
1958-59 Detroit Pistons Statistics
Team Record: 28-44
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 1-2 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Minneapolis Lakers 2-1
Coach: Red Rocha (28-44)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 119,351, Avg. 3,978 in 30 home dates
1958-59 Detroit Pistons Results
The Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1958-59 season with a record of 28 wins and 44 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.
The Pistons tossed in 7,565 points and conceded 7,657. Gene Shue scored a team-best 1,266 points for Detroit, and Walter Dukes contributed 958 boards. Dick McGuire dished out 443 assists for the squad.
Red Rocha coached the team. The 1958-59 Detroit Pistons lost in the division semifinals.
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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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gene Shue | G | 72 | 2745 | 1197 | 464 | 421 | 338 | 0 | 0 | 335 | 231 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 1266 | ||
Phil Jordon | C-F | 72 | 2058 | 967 | 399 | 303 | 231 | 0 | 0 | 594 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 1029 | ||
George Yardley | F-G | 46 | 1419 | 843 | 350 | 316 | 258 | 0 | 0 | 327 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 958 | ||
Walter Dukes | C | 72 | 2338 | 904 | 318 | 452 | 297 | 0 | 0 | 958 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 332 | 933 | ||
Dick McGuire | G | 71 | 2063 | 543 | 232 | 258 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 285 | 443 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 655 | ||
Earl Lloyd | F-C | 72 | 1796 | 670 | 234 | 182 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 291 | 605 | ||
Joe Holup | F | 68 | 1502 | 580 | 209 | 200 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 352 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 570 | ||
Dick Farley | G-F | 70 | 1280 | 448 | 177 | 186 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 491 | ||
Chuck Noble | G | 65 | 939 | 560 | 189 | 113 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 461 | ||
Shellie McMillon | F | 48 | 700 | 289 | 127 | 104 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 285 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 309 | ||
Ed Conlin | F-G | 15 | 354 | 175 | 68 | 63 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 177 | ||
Barney Cable | F | 31 | 271 | 126 | 43 | 29 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 109 | ||
Totals | 702 | 17465 | 7302 | 2810 | 0 | 0 | 2627 | 1943 | 0 | 0 | 4125 | 1317 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1881 | 7563 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gene Shue | G | 72 | 38.1 | 38.8 | 80.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 17.6 | |
Phil Jordon | C-F | 72 | 28.6 | 41.3 | 76.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 14.3 | |
George Yardley | F-G | 46 | 30.8 | 41.5 | 81.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 20.8 | |
Walter Dukes | C | 72 | 32.5 | 35.2 | 65.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 13.0 | |
Dick McGuire | G | 71 | 29.1 | 42.7 | 74.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 9.2 | |
Earl Lloyd | F-C | 72 | 24.9 | 34.9 | 75.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 8.4 | |
Joe Holup | F | 68 | 22.1 | 36.0 | 76.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 8.4 | |
Dick Farley | G-F | 70 | 18.3 | 39.5 | 73.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 7.0 | |
Chuck Noble | G | 65 | 14.4 | 33.8 | 73.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 7.1 | |
Shellie McMillon | F | 48 | 14.6 | 43.9 | 52.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 6.4 | |
Ed Conlin | F-G | 15 | 23.6 | 38.9 | 65.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 11.8 | |
Barney Cable | F | 31 | 8.7 | 34.1 | 79.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 | |
Averages | 702 | 24.9 | 38.5 | 74.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 10.8 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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Gene Shue | G | 3 | 118 | 60 | 28 | 33 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 83 | ||
Dick McGuire | G | 3 | 109 | 32 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 47 | ||
Phil Jordon | C-F | 3 | 99 | 45 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 45 | ||
Walter Dukes | C | 3 | 113 | 30 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 43 | ||
Earl Lloyd | F-C | 3 | 87 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 26 | ||
Shellie McMillon | F | 3 | 54 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 19 | ||
Joe Holup | F | 3 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | ||
Chuck Noble | G | 3 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | ||
Dick Farley | G-F | 3 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | ||
Ed Conlin | F-G | 3 | 43 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | ||
Totals | 30 | 720 | 277 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 308 |
Postseason Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gene Shue | G | 3 | 39.3 | 46.7 | 81.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 27.7 | |
Dick McGuire | G | 3 | 36.3 | 62.5 | 63.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 15.7 | |
Phil Jordon | C-F | 3 | 33.0 | 33.3 | 83.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 15.0 | |
Walter Dukes | C | 3 | 37.7 | 50.0 | 76.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 14.3 | |
Earl Lloyd | F-C | 3 | 29.0 | 32.1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 8.7 | |
Shellie McMillon | F | 3 | 18.0 | 30.4 | 83.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 6.3 | |
Joe Holup | F | 3 | 12.0 | 21.4 | 85.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 4.0 | |
Chuck Noble | G | 3 | 9.3 | 29.4 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | |
Dick Farley | G-F | 3 | 11.0 | 41.7 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.7 | |
Ed Conlin | F-G | 3 | 14.3 | 25.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 3.3 | |
Averages | 702 | 24.0 | 40.1 | 80.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 10.3 |