1983-84 Detroit Pistons Roster and Statistics

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49-33, Finished 2nd in NBA Central Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Chuck Daly (49-33)

PTS/G: 117.1 (3rd of 23) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 113.5 (18th of 23)
SRS: 3.52 (4th of 23) ▪ Pace: 103.8 (5th of 23)
Off Rtg: 111.5 (1st of 23) ▪ Def Rtg: 108.1 (16th of 23)
Expected W-L: 50-32 (6th of 23)

Arena: Pontiac Silverdome ▪ Attendance: 652,865 (1st of 23)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference First Round (3-2) versus New York Knicks

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Roster

No.	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	Birth Date	Exp	College
34	Ken Austin	F	6-9	205	July 15, 1961	R	Rice University
54	Kent Benson	C	6-10	235	December 27, 1954	6	Indiana University
23	Earl Cureton	F-C	6-9	210	September 3, 1957	3	University of Detroit Mercy
9	Lionel Hollins	G	6-3	185	October 19, 1953	8	Arizona State University
15	Vinnie Johnson	G	6-2	200	September 1, 1956	4	Baylor University
40	Bill Laimbeer	C	6-11	245	May 19, 1957	3	University of Notre Dame
53	Cliff Levingston	F	6-8	210	January 4, 1961	1	Wichita State University
25	John Long	G-F	6-5	195	August 28, 1956	5	University of Detroit Mercy
33	Walker Russell	G	6-5	195	October 26, 1960	1	Western Michigan University
22	David Thirdkill	F-G	6-7	195	April 12, 1960	1	Bradley University
11	Isiah Thomas	G	6-1	180	April 30, 1961	2	Indiana University
24	Ray Tolbert	F	6-9	225	September 10, 1958	2	Indiana University
7	Kelly Tripucka	F-G	6-6	220	February 16, 1959	2	University of Notre Dame
41	Terry Tyler	F-G	6-7	215	October 30, 1956	5	University of Detroit Mercy

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	19905	3798	7910	.480	32	141	.227	1974	2547	.775	1427	2434	3861	2256	697	417	1310	2177	9602	117.1
Lg Rank		6	4	2	19	16	17	16	5	7	6	1	7	1	4	10	11	2	8	3	3
Opponent	82	19905	3657	7369	.496	53	202	.262	1941	2577	.753	1163	2457	3620	2193	621	527	1480	2187	9308	113.5
Lg Rank		6	17	16	15	15	12	13	19	20	6	11	18	17	16	3	22	10	15	18	18

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	Isiah Thomas	22	82	82	3007	669	1448	.462	22	65	.338	388	529	.733	103	224	327	914	204	33	307	324	1748
2	Kelly Tripucka	24	76	75	2493	595	1296	.459	2	17	.118	426	523	.815	119	187	306	228	65	17	190	190	1618
3	Bill Laimbeer	26	82	82	2864	553	1044	.530	0	11	.000	316	365	.866	329	674	1003	149	49	84	151	273	1422
4	John Long	27	82	82	2514	545	1155	.472	1	5	.200	243	275	.884	139	150	289	205	93	18	143	199	1334
5	Vinnie Johnson	27	82	0	1909	426	901	.473	4	19	.211	207	275	.753	130	107	237	271	44	19	135	196	1063
6	Terry Tyler	27	82	7	1602	313	691	.453	2	13	.154	94	132	.712	104	181	285	76	63	59	78	151	722
7	Cliff Levingston	23	80	24	1746	229	436	.525	0	3	.000	125	186	.672	234	311	545	109	44	78	77	281	583
8	Kent Benson	29	82	58	1734	248	451	.550	0	1	.000	83	101	.822	117	292	409	130	71	53	79	230	579
9	Earl Cureton	26	73	0	907	81	177	.458	0	1	.000	31	59	.525	86	201	287	36	24	31	55	143	193
10	Ray Tolbert	25	49	0	475	64	121	.529	0	1	.000	23	45	.511	45	53	98	26	12	20	26	88	151
11	David Thirdkill	23	46	0	291	31	72	.431	0	1	.000	15	31	.484	9	22	31	27	10	3	19	44	77
12	Lionel Hollins	30	32	0	216	24	63	.381	0	2	.000	11	13	.846	4	18	22	62	13	1	24	26	59
13	Walker Russell	23	16	0	119	14	42	.333	1	2	.500	12	13	.923	6	13	19	22	4	0	9	25	41
14	Ken Austin	22	7	0	28	6	13	.462	0	0		0	0		2	1	3	1	1	1	3	7	12

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	Isiah Thomas	22	82	82	36.7	8.2	17.7	.462	0.3	0.8	.338	4.7	6.5	.733	1.3	2.7	4.0	11.1	2.5	0.4	3.7	4.0	21.3
2	Kelly Tripucka	24	76	75	32.8	7.8	17.1	.459	0.0	0.2	.118	5.6	6.9	.815	1.6	2.5	4.0	3.0	0.9	0.2	2.5	2.5	21.3
3	Bill Laimbeer	26	82	82	34.9	6.7	12.7	.530	0.0	0.1	.000	3.9	4.5	.866	4.0	8.2	12.2	1.8	0.6	1.0	1.8	3.3	17.3
4	John Long	27	82	82	30.7	6.6	14.1	.472	0.0	0.1	.200	3.0	3.4	.884	1.7	1.8	3.5	2.5	1.1	0.2	1.7	2.4	16.3
5	Vinnie Johnson	27	82	0	23.3	5.2	11.0	.473	0.0	0.2	.211	2.5	3.4	.753	1.6	1.3	2.9	3.3	0.5	0.2	1.6	2.4	13.0
6	Terry Tyler	27	82	7	19.5	3.8	8.4	.453	0.0	0.2	.154	1.1	1.6	.712	1.3	2.2	3.5	0.9	0.8	0.7	1.0	1.8	8.8
7	Cliff Levingston	23	80	24	21.8	2.9	5.5	.525	0.0	0.0	.000	1.6	2.3	.672	2.9	3.9	6.8	1.4	0.6	1.0	1.0	3.5	7.3
8	Kent Benson	29	82	58	21.1	3.0	5.5	.550	0.0	0.0	.000	1.0	1.2	.822	1.4	3.6	5.0	1.6	0.9	0.6	1.0	2.8	7.1
9	Ray Tolbert	25	49	0	9.7	1.3	2.5	.529	0.0	0.0	.000	0.5	0.9	.511	0.9	1.1	2.0	0.5	0.2	0.4	0.5	1.8	3.1
10	Walker Russell	23	16	0	7.4	0.9	2.6	.333	0.1	0.1	.500	0.8	0.8	.923	0.4	0.8	1.2	1.4	0.3	0.0	0.6	1.6	2.6
11	Earl Cureton	26	73	0	12.4	1.1	2.4	.458	0.0	0.0	.000	0.4	0.8	.525	1.2	2.8	3.9	0.5	0.3	0.4	0.8	2.0	2.6
12	Lionel Hollins	30	32	0	6.8	0.8	2.0	.381	0.0	0.1	.000	0.3	0.4	.846	0.1	0.6	0.7	1.9	0.4	0.0	0.8	0.8	1.8
13	David Thirdkill	23	46	0	6.3	0.7	1.6	.431	0.0	0.0	.000	0.3	0.7	.484	0.2	0.5	0.7	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.4	1.0	1.7
14	Ken Austin	22	7	0	4.0	0.9	1.9	.462	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.3	0.1	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.4	1.0	1.7

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	Kelly Tripucka	24	76	75	2493	8.6	18.7	.459	0.0	0.2	.118	6.2	7.6	.815	1.7	2.7	4.4	3.3	0.9	0.2	2.7	2.7	23.4
2	Isiah Thomas	22	82	82	3007	8.0	17.3	.462	0.3	0.8	.338	4.6	6.3	.733	1.2	2.7	3.9	10.9	2.4	0.4	3.7	3.9	20.9
3	Vinnie Johnson	27	82	0	1909	8.0	17.0	.473	0.1	0.4	.211	3.9	5.2	.753	2.5	2.0	4.5	5.1	0.8	0.4	2.5	3.7	20.0
4	John Long	27	82	82	2514	7.8	16.5	.472	0.0	0.1	.200	3.5	3.9	.884	2.0	2.1	4.1	2.9	1.3	0.3	2.0	2.8	19.1
5	Bill Laimbeer	26	82	82	2864	7.0	13.1	.530	0.0	0.1	.000	4.0	4.6	.866	4.1	8.5	12.6	1.9	0.6	1.1	1.9	3.4	17.9
6	Terry Tyler	27	82	7	1602	7.0	15.5	.453	0.0	0.3	.154	2.1	3.0	.712	2.3	4.1	6.4	1.7	1.4	1.3	1.8	3.4	16.2
7	Ken Austin	22	7	0	28	7.7	16.7	.462	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		2.6	1.3	3.9	1.3	1.3	1.3	3.9	9.0	15.4
8	Walker Russell	23	16	0	119	4.2	12.7	.333	0.3	0.6	.500	3.6	3.9	.923	1.8	3.9	5.7	6.7	1.2	0.0	2.7	7.6	12.4
9	Cliff Levingston	23	80	24	1746	4.7	9.0	.525	0.0	0.1	.000	2.6	3.8	.672	4.8	6.4	11.2	2.2	0.9	1.6	1.6	5.8	12.0
10	Kent Benson	29	82	58	1734	5.1	9.4	.550	0.0	0.0	.000	1.7	2.1	.822	2.4	6.1	8.5	2.7	1.5	1.1	1.6	4.8	12.0
11	Ray Tolbert	25	49	0	475	4.9	9.2	.529	0.0	0.1	.000	1.7	3.4	.511	3.4	4.0	7.4	2.0	0.9	1.5	2.0	6.7	11.4
12	Lionel Hollins	30	32	0	216	4.0	10.5	.381	0.0	0.3	.000	1.8	2.2	.846	0.7	3.0	3.7	10.3	2.2	0.2	4.0	4.3	9.8
13	David Thirdkill	23	46	0	291	3.8	8.9	.431	0.0	0.1	.000	1.9	3.8	.484	1.1	2.7	3.8	3.3	1.2	0.4	2.4	5.4	9.5
14	Earl Cureton	26	73	0	907	3.2	7.0	.458	0.0	0.0	.000	1.2	2.3	.525	3.4	8.0	11.4	1.4	1.0	1.2	2.2	5.7	7.7

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	Bill Laimbeer	26	82	2864	19.2	.590	.530	11.8	26.0	18.6	6.8	0.8	1.6	11.1	18.2	122	106	7.3	3.5	10.8	.181
2	Isiah Thomas	22	82	3007	20.9	.520	.470	3.5	8.2	5.8	41.5	3.1	0.6	15.4	25.4	111	107	5.7	3.4	9.1	.144
3	Kelly Tripucka	24	76	2493	16.8	.530	.460	4.9	8.3	6.5	12.8	1.2	0.4	11.1	26.5	110	111	4.1	1.5	5.7	.109
4	John Long	27	82	2514	14.9	.523	.472	5.7	6.6	6.1	11.1	1.7	0.4	10.1	21.7	111	111	3.6	1.7	5.3	.102
5	Cliff Levingston	23	80	1746	14.8	.563	.525	13.7	19.7	16.6	7.6	1.2	2.5	12.9	13.1	120	106	3.2	2.1	5.3	.144
6	Kent Benson	29	82	1734	14.0	.584	.550	6.9	18.6	12.6	9.2	1.9	1.7	13.8	12.8	118	106	2.5	2.2	4.7	.131
7	Vinnie Johnson	27	82	1909	15.9	.520	.475	7.0	6.2	6.6	19.4	1.1	0.6	11.7	23.3	111	112	3.1	1.0	4.1	.103
8	Terry Tyler	27	82	1602	13.2	.482	.454	6.7	12.5	9.5	6.3	1.8	2.0	9.4	19.9	103	107	0.8	1.7	2.5	.074
9	Earl Cureton	26	73	907	8.6	.475	.458	9.7	24.5	16.8	4.6	1.2	1.9	21.3	10.9	95	105	-0.2	1.2	1.0	.051
10	Ray Tolbert	25	49	475	10.5	.536	.529	9.7	12.3	11.0	6.7	1.2	2.3	15.6	13.5	108	108	0.3	0.5	0.8	.081
11	Walker Russell	23	16	119	9.0	.430	.345	5.2	12.1	8.5	22.1	1.6	0.0	15.9	18.3	99	109	0.0	0.1	0.1	.040
12	Lionel Hollins	30	32	216	10.5	.429	.381	1.9	9.2	5.4	34.1	2.8	0.3	25.9	16.5	92	108	-0.2	0.2	0.1	.013
13	David Thirdkill	23	46	291	5.9	.450	.431	3.2	8.4	5.7	10.9	1.6	0.6	18.2	13.8	91	110	-0.2	0.2	0.0	.002
14	Ken Austin	22	7	28	5.6	.462	.462	7.3	4.0	5.7	4.8	1.7	2.0	18.8	22.0	85	110	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.046

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	Kelly Tripucka	24	5	208	48	102	0	1	41	51	10	23	15	11	0	18	22	137	.471	.000	.804	41.6	27.4	4.6	3.0
2	Isiah Thomas	22	5	198	39	83	2	6	27	35	7	19	55	13	6	23	22	107	.470	.333	.771	39.6	21.4	3.8	11.0
3	Bill Laimbeer	26	5	165	29	51	0	0	18	20	14	62	12	4	3	12	23	76	.569		.900	33.0	15.2	12.4	2.4
4	John Long	27	5	149	20	55	0	1	15	15	7	11	2	7	0	10	15	55	.364	.000	1.000	29.8	11.0	2.2	0.4
5	Vinnie Johnson	27	5	132	17	46	0	1	17	19	5	14	12	1	1	4	9	51	.370	.000	.895	26.4	10.2	2.8	2.4
6	Cliff Levingston	23	5	101	15	19	0	0	10	16	11	24	1	1	2	3	15	40	.789		.625	20.2	8.0	4.8	0.2
7	Kent Benson	29	5	129	16	37	0	0	6	10	9	30	7	5	7	3	14	38	.432		.600	25.8	7.6	6.0	1.4
8	Earl Cureton	26	5	93	15	31	0	0	2	6	14	33	2	2	1	5	9	32	.484		.333	18.6	6.4	6.6	0.4
9	Terry Tyler	27	5	42	10	24	0	0	5	9	5	7	1	0	3	1	4	25	.417		.556	8.4	5.0	1.4	0.2
10	Lionel Hollins	30	2	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	.000			3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
11	Ray Tolbert	25	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				2.0	0.0	0.0	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	Bill Laimbeer	26	5	165	19.1	.635	.569	9.0	33.3	20.6	10.7	1.2	1.0	16.7	17.4	120	104	0.4	0.3	0.6	.181
2	Isiah Thomas	22	5	198	20.6	.544	.482	3.7	6.9	5.3	42.3	3.1	1.7	18.9	24.6	109	107	0.3	0.2	0.5	.129
3	Kelly Tripucka	24	5	208	18.1	.550	.471	5.1	7.2	6.1	11.6	2.5	0.0	12.6	27.4	110	110	0.3	0.2	0.5	.123
4	Cliff Levingston	23	5	101	16.3	.768	.789	11.5	14.7	13.1	1.4	0.5	1.1	10.3	11.5	146	111	0.3	0.1	0.4	.195
5	Kent Benson	29	5	129	12.9	.459	.432	7.4	18.6	12.8	7.4	1.8	3.1	6.8	13.8	108	105	0.1	0.2	0.3	.097
6	Vinnie Johnson	27	5	132	11.0	.469	.370	4.0	7.8	5.8	12.6	0.4	0.4	6.9	17.7	110	114	0.1	0.1	0.2	.071
7	Earl Cureton	26	5	93	13.0	.476	.484	15.9	23.4	19.5	3.1	1.0	0.6	12.9	16.6	102	107	0.0	0.1	0.1	.068
8	Terry Tyler	27	5	42	15.8	.447	.417	12.6	5.5	9.2	3.9	0.0	4.1	3.5	27.6	105	112	0.0	0.0	0.1	.063
9	John Long	27	5	149	6.7	.446	.364	5.0	3.1	4.1	1.9	2.2	0.0	14.0	19.2	92	111	-0.1	0.1	0.0	-0.008
10	Ray Tolbert	25	1	2	0.0			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		117	0.0	0.0	0.0	.002
11	Lionel Hollins	30	2	6	-15.9	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.5	66.7	20.0	0	111	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	-0.554

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