1960-61 Detroit Pistons Statistics

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 34-45
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 2-3 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Los Angeles Lakers 3-2
Coach: Dick McGuire (34-45)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 164,230, Avg. 5,298 in 31 home dates

1960-61 Detroit Pistons Roster
1960-61 Detroit Pistons Results

The Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1960-61 season with a record of 34 wins and 45 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-3.

The Pistons scored 9,370 points and conceded 9,558. Bailey Howell tossed in a team-best 1,815 points for Detroit, and Gene Shue averaged 19 or more per game as well. Bailey Howell contributed 1,111 boards. Gene Shue dished out 530 assists for the squad.

Dick McGuire coached the team. The 1960-61 Detroit Pistons lost in the division semifinals.

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Player Totals:

Player	Pos	GP	Min	FGA	FGM	3PA	3PM	FTA	FTM	Reb	Ast	PF	Pts
Bailey Howell	F	77	2952	1293	607			798	601	1111	196	297	1815
Gene Shue	G	78	3361	1545	650			543	465	334	530	207	1765
Don Ohl	G	79	2172	1085	427			278	200	256	265	224	1054
George Lee	F-G	74	1735	776	310			394	276	490	89	158	896
Bob Ferry	C-F	79	1657	776	350			255	189	500	129	205	889
Walter Dukes	C	73	2044	706	286			400	281	1028	139	313	853
Shellie McMillon	F	78	1636	752	322			201	140	487	98	238	784
Chuck Noble	G	75	1655	566	196			115	82	180	287	195	474
Jackie Moreland	F-G	64	1003	477	191			132	86	315	52	174	468
Willie Jones	G	35	452	216	78			63	40	94	63	90	196
Archie Dees	F-C	28	308	135	53			47	39	94	17	50	145
Ron Johnson	F	6	60	30	11			14	9	14	1	6	31
Totals		746	19035	8357	3481	0	0	3240	2408	4903	1866	2157	9370

Player Averages:

Player	Pos	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	Reb	Ast	PF	Pts
Bailey Howell	F	77	38.3	46.9	75.3	14.4	2.5	3.9	23.6
Gene Shue	G	78	43.1	42.1	85.6	4.3	6.8	2.7	22.6
Don Ohl	G	79	27.5	39.4	71.9	3.2	3.4	2.8	13.3
George Lee	F-G	74	23.4	39.9	70.1	6.6	1.2	2.1	12.1
Bob Ferry	C-F	79	21.0	45.1	74.1	6.3	1.6	2.6	11.3
Walter Dukes	C	73	28.0	40.5	70.3	14.1	1.9	4.3	11.7
Shellie McMillon	F	78	21.0	42.8	69.7	6.2	1.3	3.1	10.1
Chuck Noble	G	75	22.1	34.6	71.3	2.4	3.8	2.6	6.3
Jackie Moreland	F-G	64	15.7	40.0	65.2	4.9	0.8	2.7	7.3
Willie Jones	G	35	12.9	36.1	63.5	2.7	1.8	2.6	5.6
Archie Dees	F-C	28	11.0	39.3	83.0	3.4	0.6	1.8	5.2
Ron Johnson	F	6	10.0	36.7	64.3	2.3	0.2	1.0	5.2
Averages		746	25.5	41.7	74.3	6.6	2.5	2.9	12.6

Postseason - Player Totals:

Player	Pos	GP	Min	FGA	FGM	3PA	3PM	FTA	FTM	Reb	Ast	PF	Pts
Bob Ferry	C-F	5	167	74	30			49	41	63	11	12	101
Gene Shue	G	5	186	72	35			29	23	12	22	11	93
George Lee	F-G	5	135	70	29			27	20	34	14	11	78
Don Ohl	G	5	130	78	25			19	13	19	14	13	63
Bailey Howell	F	5	154	57	20			23	16	46	22	22	56
Walter Dukes	C	5	152	53	20			18	10	49	11	25	50
Chuck Noble	G	5	124	45	20			7	5	8	21	18	45
Shellie McMillon	F	4	67	27	13			18	13	9	7	16	39
Jackie Moreland	F-G	3	45	31	14			5	4	18	3	10	32
Willie Jones	G	3	40	29	12			7	6	7	6	6	30
Totals		45	1200	536	218	0	0	202	151	265	131	144	587

Postseason Player Averages:

Player	Pos	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	Reb	Ast	PF	Pts
Bob Ferry	C-F	5	33.4	40.5	83.7	12.6	2.2	2.4	20.2
Gene Shue	G	5	37.2	48.6	79.3	2.4	4.4	2.2	18.6
George Lee	F-G	5	27.0	41.4	74.1	6.8	2.8	2.2	15.6
Don Ohl	G	5	26.0	32.1	68.4	3.8	2.8	2.6	12.6
Bailey Howell	F	5	30.8	35.1	69.6	9.2	4.4	4.4	11.2
Walter Dukes	C	5	30.4	37.7	55.6	9.8	2.2	5.0	10.0
Chuck Noble	G	5	24.8	44.4	71.4	1.6	4.2	3.6	9.0
Shellie McMillon	F	4	16.8	48.1	72.2	2.3	1.8	4.0	9.8
Jackie Moreland	F-G	3	15.0	45.2	80.0	6.0	1.0	3.3	10.7
Willie Jones	G	3	13.3	41.4	85.7	2.3	2.0	2.0	10.0
Averages		746	26.7	40.7	74.8	5.9	2.9	3.2	13.0

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