—
33	0	—
35	0	0