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1978-79 Detroit Pistons

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30-52, Finished 4th in NBA Central Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 110.0 points per game, Allowed 112.7 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 34-48)
Coached by Dick Vitale (30-52)

Arena: Pontiac Silverdome / Attendance: 389,936 (15th of 22 available)

SRS: -2.60 (16th of 22) / Pace Factor: 107.2 (6th of 22)
Offensive Rating: 102.1 (17th of 22) / Defensive Rating: 104.6 (15th of 22)

1978-79 Statistics / Schedule

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS
Team 82 19780 3708 7802 .475 1607 2242 .717 1303 2380 3683 2092 847 550 1599 2141 9023 110.0
Opponent 82 19780 3755 7623 .493 1732 2295 .755 1301 2628 3929 2197 666 504 1744 1914 9242 112.7

Player Statistics

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Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be included (1961-62 season and before).

Totals

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 M.L. Carr F-G 6-6 205 28 80 3207 587 1143 .514 323 435 .743 219 370 589 262 197 46 255 279 1497
2 John Long G-F 6-5 195 22 82 2498 581 1240 .469 157 190 .826 127 139 266 121 102 19 137 224 1319
3 Kevin Porter G 6-0 170 28 82 3064 534 1110 .481 192 266 .722 62 147 209 1099 158 5 337 302 1260
4 Bob Lanier C 6-11 250 30 53 1835 489 950 .515 275 367 .749 164 330 494 140 50 75 175 181 1253
5 Terry Tyler F-G 6-7 215 22 82 2560 456 946 .482 144 219 .658 211 437 648 89 104 201 141 254 1056
6 Leon Douglas C-F 6-10 230 24 78 2215 342 698 .490 208 328 .634 248 416 664 74 39 55 190 319 892
7 Earl Tatum G-F 6-5 185 25 76 1195 272 607 .448 48 66 .727 40 81 121 72 78 33 85 158 592
8 Ben Poquette F-C 6-9 235 23 76 1337 198 464 .427 111 142 .782 99 237 336 57 38 98 65 198 507
9 Rickey Green G 6-0 170 24 27 431 67 177 .379 45 67 .672 15 25 40 63 25 1 44 37 179
10 Andre Wakefield G 6-3 175 24 71 578 62 176 .352 48 69 .696 25 51 76 69 19 2 71 68 172
11 Essie Hollis F 6-6 195 23 25 154 30 75 .400 9 12 .750 21 24 45 6 11 1 14 28 69
12 Jim Brewer F-C 6-9 210 27 25 310 27 60 .450 3 15 .200 34 71 105 13 13 10 19 38 57
13 Otis Howard F 6-7 220 22 11 91 19 45 .422 11 23 .478 13 21 34 4 2 2 5 16 49
14 Chris Ford G-F 6-5 190 30 3 108 13 35 .371 7 8 .875 9 9 18 5 1 1 10 9 33
15 Steve Sheppard F 6-6 215 24 20 76 12 25 .480 8 15 .533 9 10 19 4 3 1 4 10 32
16 Larry McNeill F-C 6-9 195 28 11 46 9 20 .450 11 12 .917 3 7 10 3 0 0 4 7 29
17 Robert Hawkins G 6-4 190 24 4 28 6 16 .375 6 6 1.000 3 3 6 4 5 0 2 7 18
18 Dennis Boyd G 6-1 175 24 5 40 3 12 .250 0 0 0 2 2 7 0 0 6 5 6
19 Gus Gerard F-G 6-8 200 25 2 6 1 3 .333 1 2 .500 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3
20 Ron Behagen F-C 6-9 185 28 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

Per Game

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt 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 C 6-11 250 30 53 34.6 9.2 17.9 .515 5.2 6.9 .749 3.1 6.2 9.3 2.6 0.9 1.4 3.3 3.4 23.6
2 M.L. Carr F-G 6-6 205 28 80 40.1 7.3 14.3 .514 4.0 5.4 .743 2.7 4.6 7.4 3.3 2.5 0.6 3.2 3.5 18.7
3 John Long G-F 6-5 195 22 82 30.5 7.1 15.1 .469 1.9 2.3 .826 1.5 1.7 3.2 1.5 1.2 0.2 1.7 2.7 16.1
4 Kevin Porter G 6-0 170 28 82 37.4 6.5 13.5 .481 2.3 3.2 .722 0.8 1.8 2.5 13.4 1.9 0.1 4.1 3.7 15.4
5 Terry Tyler F-G 6-7 215 22 82 31.2 5.6 11.5 .482 1.8 2.7 .658 2.6 5.3 7.9 1.1 1.3 2.5 1.7 3.1 12.9
6 Leon Douglas C-F 6-10 230 24 78 28.4 4.4 8.9 .490 2.7 4.2 .634 3.2 5.3 8.5 0.9 0.5 0.7 2.4 4.1 11.4
7 Chris Ford G-F 6-5 190 30 3 36.0 4.3 11.7 .371 2.3 2.7 .875 3.0 3.0 6.0 1.7 0.3 0.3 3.3 3.0 11.0
8 Earl Tatum G-F 6-5 185 25 76 15.7 3.6 8.0 .448 0.6 0.9 .727 0.5 1.1 1.6 0.9 1.0 0.4 1.1 2.1 7.8
9 Ben Poquette F-C 6-9 235 23 76 17.6 2.6 6.1 .427 1.5 1.9 .782 1.3 3.1 4.4 0.8 0.5 1.3 0.9 2.6 6.7
10 Rickey Green G 6-0 170 24 27 16.0 2.5 6.6 .379 1.7 2.5 .672 0.6 0.9 1.5 2.3 0.9 0.0 1.6 1.4 6.6
11 Robert Hawkins G 6-4 190 24 4 7.0 1.5 4.0 .375 1.5 1.5 1.000 0.8 0.8 1.5 1.0 1.3 0.0 0.5 1.8 4.5
12 Otis Howard F 6-7 220 22 11 8.3 1.7 4.1 .422 1.0 2.1 .478 1.2 1.9 3.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.5 1.5 4.5
13 Essie Hollis F 6-6 195 23 25 6.2 1.2 3.0 .400 0.4 0.5 .750 0.8 1.0 1.8 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.6 1.1 2.8
14 Larry McNeill F-C 6-9 195 28 11 4.2 0.8 1.8 .450 1.0 1.1 .917 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.6 2.6
15 Andre Wakefield G 6-3 175 24 71 8.1 0.9 2.5 .352 0.7 1.0 .696 0.4 0.7 1.1 1.0 0.3 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.4
16 Jim Brewer F-C 6-9 210 27 25 12.4 1.1 2.4 .450 0.1 0.6 .200 1.4 2.8 4.2 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.8 1.5 2.3
17 Steve Sheppard F 6-6 215 24 20 3.8 0.6 1.3 .480 0.4 0.8 .533 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.5 1.6
18 Gus Gerard F-G 6-8 200 25 2 3.0 0.5 1.5 .333 0.5 1.0 .500 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5
19 Dennis Boyd G 6-1 175 24 5 8.0 0.6 2.4 .250 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 1.4 0.0 0.0 1.2 1.0 1.2
20 Ron Behagen F-C 6-9 185 28 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt 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 C 6-11 250 30 53 1835 9.6 18.6 .515 5.4 7.2 .749 3.2 6.5 9.7 2.7 1.0 1.5 3.4 3.6 24.6
2 Robert Hawkins G 6-4 190 24 4 28 7.7 20.6 .375 7.7 7.7 1.000 3.9 3.9 7.7 5.1 6.4 0.0 2.6 9.0 23.1
3 Larry McNeill F-C 6-9 195 28 11 46 7.0 15.7 .450 8.6 9.4 .917 2.3 5.5 7.8 2.3 0.0 0.0 3.1 5.5 22.7
4 Otis Howard F 6-7 220 22 11 91 7.5 17.8 .422 4.4 9.1 .478 5.1 8.3 13.5 1.6 0.8 0.8 2.0 6.3 19.4
5 John Long G-F 6-5 195 22 82 2498 8.4 17.9 .469 2.3 2.7 .826 1.8 2.0 3.8 1.7 1.5 0.3 2.0 3.2 19.0
6 Gus Gerard F-G 6-8 200 25 2 6 6.0 18.0 .333 6.0 12.0 .500 6.0 0.0 6.0 0.0 12.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.0
7 Earl Tatum G-F 6-5 185 25 76 1195 8.2 18.3 .448 1.4 2.0 .727 1.2 2.4 3.6 2.2 2.3 1.0 2.6 4.8 17.8
8 M.L. Carr F-G 6-6 205 28 80 3207 6.6 12.8 .514 3.6 4.9 .743 2.5 4.2 6.6 2.9 2.2 0.5 2.9 3.1 16.8
9 Essie Hollis F 6-6 195 23 25 154 7.0 17.5 .400 2.1 2.8 .750 4.9 5.6 10.5 1.4 2.6 0.2 3.3 6.5 16.1
10 Steve Sheppard F 6-6 215 24 20 76 5.7 11.8 .480 3.8 7.1 .533 4.3 4.7 9.0 1.9 1.4 0.5 1.9 4.7 15.2
11 Rickey Green G 6-0 170 24 27 431 5.6 14.8 .379 3.8 5.6 .672 1.3 2.1 3.3 5.3 2.1 0.1 3.7 3.1 15.0
12 Terry Tyler F-G 6-7 215 22 82 2560 6.4 13.3 .482 2.0 3.1 .658 3.0 6.1 9.1 1.3 1.5 2.8 2.0 3.6 14.9
13 Kevin Porter G 6-0 170 28 82 3064 6.3 13.0 .481 2.3 3.1 .722 0.7 1.7 2.5 12.9 1.9 0.1 4.0 3.5 14.8
14 Leon Douglas C-F 6-10 230 24 78 2215 5.6 11.3 .490 3.4 5.3 .634 4.0 6.8 10.8 1.2 0.6 0.9 3.1 5.2 14.5
15 Ben Poquette F-C 6-9 235 23 76 1337 5.3 12.5 .427 3.0 3.8 .782 2.7 6.4 9.0 1.5 1.0 2.6 1.8 5.3 13.7
16 Chris Ford G-F 6-5 190 30 3 108 4.3 11.7 .371 2.3 2.7 .875 3.0 3.0 6.0 1.7 0.3 0.3 3.3 3.0 11.0
17 Andre Wakefield G 6-3 175 24 71 578 3.9 11.0 .352 3.0 4.3 .696 1.6 3.2 4.7 4.3 1.2 0.1 4.4 4.2 10.7
18 Jim Brewer F-C 6-9 210 27 25 310 3.1 7.0 .450 0.3 1.7 .200 3.9 8.2 12.2 1.5 1.5 1.2 2.2 4.4 6.6
19 Dennis Boyd G 6-1 175 24 5 40 2.7 10.8 .250 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.8 1.8 6.3 0.0 0.0 5.4 4.5 5.4
20 Ron Behagen F-C 6-9 185 28 1 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 36.0 36.0 0.0

Advanced

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% Usg% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS LS WSAA
1 M.L. Carr F-G 6-6 205 28 80 3207 16.3 .561 .514 6.9 12.4 9.5 10.8 2.8 0.7 16.0 18.9 107 104 9.8 8.8 19 17 1.0
2 Bob Lanier C 6-11 250 30 53 1835 21.7 .564 .515 9.0 19.3 14.0 11.4 1.2 2.1 13.6 26.7 109 104 8.7 5.0 14 9 2.5
3 Kevin Porter G 6-0 170 28 82 3064 17.2 .513 .481 2.0 5.2 3.5 47.0 2.3 0.1 21.5 19.4 106 107 9.3 4.9 14 24 -5.0
4 Terry Tyler F-G 6-7 215 22 82 2560 15.5 .507 .482 8.3 18.3 13.2 4.6 1.8 4.1 11.9 17.6 103 101 4.3 8.9 13 15 -1.0
5 John Long G-F 6-5 195 22 82 2498 13.6 .498 .469 5.1 6.0 5.5 6.9 1.8 0.4 9.4 22.3 103 108 4.9 3.6 9 23 -7.0
6 Leon Douglas C-F 6-10 230 24 78 2215 12.1 .529 .490 11.3 20.2 15.6 4.3 0.8 1.3 18.4 17.7 100 105 2.4 5.3 8 19 -5.5
7 Ben Poquette F-C 6-9 235 23 76 1337 13.1 .481 .427 7.5 19.1 13.1 5.4 1.3 3.8 11.0 16.8 102 102 2.0 4.2 6 8 -1.0
8 Earl Tatum G-F 6-5 185 25 76 1195 12.1 .465 .448 3.4 7.3 5.3 8.5 2.9 1.4 11.8 23.0 93 104 0.0 3.0 3 15 -6.0
9 Essie Hollis F 6-6 195 23 25 154 11.8 .430 .400 13.7 16.7 15.2 5.2 3.2 0.3 14.8 23.3 90 102 0.0 0.5 1 2 -0.5
10 Rickey Green G 6-0 170 24 27 431 10.2 .433 .379 3.5 6.2 4.8 18.7 2.6 0.1 17.6 22.1 88 106 0.0 0.8 1 7 -3.0
11 Andre Wakefield G 6-3 175 24 71 578 5.2 .417 .352 4.4 9.5 6.8 14.4 1.5 0.2 25.6 18.3 79 107 0.0 0.9 1 10 -4.5
12 Jim Brewer F-C 6-9 210 27 25 310 9.2 .428 .450 11.0 24.6 17.6 4.9 1.9 1.7 22.2 10.5 88 101 0.0 1.1 1 3 -1.0
13 Steve Sheppard F 6-6 215 24 20 76 14.2 .506 .480 11.9 14.1 13.0 6.8 1.8 0.7 11.2 17.8 107 105 0.2 0.2 0 0 0.0
14 Larry McNeill F-C 6-9 195 28 11 46 16.5 .574 .450 6.6 16.4 11.3 8.8 0.0 0.0 13.7 24.2 113 108 0.3 0.1 0 0 0.0
15 Otis Howard F 6-7 220 22 11 91 15.1 .444 .422 14.4 24.8 19.4 6.0 1.0 1.1 8.3 25.2 98 103 0.1 0.3 0 1 -0.5
16 Robert Hawkins G 6-4 190 24 4 28 23.8 .483 .375 10.8 11.5 11.1 19.8 8.0 0.0 9.7 28.1 109 94 0.1 0.2 0 0 0.0
17 Gus Gerard F-G 6-8 200 25 2 6 26.3 .387 .333 16.8 0.0 8.7 0.0 14.9 0.0 0.0 24.6 99 84 0.0 0.1 0 0 0.0
18 Chris Ford G-F 6-5 190 30 3 108 5.6 .428 .371 8.4 9.0 8.7 5.7 0.4 0.5 20.6 17.1 84 110 0.0 0.1 0 2 -1.0
19 Dennis Boyd G 6-1 175 24 5 40 -4.0 .250 .250 0.0 5.4 2.6 20.3 0.0 0.0 33.3 17.1 52 112 0.0 0.0 0 1 -0.5
20 Ron Behagen F-C 6-9 185 28 1 1 -60.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 38.1 0 111 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Bob Lanier $500,000
2 M.L. Carr $350,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)