1961-62 Detroit Pistons Statistics
Team Record: 37-43
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 5-5 Lost division finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated Cincinnati Royals 3-1
Division Finals - Lost to Los Angeles Lakers 4-2
Coach: Dick McGuire (37-43)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 143,081, Avg. 4,769 in 30 home dates
1961-62 Detroit Pistons Results
The Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1961-62 season with a record of 37 wins and 43 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-5.
The Pistons tossed in 9,234 points and gave up 9,369. Bailey Howell scored a team-best 1,576 points for Detroit, and Gene Shue contributed 18 or more per game as well. Bailey Howell accounted for 996 boards. Gene Shue dished out 465 assists for the squad.
Dick McGuire coached the team. The 1961-62 Detroit Pistons lost in the division finals.
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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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bailey Howell | F | 79 | 2857 | 1193 | 553 | 612 | 470 | 0 | 0 | 996 | 186 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 317 | 1576 | ||
Gene Shue | G | 80 | 3143 | 1422 | 580 | 447 | 362 | 0 | 0 | 372 | 465 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 1522 | ||
Don Ohl | G | 77 | 2526 | 1250 | 555 | 280 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 267 | 244 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 1311 | ||
Bob Ferry | C-F | 80 | 1918 | 939 | 411 | 422 | 286 | 0 | 0 | 503 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 1108 | ||
Ray Scott | F-C | 75 | 2087 | 956 | 370 | 388 | 255 | 0 | 0 | 865 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 232 | 995 | ||
Walter Dukes | C | 77 | 1896 | 647 | 256 | 291 | 208 | 0 | 0 | 803 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 327 | 720 | ||
George Lee | F-G | 75 | 1351 | 500 | 179 | 280 | 213 | 0 | 0 | 349 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 571 | ||
Jackie Moreland | F-G | 74 | 1219 | 487 | 205 | 186 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 427 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 549 | ||
Willie Jones | G | 69 | 1006 | 475 | 177 | 101 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 418 | ||
Johnny Egan | G | 58 | 696 | 301 | 128 | 84 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 320 | ||
Shellie McMillon | F | 14 | 190 | 83 | 26 | 36 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 72 | ||
Chuck Noble | G | 26 | 361 | 113 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 72 | ||
Totals | 784 | 19250 | 8366 | 3472 | 0 | 0 | 3142 | 2290 | 0 | 0 | 4952 | 1723 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2040 | 9234 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bailey Howell | F | 79 | 36.2 | 46.4 | 76.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.6 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 19.9 | |
Gene Shue | G | 80 | 39.3 | 40.8 | 81.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 19.0 | |
Don Ohl | G | 77 | 32.8 | 44.4 | 71.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 17.0 | |
Bob Ferry | C-F | 80 | 24.0 | 43.8 | 67.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 13.9 | |
Ray Scott | F-C | 75 | 27.8 | 38.7 | 65.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 13.3 | |
Walter Dukes | C | 77 | 24.6 | 39.6 | 71.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 9.4 | |
George Lee | F-G | 75 | 18.0 | 35.8 | 76.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 7.6 | |
Jackie Moreland | F-G | 74 | 16.5 | 42.1 | 74.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 7.4 | |
Willie Jones | G | 69 | 14.6 | 37.3 | 63.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 6.1 | |
Johnny Egan | G | 58 | 12.0 | 42.5 | 76.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 5.5 | |
Shellie McMillon | F | 14 | 13.6 | 31.3 | 55.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 5.1 | |
Chuck Noble | G | 26 | 13.9 | 28.3 | 53.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 2.8 | |
Averages | 784 | 24.6 | 41.5 | 72.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 11.8 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bailey Howell | F | 10 | 378 | 163 | 69 | 75 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 200 | ||
Ray Scott | F-C | 10 | 400 | 170 | 69 | 67 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 173 | ||
Don Ohl | G | 8 | 317 | 171 | 71 | 27 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 164 | ||
Gene Shue | G | 10 | 363 | 151 | 62 | 48 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 161 | ||
Walter Dukes | C | 10 | 342 | 91 | 39 | 61 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 124 | ||
Bob Ferry | C-F | 9 | 156 | 81 | 37 | 43 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 100 | ||
Willie Jones | G | 9 | 180 | 101 | 43 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 99 | ||
Johnny Egan | G | 5 | 106 | 62 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 68 | ||
Jackie Moreland | F-G | 7 | 96 | 33 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 38 | ||
George Lee | F-G | 6 | 50 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 26 | ||
Totals | 84 | 2388 | 1043 | 446 | 0 | 0 | 359 | 261 | 0 | 0 | 541 | 232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 273 | 1153 |
Postseason Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bailey Howell | F | 10 | 37.8 | 42.3 | 82.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.6 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 20.0 | |
Ray Scott | F-C | 10 | 40.0 | 40.6 | 52.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.5 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 17.3 | |
Don Ohl | G | 8 | 39.6 | 41.5 | 81.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 20.5 | |
Gene Shue | G | 10 | 36.3 | 41.1 | 77.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 16.1 | |
Walter Dukes | C | 10 | 34.2 | 42.9 | 75.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.8 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 12.4 | |
Bob Ferry | C-F | 9 | 17.3 | 45.7 | 60.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 11.1 | |
Willie Jones | G | 9 | 20.0 | 42.6 | 92.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 11.0 | |
Johnny Egan | G | 5 | 21.2 | 46.8 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 13.6 | |
Jackie Moreland | F-G | 7 | 13.7 | 51.5 | 57.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 5.4 | |
George Lee | F-G | 6 | 8.3 | 50.0 | 85.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.3 | |
Averages | 784 | 28.4 | 42.8 | 72.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 13.7 |