1971-72 Detroit Pistons Statistics
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 26-56
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Coach: Terry Dischinger (0-2)
Coach: Earl Lloyd (20-50)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 188,763, Avg. 4,604 in 41 home dates
1971-72 Detroit Pistons RosterTeam Record: 26-56
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Coach: Terry Dischinger (0-2)
Coach: Earl Lloyd (20-50)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 188,763, Avg. 4,604 in 41 home dates
1971-72 Detroit Pistons Results
The Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1971-72 season with a record of 26 wins and 56 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference.
The Pistons tossed in 8,945 points and yielded 9,506. Bob Lanier scored a team-best 2,056 points for Detroit, and Jimmy Walker contributed 17 or more per game, too. Bob Lanier accounted for 1,132 boards. Dave Bing dished out 317 assists for the squad.
Terry Dischinger and Earl Lloyd coached the team.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lanier | C | 80 | 3092 | 1690 | 834 | 505 | 388 | 0 | 0 | 1132 | 248 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 297 | 2056 | ||
| Jimmy Walker | G | 78 | 3083 | 1386 | 634 | 480 | 397 | 0 | 0 | 231 | 315 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 1665 | ||
| Dave Bing | G | 45 | 1936 | 891 | 369 | 354 | 278 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 317 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 1016 | ||
| Curtis Rowe | F | 82 | 2661 | 802 | 369 | 287 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 699 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 930 | ||
| Terry Dischinger | F-G | 79 | 2062 | 574 | 295 | 200 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 338 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 289 | 746 | ||
| Howard Komives | G | 79 | 2071 | 702 | 262 | 203 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 291 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 688 | ||
| Willie Norwood | F | 78 | 1272 | 440 | 222 | 215 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 316 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 229 | 584 | ||
| Jim Davis | C-F | 52 | 684 | 251 | 121 | 98 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 306 | ||
| Bill Hewitt | F | 68 | 1203 | 277 | 131 | 82 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 370 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 303 | ||
| Erwin Mueller | C-F | 42 | 605 | 197 | 68 | 74 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 179 | ||
| Isaiah Wilson | G | 48 | 322 | 177 | 63 | 56 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 167 | ||
| Harvey Marlatt | G | 31 | 506 | 149 | 60 | 42 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 156 | ||
| Bob Quick | F-G | 18 | 204 | 82 | 39 | 45 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 112 | ||
| Steve Mix | F | 8 | 104 | 47 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 37 | ||
| Totals | 788 | 19805 | 7665 | 3482 | 0 | 0 | 2653 | 1981 | 0 | 0 | 3970 | 1687 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1954 | 8945 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lanier | C | 80 | 38.7 | 49.3 | 76.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.2 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 25.7 | |
| Jimmy Walker | G | 78 | 39.5 | 45.7 | 82.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 21.3 | |
| Dave Bing | G | 45 | 43.0 | 41.4 | 78.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 22.6 | |
| Curtis Rowe | F | 82 | 32.5 | 46.0 | 66.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 11.3 | |
| Terry Dischinger | F-G | 79 | 26.1 | 51.4 | 78.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 9.4 | |
| Howard Komives | G | 79 | 26.2 | 37.3 | 80.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 8.7 | |
| Willie Norwood | F | 78 | 16.3 | 50.5 | 65.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 7.5 | |
| Jim Davis | C-F | 52 | 13.2 | 48.2 | 65.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5.9 | |
| Bill Hewitt | F | 68 | 17.7 | 47.3 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.5 | |
| Erwin Mueller | C-F | 42 | 14.4 | 34.5 | 58.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 4.3 | |
| Isaiah Wilson | G | 48 | 6.7 | 35.6 | 73.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 3.5 | |
| Harvey Marlatt | G | 31 | 16.3 | 40.3 | 85.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 5.0 | |
| Bob Quick | F-G | 18 | 11.3 | 47.6 | 75.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 6.2 | |
| Steve Mix | F | 8 | 13.0 | 31.9 | 58.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 4.6 | |
| Averages | 788 | 25.1 | 45.4 | 74.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 11.4 |
