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1979-80 Detroit Pistons

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16-66, Finished 6th in NBA Central Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 108.9 points per game, Allowed 117.2 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 22-60)
Coached by Dick Vitale (4-8) and Richie Adubato (12-58)

SRS: -7.58 (22nd of 22)
Pace Factor: 107.1 (2nd of 22)
Offensive Rating: 101.2 (22nd of 22), Defensive Rating: 108.8 (19th of 22)

1979-80 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
Team 82 19780 3643 7596 .480 57 219 .260 1590 2149 .740 1226 2415 3641 1950 783 562 1742 2069 8933
Opponent 82 19780 3847 7761 .496 57 206 .277 1858 2405 .773 1319 2572 3891 2306 874 470 1583 1871 9609

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 John Long G-F 6-5 195 23 69 2364 588 1164 .505 1 12 .083 160 194 .825 152 185 337 206 129 26 206 221 1337
2 Bob McAdoo C-F 6-9 210 28 58 2097 492 1025 .480 3 24 .125 235 322 .730 100 367 467 200 73 65 238 178 1222
3 Terry Tyler F-G 6-7 215 23 82 2670 430 925 .465 2 12 .167 143 187 .765 228 399 627 129 107 220 175 237 1005
4 Bob Lanier C 6-11 250 31 37 1392 319 584 .546 0 5 .000 164 210 .781 108 265 373 122 38 60 113 130 802
5 Greg Kelser F 6-7 190 22 50 1233 280 593 .472 3 15 .200 146 203 .719 124 152 276 108 60 34 140 176 709
6 Terry Duerod G 6-2 180 23 67 1331 282 598 .472 15 53 .283 45 66 .682 29 69 98 117 41 11 79 102 624
7 Eric Money G 6-0 170 24 55 1467 259 510 .508 0 0 81 104 .779 28 69 97 238 53 10 143 135 599
8 Phil Hubbard F-C 6-8 215 23 64 1189 210 451 .466 0 2 .000 165 220 .750 114 206 320 70 48 10 120 202 585
9 Leon Douglas C-F 6-10 230 25 70 1782 221 455 .486 0 1 .000 125 185 .676 171 330 501 121 30 62 127 249 567
10 Jim McElroy G 6-3 190 26 36 1012 162 356 .455 3 14 .214 95 119 .798 12 38 50 162 25 14 88 78 422
11 Roy Hamilton G 6-2 180 22 72 1116 115 287 .401 0 2 .000 103 150 .687 45 62 107 192 48 5 118 82 333
12 Ron Lee G 6-4 193 27 31 803 84 214 .393 22 56 .393 35 53 .660 29 61 90 174 84 13 68 107 225
13 Kent Benson C 6-10 235 25 17 502 86 187 .460 1 4 .250 33 44 .750 30 90 120 51 19 18 51 68 206
14 Earl Evans F 6-8 202 24 36 381 63 140 .450 7 18 .389 24 42 .571 26 49 75 37 14 1 36 64 157
15 John Shumate F-C 6-9 235 27 9 228 35 65 .538 0 0 17 25 .680 18 52 70 9 9 5 14 16 87
16 Jackie Robinson F 6-6 210 24 7 51 9 17 .529 0 1 .000 9 11 .818 3 2 5 0 3 3 2 8 27
17 Steve Malovic F 6-10 230 23 10 162 8 25 .320 0 0 10 14 .714 9 19 28 14 2 5 9 16 26

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 31 37 37.6 8.6 15.8 .546 0.0 0.1 .000 4.4 5.7 .781 2.9 7.2 10.1 3.3 1.0 1.6 3.1 3.5 21.7
2 Bob McAdoo C-F 6-9 210 28 58 36.2 8.5 17.7 .480 0.1 0.4 .125 4.1 5.6 .730 1.7 6.3 8.1 3.4 1.3 1.1 4.1 3.1 21.1
3 John Long G-F 6-5 195 23 69 34.3 8.5 16.9 .505 0.0 0.2 .083 2.3 2.8 .825 2.2 2.7 4.9 3.0 1.9 0.4 3.0 3.2 19.4
4 Greg Kelser F 6-7 190 22 50 24.7 5.6 11.9 .472 0.1 0.3 .200 2.9 4.1 .719 2.5 3.0 5.5 2.2 1.2 0.7 2.8 3.5 14.2
5 Terry Tyler F-G 6-7 215 23 82 32.6 5.2 11.3 .465 0.0 0.1 .167 1.7 2.3 .765 2.8 4.9 7.6 1.6 1.3 2.7 2.1 2.9 12.3
6 Kent Benson C 6-10 235 25 17 29.5 5.1 11.0 .460 0.1 0.2 .250 1.9 2.6 .750 1.8 5.3 7.1 3.0 1.1 1.1 3.0 4.0 12.1
7 Jim McElroy G 6-3 190 26 36 28.1 4.5 9.9 .455 0.1 0.4 .214 2.6 3.3 .798 0.3 1.1 1.4 4.5 0.7 0.4 2.4 2.2 11.7
8 Eric Money G 6-0 170 24 55 26.7 4.7 9.3 .508 0.0 0.0 1.5 1.9 .779 0.5 1.3 1.8 4.3 1.0 0.2 2.6 2.5 10.9
9 John Shumate F-C 6-9 235 27 9 25.3 3.9 7.2 .538 0.0 0.0 1.9 2.8 .680 2.0 5.8 7.8 1.0 1.0 0.6 1.6 1.8 9.7
10 Terry Duerod G 6-2 180 23 67 19.9 4.2 8.9 .472 0.2 0.8 .283 0.7 1.0 .682 0.4 1.0 1.5 1.7 0.6 0.2 1.2 1.5 9.3
11 Phil Hubbard F-C 6-8 215 23 64 18.6 3.3 7.0 .466 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 3.4 .750 1.8 3.2 5.0 1.1 0.8 0.2 1.9 3.2 9.1
12 Leon Douglas C-F 6-10 230 25 70 25.5 3.2 6.5 .486 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 2.6 .676 2.4 4.7 7.2 1.7 0.4 0.9 1.8 3.6 8.1
13 Ron Lee G 6-4 193 27 31 25.9 2.7 6.9 .393 0.7 1.8 .393 1.1 1.7 .660 0.9 2.0 2.9 5.6 2.7 0.4 2.2 3.5 7.3
14 Roy Hamilton G 6-2 180 22 72 15.5 1.6 4.0 .401 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.1 .687 0.6 0.9 1.5 2.7 0.7 0.1 1.6 1.1 4.6
15 Earl Evans F 6-8 202 24 36 10.6 1.8 3.9 .450 0.2 0.5 .389 0.7 1.2 .571 0.7 1.4 2.1 1.0 0.4 0.0 1.0 1.8 4.4
16 Jackie Robinson F 6-6 210 24 7 7.3 1.3 2.4 .529 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 1.6 .818 0.4 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.3 1.1 3.9
17 Steve Malovic F 6-10 230 23 10 16.2 0.8 2.5 .320 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.4 .714 0.9 1.9 2.8 1.4 0.2 0.5 0.9 1.6 2.6

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 McAdoo C-F 6-9 210 28 58 2097 8.4 17.6 .480 0.1 0.4 .125 4.0 5.5 .730 1.7 6.3 8.0 3.4 1.3 1.1 4.1 3.1 21.0
2 Bob Lanier C 6-11 250 31 37 1392 8.2 15.1 .546 0.0 0.1 .000 4.2 5.4 .781 2.8 6.9 9.6 3.2 1.0 1.6 2.9 3.4 20.7
3 Greg Kelser F 6-7 190 22 50 1233 8.2 17.3 .472 0.1 0.4 .200 4.3 5.9 .719 3.6 4.4 8.1 3.2 1.8 1.0 4.1 5.1 20.7
4 John Long G-F 6-5 195 23 69 2364 9.0 17.7 .505 0.0 0.2 .083 2.4 3.0 .825 2.3 2.8 5.1 3.1 2.0 0.4 3.1 3.4 20.4
5 Jackie Robinson F 6-6 210 24 7 51 6.4 12.0 .529 0.0 0.7 .000 6.4 7.8 .818 2.1 1.4 3.5 0.0 2.1 2.1 1.4 5.6 19.1
6 Phil Hubbard F-C 6-8 215 23 64 1189 6.4 13.7 .466 0.0 0.1 .000 5.0 6.7 .750 3.5 6.2 9.7 2.1 1.5 0.3 3.6 6.1 17.7
7 Terry Duerod G 6-2 180 23 67 1331 7.6 16.2 .472 0.4 1.4 .283 1.2 1.8 .682 0.8 1.9 2.7 3.2 1.1 0.3 2.1 2.8 16.9
8 Jim McElroy G 6-3 190 26 36 1012 5.8 12.7 .455 0.1 0.5 .214 3.4 4.2 .798 0.4 1.4 1.8 5.8 0.9 0.5 3.1 2.8 15.0
9 Earl Evans F 6-8 202 24 36 381 6.0 13.2 .450 0.7 1.7 .389 2.3 4.0 .571 2.5 4.6 7.1 3.5 1.3 0.1 3.4 6.0 14.8
10 Kent Benson C 6-10 235 25 17 502 6.2 13.4 .460 0.1 0.3 .250 2.4 3.2 .750 2.2 6.5 8.6 3.7 1.4 1.3 3.7 4.9 14.8
11 Eric Money G 6-0 170 24 55 1467 6.4 12.5 .508 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.6 .779 0.7 1.7 2.4 5.8 1.3 0.2 3.5 3.3 14.7
12 John Shumate F-C 6-9 235 27 9 228 5.5 10.3 .538 0.0 0.0 2.7 3.9 .680 2.8 8.2 11.1 1.4 1.4 0.8 2.2 2.5 13.7
13 Terry Tyler F-G 6-7 215 23 82 2670 5.8 12.5 .465 0.0 0.2 .167 1.9 2.5 .765 3.1 5.4 8.5 1.7 1.4 3.0 2.4 3.2 13.6
14 Leon Douglas C-F 6-10 230 25 70 1782 4.5 9.2 .486 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 3.7 .676 3.5 6.7 10.1 2.4 0.6 1.3 2.6 5.0 11.5
15 Roy Hamilton G 6-2 180 22 72 1116 3.7 9.3 .401 0.0 0.1 .000 3.3 4.8 .687 1.5 2.0 3.5 6.2 1.5 0.2 3.8 2.6 10.7
16 Ron Lee G 6-4 193 27 31 803 3.8 9.6 .393 1.0 2.5 .393 1.6 2.4 .660 1.3 2.7 4.0 7.8 3.8 0.6 3.0 4.8 10.1
17 Steve Malovic F 6-10 230 23 10 162 1.8 5.6 .320 0.0 0.0 2.2 3.1 .714 2.0 4.2 6.2 3.1 0.4 1.1 2.0 3.6 5.8

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 Bob Lanier C 6-11 250 31 37 1392 20.3 .593 .546 8.1 20.2 14.1 12.7 1.2 2.3 14.3 21.8 114 107 6.2 2.4 9 6 1.5
2 Terry Tyler F-G 6-7 215 23 82 2670 14.2 .499 .466 8.9 15.8 12.3 6.4 1.8 4.3 14.8 17.0 100 106 1.8 5.5 7 22 -7.5
3 John Long G-F 6-5 195 23 69 2364 16.4 .535 .506 6.7 8.3 7.5 13.0 2.4 0.6 14.2 23.7 104 110 4.7 2.6 7 23 -8.0
4 Leon Douglas C-F 6-10 230 25 70 1782 11.4 .529 .486 10.0 19.6 14.8 8.5 0.8 1.8 19.1 14.3 103 109 2.0 2.4 5 14 -4.5
5 Bob McAdoo C-F 6-9 210 28 58 2097 16.3 .524 .481 5.0 18.5 11.7 13.9 1.6 1.6 16.9 25.8 98 108 0.9 3.4 4 26 -11.0
6 Phil Hubbard F-C 6-8 215 23 64 1189 13.7 .534 .466 10.0 18.4 14.1 7.9 1.8 0.4 18.0 21.6 101 108 1.4 1.9 3 12 -4.5
7 Greg Kelser F 6-7 190 22 50 1233 16.1 .520 .475 10.5 13.1 11.8 12.6 2.2 1.4 17.0 25.7 100 108 1.1 1.9 3 14 -5.5
8 Eric Money G 6-0 170 24 55 1467 11.7 .539 .508 2.0 5.0 3.5 21.8 1.6 0.4 20.5 18.3 100 112 1.1 0.5 2 17 -7.5
9 Ron Lee G 6-4 193 27 31 803 13.1 .474 .444 3.8 8.0 5.9 26.5 4.7 0.8 22.3 14.6 99 105 0.3 1.9 2 7 -2.5
10 Terry Duerod G 6-2 180 23 67 1331 11.7 .498 .484 2.3 5.5 3.9 12.4 1.4 0.4 11.2 20.4 100 113 1.1 0.3 2 15 -6.5
11 Roy Hamilton G 6-2 180 22 72 1116 9.1 .472 .401 4.2 5.9 5.0 21.0 1.9 0.2 25.1 16.2 91 112 0.0 0.6 1 16 -7.5
12 Jim McElroy G 6-3 190 26 36 1012 11.4 .517 .459 1.2 4.0 2.6 21.0 1.1 0.7 17.7 18.9 101 114 1.0 0.0 1 12 -5.5
13 John Shumate F-C 6-9 235 27 9 228 15.1 .572 .538 8.2 24.2 16.1 5.1 1.8 1.1 15.6 15.2 109 106 0.5 0.5 1 1 0.0
14 Kent Benson C 6-10 235 25 17 502 12.4 .499 .463 6.2 19.0 12.6 13.6 1.7 1.9 19.8 19.7 94 107 0.0 0.9 1 6 -2.5
15 Steve Malovic F 6-10 230 23 10 162 5.9 .417 .320 5.8 12.4 9.1 9.9 0.6 1.6 22.4 9.5 90 111 0.0 0.1 0 2 -1.0
16 Earl Evans F 6-8 202 24 36 381 10.3 .495 .475 7.1 13.6 10.3 12.9 1.6 0.1 18.5 19.6 95 110 0.0 0.4 0 5 -2.5
17 Jackie Robinson F 6-6 210 24 7 51 17.1 .618 .529 6.1 4.2 5.1 0.0 2.6 3.1 8.4 18.0 125 109 0.3 0.1 0 0 0.0

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Bob McAdoo $525,000
2 Bob Lanier $500,000
3 Jim McElroy $200,000
4 John Shumate $200,000
5 Terry Tyler $100,000
6 Roy Hamilton $95,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)