1972-73 Detroit Pistons Statistics
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 40-42
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Coach: Earl Lloyd (2-5)
Coach: Ray Scott (38-37)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 212,094, Avg. 5,173 in 41 home dates
1972-73 Detroit Pistons RosterTeam Record: 40-42
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Coach: Earl Lloyd (2-5)
Coach: Ray Scott (38-37)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 212,094, Avg. 5,173 in 41 home dates
1972-73 Detroit Pistons Results
The Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1972-73 season with a record of 40 wins and 42 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference.
The Pistons scored 9,042 points and surrendered 9,024. Bob Lanier tossed in a team-best 1,927 points for Detroit, and Dave Bing contributed 18 or more per game as well. Bob Lanier accounted for 1,205 boards. Dave Bing dished out 637 assists for the squad.
Earl Lloyd and Ray Scott coached the team.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lanier | C | 81 | 3150 | 1654 | 810 | 397 | 307 | 0 | 0 | 1205 | 260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 278 | 1927 | ||
| Dave Bing | G | 82 | 3361 | 1545 | 692 | 560 | 456 | 0 | 0 | 298 | 637 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 229 | 1840 | ||
| Curtis Rowe | F | 81 | 3009 | 1053 | 547 | 327 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 760 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 1304 | ||
| John Mengelt | G | 67 | 1435 | 583 | 294 | 141 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 704 | ||
| Don Adams | F | 70 | 1798 | 640 | 257 | 176 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 419 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 652 | ||
| Willie Norwood | F | 79 | 1282 | 504 | 249 | 225 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 324 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 652 | ||
| Fred Foster | F | 63 | 1460 | 627 | 243 | 87 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 547 | ||
| Stu Lantz | G | 51 | 1603 | 455 | 185 | 150 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 490 | ||
| Chris Ford | G-F | 74 | 1537 | 434 | 208 | 93 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 266 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 476 | ||
| Jim Davis | C-F | 73 | 771 | 257 | 131 | 114 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 261 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 334 | ||
| Justus Thigpen | G | 18 | 99 | 57 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 46 | ||
| Bob Nash | F | 36 | 169 | 72 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 43 | ||
| Erwin Mueller | C-F | 21 | 80 | 31 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23 | ||
| Harvey Marlatt | G | 7 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Totals | 803 | 19780 | 7916 | 3666 | 0 | 0 | 2294 | 1710 | 0 | 0 | 4105 | 1882 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1812 | 9042 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lanier | C | 81 | 38.9 | 49.0 | 77.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.9 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 23.8 | |
| Dave Bing | G | 82 | 41.0 | 44.8 | 81.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 22.4 | |
| Curtis Rowe | F | 81 | 37.1 | 51.9 | 64.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.4 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 16.1 | |
| John Mengelt | G | 67 | 21.4 | 50.4 | 82.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 10.5 | |
| Don Adams | F | 70 | 25.7 | 40.2 | 78.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 9.3 | |
| Willie Norwood | F | 79 | 16.2 | 49.4 | 68.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 8.3 | |
| Fred Foster | F | 63 | 23.2 | 38.8 | 70.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 8.7 | |
| Stu Lantz | G | 51 | 31.4 | 40.7 | 80.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 9.6 | |
| Chris Ford | G-F | 74 | 20.8 | 47.9 | 64.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 6.4 | |
| Jim Davis | C-F | 73 | 10.6 | 51.0 | 63.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 4.6 | |
| Justus Thigpen | G | 18 | 5.5 | 40.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.6 | ||
| Bob Nash | F | 36 | 4.7 | 22.2 | 64.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | |
| Erwin Mueller | C-F | 21 | 3.8 | 29.0 | 71.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | |
| Harvey Marlatt | G | 7 | 3.7 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ||
| Averages | 803 | 24.6 | 46.3 | 74.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 11.3 |
