1977-78 Detroit Pistons Statistics
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 38-44
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Coach: Herb Brown (9-15)
Coach: Bob Kauffman (29-29)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 223,382, Avg. 5,448 in 41 home dates
1977-78 Detroit Pistons RosterTeam Record: 38-44
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Coach: Herb Brown (9-15)
Coach: Bob Kauffman (29-29)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 223,382, Avg. 5,448 in 41 home dates
1977-78 Detroit Pistons Results
The Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1977-78 season with a record of 38 wins and 44 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference.
Detroit racked up 8,936 points and conceded 9,038. Bob Lanier tossed in a team-best 1,542 points for the Pistons, while Eric Money scored 17 or more per game, too. Bob Lanier contributed 715 boards. Chris Ford dished out 381 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Chris Ford added 166 steals.
Herb Brown and Bob Kauffman coached the team.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lanier | C | 63 | 63 | 2311 | 1159 | 622 | 386 | 298 | 197 | 518 | 715 | 216 | 82 | 93 | 225 | 185 | 1542 | ||
| Eric Money | G | 76 | 72 | 2557 | 1200 | 600 | 298 | 214 | 90 | 119 | 209 | 356 | 123 | 12 | 322 | 237 | 1414 | ||
| M.L. Carr | F-G | 79 | 60 | 2556 | 857 | 390 | 271 | 200 | 202 | 355 | 557 | 185 | 147 | 27 | 210 | 243 | 980 | ||
| John Shumate | F-C | 62 | 56 | 2170 | 622 | 316 | 409 | 326 | 125 | 429 | 554 | 122 | 76 | 43 | 186 | 142 | 958 | ||
| Leon Douglas | C-F | 79 | 23 | 1993 | 667 | 321 | 345 | 221 | 181 | 401 | 582 | 112 | 57 | 48 | 197 | 295 | 863 | ||
| Chris Ford | G-F | 82 | 49 | 2582 | 777 | 374 | 154 | 113 | 117 | 151 | 268 | 381 | 166 | 17 | 232 | 182 | 861 | ||
| Al Skinner | G | 69 | 2 | 1274 | 387 | 181 | 159 | 123 | 53 | 119 | 172 | 113 | 52 | 15 | 132 | 208 | 485 | ||
| Jim Price | G | 34 | 23 | 839 | 363 | 153 | 103 | 84 | 27 | 74 | 101 | 102 | 45 | 5 | 74 | 82 | 390 | ||
| Gus Gerard | F-G | 47 | 16 | 805 | 355 | 154 | 93 | 64 | 49 | 97 | 146 | 44 | 34 | 22 | 54 | 96 | 372 | ||
| Ralph Simpson | G-F | 32 | 17 | 739 | 346 | 143 | 64 | 54 | 27 | 55 | 82 | 87 | 32 | 3 | 78 | 48 | 340 | ||
| Ben Poquette | F-C | 52 | 7 | 626 | 225 | 95 | 60 | 42 | 50 | 95 | 145 | 20 | 10 | 22 | 40 | 69 | 232 | ||
| Al Eberhard | F | 37 | 6 | 576 | 160 | 71 | 61 | 41 | 37 | 65 | 102 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 23 | 64 | 183 | ||
| Marvin Barnes | F-C | 12 | 8 | 269 | 118 | 53 | 29 | 14 | 28 | 63 | 91 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 43 | 120 | ||
| Willie Norwood | F | 16 | 4 | 260 | 82 | 34 | 29 | 20 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 45 | 88 | ||
| Kevin Porter | G | 8 | 0 | 127 | 31 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 37 | ||
| Howard Porter | F-C | 8 | 2 | 107 | 43 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 36 | ||
| Jim Bostic | F | 4 | 0 | 48 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 26 | ||
| Wayman Britt | G | 7 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | ||
| Totals | 767 | 408 | 19855 | 7424 | 3552 | 0 | 0 | 2490 | 1832 | 1229 | 2601 | 3830 | 1840 | 866 | 330 | 1840 | 1980 | 8936 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lanier | C | 63 | 63 | 36.7 | 53.7 | 77.2 | 3.1 | 8.2 | 11.3 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 24.5 | |
| Eric Money | G | 76 | 72 | 33.6 | 50.0 | 71.8 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 18.6 | |
| M.L. Carr | F-G | 79 | 60 | 32.4 | 45.5 | 73.8 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 7.1 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 12.4 | |
| John Shumate | F-C | 62 | 56 | 35.0 | 50.8 | 79.7 | 2.0 | 6.9 | 8.9 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 15.5 | |
| Leon Douglas | C-F | 79 | 23 | 25.2 | 48.1 | 64.1 | 2.3 | 5.1 | 7.4 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 10.9 | |
| Chris Ford | G-F | 82 | 49 | 31.5 | 48.1 | 73.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 10.5 | |
| Al Skinner | G | 69 | 2 | 18.5 | 46.8 | 77.4 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 7.0 | |
| Jim Price | G | 34 | 23 | 24.7 | 42.1 | 81.6 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 11.5 | |
| Gus Gerard | F-G | 47 | 16 | 17.1 | 43.4 | 68.8 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 7.9 | |
| Ralph Simpson | G-F | 32 | 17 | 23.1 | 41.3 | 84.4 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 10.6 | |
| Ben Poquette | F-C | 52 | 7 | 12.0 | 42.2 | 70.0 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 4.5 | |
| Al Eberhard | F | 37 | 6 | 15.6 | 44.4 | 67.2 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 4.9 | |
| Marvin Barnes | F-C | 12 | 8 | 22.4 | 44.9 | 48.3 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 7.6 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 10.0 | |
| Willie Norwood | F | 16 | 4 | 16.3 | 41.5 | 69.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 5.5 | |
| Kevin Porter | G | 8 | 0 | 15.9 | 45.2 | 69.2 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 4.6 | |
| Howard Porter | F-C | 8 | 2 | 13.4 | 37.2 | 57.1 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 4.5 | |
| Jim Bostic | F | 4 | 0 | 12.0 | 54.5 | 40.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 6.5 | |
| Wayman Britt | G | 7 | 0 | 2.3 | 30.0 | 75.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.3 | |
| Averages | 767 | 408 | 25.9 | 47.8 | 73.6 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 11.7 |
