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1975-76 Detroit Pistons Roster and Statistics

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36-46, Finished 2nd in NBA Midwest Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Ray Scott (17-25), Herb Brown (19-21)

PTS/G: 104.9 (9th of 18) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 106.0 (12th of 18)
SRS: -1.19 (14th of 18) ▪ Pace: 105.2 (11th of 18)
Off Rtg: 99.2 (4th of 18) ▪ Def Rtg: 100.2 (16th of 18)
Expected W-L: 38-44 (12th of 18)

Arena: Cobo Arena ▪ Attendance: 251,352 (17th of 18)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-2) versus Golden State Warriors
Won NBA Western Conference First Round (2-1) versus Milwaukee Bucks

Roster

No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
20 Roger Brown C 6-11 225 February 23, 1950 2 University of Kansas
11 Archie Clark G 6-2 175 July 15, 1941 9 University of Minnesota
22 Henry Dickerson G 6-4 190 November 27, 1951 R University of Charleston
44 Al Eberhard F 6-6 225 May 10, 1952 1 University of Missouri
42 Chris Ford G-F 6-5 190 January 11, 1949 3 Villanova University
45 Lindsay Hairston F-C 6-7 180 December 8, 1951 R Michigan State University
9 Wali Jones G 6-2 180 February 14, 1942 10 Villanova University
16 Bob Lanier C 6-11 250 September 10, 1948 5 St. Bonaventure University
15 John Mengelt G 6-2 195 October 16, 1949 4 Auburn University
14 Eric Money G 6-0 170 February 6, 1955 1 University of Arizona
54 Howard Porter F-C 6-8 220 August 31, 1948 4 Villanova University
10 Kevin Porter G 6-0 170 April 17, 1950 3 Saint Francis University
18 Curtis Rowe F 6-7 225 July 2, 1949 4 University of California, Los Angeles
50 Terry Thomas F 6-8 220 August 20, 1953 R University of Detroit Mercy
31 George Trapp F-C 6-8 205 July 11, 1948 4 California State University, Long Beach
55 Earl Williams C-F 6-7 230 March 24, 1951 1 Winston-Salem State University

Team and Opponent Statistics

G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
Team 82 19780 3524 7598 .464 1557 2049 .760 1205 2545 3750 1751 786 332 1619 2086 8605 104.9
Lg Rank 10 6 7 8 15 14 8 7 16 13 14 6 13 10 5 9 9
Opponent 82 19780 3492 7479 .467 1707 2211 .772 1218 2690 3908 2014 724 437 1671 1914 8691 106.0
Lg Rank 10 14 9 13 13 11 17 13 8 9 14 8 17 6 4 12 12

Totals

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Bob Lanier 27 64 2363 541 1017 .532 284 370 .768 217 529 746 217 79 86 203 1366
2 Curtis Rowe 26 80 2998 514 1098 .468 252 342 .737 231 466 697 183 47 45 209 1280
3 Eric Money 20 80 2267 449 947 .474 145 180 .806 77 130 207 338 137 11 243 1043
4 Al Eberhard 23 81 2066 283 683 .414 191 229 .834 139 251 390 83 87 15 250 757
5 John Mengelt 26 67 1105 264 540 .489 192 237 .810 27 88 115 108 40 5 138 720
6 Chris Ford 27 82 2198 301 707 .426 83 115 .722 80 211 291 272 178 24 222 685
7 Howard Porter 27 75 1482 298 635 .469 73 97 .753 81 214 295 25 31 36 133 669
8 George Trapp 27 76 1091 278 602 .462 63 88 .716 79 150 229 50 33 23 167 619
9 Archie Clark 34 79 1589 250 577 .433 100 116 .862 27 110 137 218 62 4 157 600
10 Lindsay Hairston 24 47 651 104 228 .456 65 112 .580 65 114 179 21 21 32 84 273
11 Kevin Porter 25 19 687 99 235 .421 42 56 .750 14 30 44 193 35 3 83 240
12 Earl Williams 24 46 562 73 152 .480 22 44 .500 103 148 251 18 22 20 81 168
13 Terry Thomas 22 28 136 28 65 .431 21 29 .724 15 21 36 3 4 2 21 77
14 Roger Brown 25 29 454 29 72 .403 14 18 .778 47 83 130 12 6 25 76 72
15 Henry Dickerson 24 17 112 9 29 .310 10 16 .625 3 0 3 8 2 1 17 28
16 Wali Jones 33 1 19 4 11 .364 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 8

Per Game

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Bob Lanier 27 64 36.9 8.5 15.9 .532 4.4 5.8 .768 3.4 8.3 11.7 3.4 1.2 1.3 3.2 21.3
2 Curtis Rowe 26 80 37.5 6.4 13.7 .468 3.2 4.3 .737 2.9 5.8 8.7 2.3 0.6 0.6 2.6 16.0
3 Eric Money 20 80 28.3 5.6 11.8 .474 1.8 2.3 .806 1.0 1.6 2.6 4.2 1.7 0.1 3.0 13.0
4 Kevin Porter 25 19 36.2 5.2 12.4 .421 2.2 2.9 .750 0.7 1.6 2.3 10.2 1.8 0.2 4.4 12.6
5 John Mengelt 26 67 16.5 3.9 8.1 .489 2.9 3.5 .810 0.4 1.3 1.7 1.6 0.6 0.1 2.1 10.7
6 Al Eberhard 23 81 25.5 3.5 8.4 .414 2.4 2.8 .834 1.7 3.1 4.8 1.0 1.1 0.2 3.1 9.3
7 Howard Porter 27 75 19.8 4.0 8.5 .469 1.0 1.3 .753 1.1 2.9 3.9 0.3 0.4 0.5 1.8 8.9
8 Chris Ford 27 82 26.8 3.7 8.6 .426 1.0 1.4 .722 1.0 2.6 3.5 3.3 2.2 0.3 2.7 8.4
9 George Trapp 27 76 14.4 3.7 7.9 .462 0.8 1.2 .716 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.7 0.4 0.3 2.2 8.1
10 Wali Jones 33 1 19.0 4.0 11.0 .364 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 2.0 8.0
11 Archie Clark 34 79 20.1 3.2 7.3 .433 1.3 1.5 .862 0.3 1.4 1.7 2.8 0.8 0.1 2.0 7.6
12 Lindsay Hairston 24 47 13.9 2.2 4.9 .456 1.4 2.4 .580 1.4 2.4 3.8 0.4 0.4 0.7 1.8 5.8
13 Earl Williams 24 46 12.2 1.6 3.3 .480 0.5 1.0 .500 2.2 3.2 5.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 1.8 3.7
14 Terry Thomas 22 28 4.9 1.0 2.3 .431 0.8 1.0 .724 0.5 0.8 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.8 2.8
15 Roger Brown 25 29 15.7 1.0 2.5 .403 0.5 0.6 .778 1.6 2.9 4.5 0.4 0.2 0.9 2.6 2.5
16 Henry Dickerson 24 17 6.6 0.5 1.7 .310 0.6 0.9 .625 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.1 1.0 1.6

Per 36 Minutes

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 John Mengelt 26 67 1105 8.6 17.6 .489 6.3 7.7 .810 0.9 2.9 3.7 3.5 1.3 0.2 4.5 23.5
2 Bob Lanier 27 64 2363 8.2 15.5 .532 4.3 5.6 .768 3.3 8.1 11.4 3.3 1.2 1.3 3.1 20.8
3 Terry Thomas 22 28 136 7.4 17.2 .431 5.6 7.7 .724 4.0 5.6 9.5 0.8 1.1 0.5 5.6 20.4
4 George Trapp 27 76 1091 9.2 19.9 .462 2.1 2.9 .716 2.6 4.9 7.6 1.6 1.1 0.8 5.5 20.4
5 Eric Money 20 80 2267 7.1 15.0 .474 2.3 2.9 .806 1.2 2.1 3.3 5.4 2.2 0.2 3.9 16.6
6 Howard Porter 27 75 1482 7.2 15.4 .469 1.8 2.4 .753 2.0 5.2 7.2 0.6 0.8 0.9 3.2 16.3
7 Curtis Rowe 26 80 2998 6.2 13.2 .468 3.0 4.1 .737 2.8 5.6 8.4 2.2 0.6 0.5 2.5 15.4
8 Wali Jones 33 1 19 7.6 20.8 .364 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.8 3.8 0.0 3.8 15.2
9 Lindsay Hairston 24 47 651 5.8 12.6 .456 3.6 6.2 .580 3.6 6.3 9.9 1.2 1.2 1.8 4.6 15.1
10 Archie Clark 34 79 1589 5.7 13.1 .433 2.3 2.6 .862 0.6 2.5 3.1 4.9 1.4 0.1 3.6 13.6
11 Al Eberhard 23 81 2066 4.9 11.9 .414 3.3 4.0 .834 2.4 4.4 6.8 1.4 1.5 0.3 4.4 13.2
12 Kevin Porter 25 19 687 5.2 12.3 .421 2.2 2.9 .750 0.7 1.6 2.3 10.1 1.8 0.2 4.3 12.6
13 Chris Ford 27 82 2198 4.9 11.6 .426 1.4 1.9 .722 1.3 3.5 4.8 4.5 2.9 0.4 3.6 11.2
14 Earl Williams 24 46 562 4.7 9.7 .480 1.4 2.8 .500 6.6 9.5 16.1 1.2 1.4 1.3 5.2 10.8
15 Henry Dickerson 24 17 112 2.9 9.3 .310 3.2 5.1 .625 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.6 0.6 0.3 5.5 9.0
16 Roger Brown 25 29 454 2.3 5.7 .403 1.1 1.4 .778 3.7 6.6 10.3 1.0 0.5 2.0 6.0 5.7

Advanced

Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1 Bob Lanier 27 64 2363 22.7 .579 .532 9.3 23.5 16.3 13.9 1.5 1.9 97 7.3 2.8 10.1 .205
2 Curtis Rowe 26 80 2998 14.7 .513 .468 7.8 16.3 12.0 8.5 0.7 0.8 102 4.5 1.7 6.2 .099
3 Eric Money 20 80 2267 16.3 .508 .474 3.4 6.0 4.7 21.5 2.8 0.3 101 2.8 1.5 4.2 .090
4 John Mengelt 26 67 1105 19.4 .559 .489 2.5 8.4 5.4 15.0 1.7 0.2 103 2.7 0.5 3.2 .140
5 Chris Ford 27 82 2198 13.0 .452 .426 3.7 10.1 6.8 16.4 3.7 0.6 98 0.3 2.4 2.7 .058
6 Al Eberhard 23 81 2066 11.7 .483 .414 6.8 12.8 9.8 5.3 1.9 0.4 101 1.1 1.5 2.6 .060
7 Howard Porter 27 75 1482 13.0 .494 .469 5.6 15.2 10.3 2.4 1.0 1.3 101 1.4 0.9 2.4 .076
8 Archie Clark 34 79 1589 12.5 .478 .433 1.7 7.3 4.5 18.7 1.8 0.1 103 1.0 0.7 1.7 .051
9 George Trapp 27 76 1091 15.6 .483 .462 7.4 14.5 10.8 7.2 1.4 1.1 101 0.8 0.8 1.5 .068
10 Earl Williams 24 46 562 15.2 .490 .480 18.6 27.7 23.1 4.2 1.8 1.9 95 0.5 0.8 1.3 .114
11 Lindsay Hairston 24 47 651 14.8 .492 .456 10.1 18.4 14.2 4.4 1.5 2.6 98 0.3 0.7 1.0 .075
12 Kevin Porter 25 19 687 15.4 .462 .421 2.1 4.6 3.3 37.6 2.3 0.2 103 0.2 0.3 0.5 .036
13 Roger Brown 25 29 454 8.0 .450 .403 10.5 19.2 14.8 3.2 0.6 2.9 99 0.0 0.4 0.4 .038
14 Terry Thomas 22 28 136 16.3 .495 .431 11.2 16.2 13.7 3.2 1.3 0.8 100 0.1 0.1 0.2 .082
15 Wali Jones 33 1 19 9.9 .364 .364 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.5 4.8 0.0 99 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.030
16 Henry Dickerson 24 17 112 4.6 .388 .310 2.7 0.0 1.4 8.8 0.8 0.5 107 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 -0.070

Playoffs

Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Age G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1 Bob Lanier 27 9 359 95 172 45 50 39 114 30 8 21 34 235 .552 .900 39.9 26.1 12.7 3.3
2 Curtis Rowe 26 9 346 53 111 29 34 25 70 26 6 8 27 135 .477 .853 38.4 15.0 7.8 2.9
3 Howard Porter 27 9 213 51 97 15 17 22 42 6 7 5 24 117 .526 .882 23.7 13.0 4.7 0.7
4 Eric Money 20 9 273 48 105 17 21 10 22 51 14 1 36 113 .457 .810 30.3 12.6 2.4 5.7
5 George Trapp 27 9 153 37 89 15 18 12 35 9 4 4 26 89 .416 .833 17.0 9.9 3.9 1.0
6 John Mengelt 26 9 119 34 56 19 27 2 14 10 4 1 22 87 .607 .704 13.2 9.7 1.6 1.1
7 Chris Ford 27 9 276 33 81 12 15 6 36 40 11 5 33 78 .407 .800 30.7 8.7 4.0 4.4
8 Archie Clark 34 9 192 30 62 12 18 2 21 29 6 0 25 72 .484 .667 21.3 8.0 2.3 3.2
9 Al Eberhard 23 8 182 17 39 14 19 11 26 7 8 4 14 48 .436 .737 22.8 6.0 3.3 0.9
10 Roger Brown 25 9 51 4 9 2 4 7 14 2 0 1 10 10 .444 .500 5.7 1.1 1.6 0.2
11 Henry Dickerson 24 5 15 4 9 1 2 4 4 3 1 0 1 9 .444 .500 3.0 1.8 0.8 0.6
12 Terry Thomas 22 4 6 0 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1.5 0.0 0.3 0.0

Playoffs Advanced

Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1 Bob Lanier 27 9 359 25.3 .606 .552 11.9 22.7 17.3 12.6 1.0 3.1 105 1.5 0.1 1.6 .213
2 Curtis Rowe 26 9 346 14.4 .536 .477 7.9 14.1 11.0 9.7 0.8 1.2 109 0.6 -0.1 0.5 .072
3 Howard Porter 27 9 213 17.8 .560 .526 11.3 10.2 10.7 4.1 1.5 1.2 109 0.6 0.0 0.5 .120
4 John Mengelt 26 9 119 22.1 .641 .607 1.8 11.0 6.4 13.1 1.5 0.4 109 0.4 0.0 0.4 .153
5 Eric Money 20 9 273 15.1 .495 .457 4.0 4.8 4.4 24.8 2.3 0.2 110 0.2 -0.1 0.2 .029
6 Archie Clark 34 9 192 12.8 .515 .484 1.1 10.8 6.0 19.5 1.4 0.0 110 0.2 -0.1 0.1 .026
7 Al Eberhard 23 8 182 10.3 .507 .436 6.6 9.0 7.8 4.6 2.0 1.1 108 0.1 0.0 0.1 .030
8 Roger Brown 25 9 51 7.7 .465 .444 15.0 14.9 15.0 4.6 0.0 1.0 111 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.019
9 Henry Dickerson 24 5 15 24.7 .455 .444 29.1 0.0 14.5 30.2 3.0 0.0 110 0.0 0.0 0.0 .084
10 Chris Ford 27 9 276 11.0 .445 .407 2.4 11.8 7.1 17.9 1.8 0.9 108 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.008
11 George Trapp 27 9 153 15.4 .459 .416 8.6 16.3 12.5 8.6 1.2 1.4 108 0.0 0.0 0.0 .014
12 Terry Thomas 22 4 6 -20.2 .000 .000 18.2 0.0 9.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 116 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.871