
1959-60 Detroit Pistons Statistics
Team Record: 30-45
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 0-2 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Minneapolis Lakers 2-0
Coach: Red Rocha (13-21)
Coach: Dick McGuire (17-24)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 178,007, Avg. 5,742 in 31 home dates
1959-60 Detroit Pistons Results
The Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1959-60 season with a record of 30 wins and 45 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-2.
The Pistons racked up 8,367 points and surrendered 8,624. Gene Shue tossed in a team-best 1,712 points for Detroit, while Walter Dukes contributed 883 boards. Dick McGuire dished out 358 assists for the squad.
Red Rocha and Dick McGuire coached the team. The 1959-60 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 | 75 | 3338 | 1501 | 620 | 541 | 472 | 0 | 0 | 409 | 295 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 1712 | ||
Bailey Howell | F | 75 | 2346 | 1119 | 510 | 422 | 312 | 0 | 0 | 790 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 282 | 1332 | ||
Walter Dukes | C | 66 | 2140 | 871 | 314 | 508 | 376 | 0 | 0 | 883 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 310 | 1004 | ||
Ed Conlin | F-G | 70 | 1636 | 831 | 300 | 238 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 346 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 781 | ||
Archie Dees | F-C | 73 | 1244 | 617 | 271 | 204 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 397 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 707 | ||
Shellie McMillon | F | 75 | 1416 | 627 | 267 | 199 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 431 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 666 | ||
Chuck Noble | G | 58 | 1621 | 774 | 276 | 138 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 265 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 653 | ||
Earl Lloyd | F-C | 68 | 1610 | 665 | 237 | 160 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 322 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 602 | ||
Dick McGuire | G | 68 | 1466 | 402 | 179 | 201 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 264 | 358 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 482 | ||
Gary Alcorn | C | 58 | 670 | 312 | 91 | 84 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 279 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 230 | ||
Billy Kenville | G-F | 25 | 365 | 131 | 47 | 41 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 127 | ||
Barney Cable | F | 7 | 116 | 60 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 48 | ||
Tony Windis | G | 9 | 193 | 60 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 36 | ||
Totals | 727 | 18161 | 7970 | 3150 | 0 | 0 | 2752 | 2080 | 0 | 0 | 4488 | 1474 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1985 | 8380 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gene Shue | G | 75 | 44.5 | 41.3 | 87.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 22.8 | |
Bailey Howell | F | 75 | 31.3 | 45.6 | 73.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 17.8 | |
Walter Dukes | C | 66 | 32.4 | 36.1 | 74.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.4 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 15.2 | |
Ed Conlin | F-G | 70 | 23.4 | 36.1 | 76.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 11.2 | |
Archie Dees | F-C | 73 | 17.0 | 43.9 | 80.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 9.7 | |
Shellie McMillon | F | 75 | 18.9 | 42.6 | 66.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 8.9 | |
Chuck Noble | G | 58 | 27.9 | 35.7 | 73.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 11.3 | |
Earl Lloyd | F-C | 68 | 23.7 | 35.6 | 80.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 8.9 | |
Dick McGuire | G | 68 | 21.6 | 44.5 | 61.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 7.1 | |
Gary Alcorn | C | 58 | 11.6 | 29.2 | 57.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 4.0 | |
Billy Kenville | G-F | 25 | 14.6 | 35.9 | 80.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 5.1 | |
Barney Cable | F | 7 | 16.6 | 36.7 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 6.9 | |
Tony Windis | G | 9 | 21.4 | 26.7 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 4.0 | |
Averages | 727 | 25.0 | 39.5 | 75.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 11.5 |
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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Walter Dukes | C | 2 | 78 | 31 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 48 | ||
Gene Shue | G | 2 | 89 | 38 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 48 | ||
Bailey Howell | F | 2 | 72 | 41 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 34 | ||
Shellie McMillon | F | 2 | 47 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | ||
Earl Lloyd | F-C | 2 | 53 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | ||
Chuck Noble | G | 2 | 61 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | ||
Archie Dees | F-C | 2 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | ||
Dick McGuire | G | 2 | 42 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | ||
Ed Conlin | F-G | 2 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
Totals | 18 | 480 | 215 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 211 |
Postseason Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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Walter Dukes | C | 2 | 39.0 | 51.6 | 72.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 24.0 | |
Gene Shue | G | 2 | 44.5 | 39.5 | 90.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 24.0 | |
Bailey Howell | F | 2 | 36.0 | 34.1 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 17.0 | |
Shellie McMillon | F | 2 | 23.5 | 38.1 | 80.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 10.0 | |
Earl Lloyd | F-C | 2 | 26.5 | 25.0 | 62.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 8.5 | |
Chuck Noble | G | 2 | 30.5 | 26.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | ||
Archie Dees | F-C | 2 | 9.0 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5.5 | |
Dick McGuire | G | 2 | 21.0 | 41.7 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 5.5 | |
Ed Conlin | F-G | 2 | 10.0 | 30.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | |
Averages | 727 | 26.7 | 36.3 | 77.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 11.7 |