1982-83 Detroit Pistons Statistics
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 37-45
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Scotty Robertson (37-45)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 522,063, Avg. 12,733 in 41 home dates
1982-83 Detroit Pistons RosterTeam Record: 37-45
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Scotty Robertson (37-45)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 522,063, Avg. 12,733 in 41 home dates
1982-83 Detroit Pistons Results
The Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1982-83 season with a record of 37 wins and 45 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference.
The Pistons poured in 9,239 points and allowed 9,272. Isiah Thomas tossed in a team-best 1,854 points for Detroit, while Kelly Tripucka scored 18 or more per game also. Bill Laimbeer contributed 993 boards. Isiah Thomas dished out 634 assists for the squad.
On defense, Isiah Thomas added 199 steals, and Terry Tyler blocked 160 shots.
Scotty Robertson coached the team.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isiah Thomas | G | 81 | 81 | 3093 | 1537 | 725 | 125 | 36 | 518 | 368 | 105 | 223 | 328 | 634 | 199 | 29 | 326 | 318 | 1854 |
| Kelly Tripucka | F-G | 58 | 58 | 2252 | 1156 | 565 | 37 | 14 | 464 | 392 | 126 | 138 | 264 | 237 | 67 | 20 | 187 | 157 | 1536 |
| Vinnie Johnson | G | 82 | 51 | 2511 | 1013 | 520 | 40 | 11 | 315 | 245 | 167 | 186 | 353 | 301 | 93 | 49 | 152 | 263 | 1296 |
| Bill Laimbeer | C | 82 | 82 | 2871 | 877 | 436 | 13 | 2 | 310 | 245 | 282 | 711 | 993 | 263 | 51 | 118 | 176 | 320 | 1119 |
| Terry Tyler | F-G | 82 | 56 | 2543 | 880 | 421 | 15 | 2 | 196 | 146 | 180 | 360 | 540 | 157 | 103 | 160 | 120 | 221 | 990 |
| Johnny Long | G-F | 70 | 30 | 1485 | 692 | 312 | 7 | 2 | 146 | 111 | 56 | 124 | 180 | 105 | 44 | 12 | 144 | 130 | 737 |
| Edgar Jones | F-C | 49 | 25 | 1036 | 294 | 145 | 6 | 2 | 172 | 117 | 80 | 191 | 271 | 69 | 28 | 77 | 103 | 160 | 409 |
| Cliff Levingston | F | 62 | 5 | 879 | 270 | 131 | 1 | 0 | 147 | 84 | 104 | 128 | 232 | 52 | 23 | 36 | 73 | 125 | 346 |
| Kent Benson | C | 21 | 15 | 599 | 182 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 38 | 53 | 102 | 155 | 49 | 14 | 17 | 35 | 61 | 208 |
| Tom Owens | C-F | 49 | 4 | 725 | 192 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 45 | 66 | 120 | 186 | 44 | 12 | 14 | 48 | 115 | 207 |
| Walker Russell | G | 68 | 1 | 757 | 184 | 67 | 18 | 2 | 58 | 47 | 19 | 54 | 73 | 131 | 16 | 1 | 92 | 71 | 183 |
| Ray Tolbert | F | 28 | 0 | 395 | 124 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 28 | 26 | 65 | 91 | 19 | 10 | 23 | 32 | 56 | 142 |
| Ricky Pierce | F-G | 39 | 1 | 265 | 88 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 42 | 85 |
| Scott May | F | 9 | 1 | 155 | 50 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 59 |
| James Wilkes | F | 9 | 0 | 129 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 34 |
| Jim Johnstone | C-F | 16 | 0 | 137 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 24 |
| Jim Smith | F | 4 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| Jim Zoet | C | 7 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| Totals | 816 | 410 | 19880 | 7602 | 3623 | 272 | 72 | 2588 | 1921 | 1312 | 2477 | 3789 | 2108 | 679 | 572 | 1539 | 2122 | 9239 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isiah Thomas | G | 81 | 81 | 38.2 | 47.2 | 28.8 | 71.0 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 7.8 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 22.9 |
| Kelly Tripucka | F-G | 58 | 58 | 38.8 | 48.9 | 37.8 | 84.5 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 26.5 |
| Vinnie Johnson | G | 82 | 51 | 30.6 | 51.3 | 27.5 | 77.8 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 15.8 |
| Bill Laimbeer | C | 82 | 82 | 35.0 | 49.7 | 15.4 | 79.0 | 3.4 | 8.7 | 12.1 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 13.6 |
| Terry Tyler | F-G | 82 | 56 | 31.0 | 47.8 | 13.3 | 74.5 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 12.1 |
| Johnny Long | G-F | 70 | 30 | 21.2 | 45.1 | 28.6 | 76.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 10.5 |
| Edgar Jones | F-C | 49 | 25 | 21.1 | 49.3 | 33.3 | 68.0 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 8.3 |
| Cliff Levingston | F | 62 | 5 | 14.2 | 48.5 | 0.0 | 57.1 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 5.6 |
| Kent Benson | C | 21 | 15 | 28.5 | 46.7 | 0.0 | 76.0 | 2.5 | 4.9 | 7.4 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 9.9 |
| Tom Owens | C-F | 49 | 4 | 14.8 | 42.2 | 68.2 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 4.2 | |
| Walker Russell | G | 68 | 1 | 11.1 | 36.4 | 11.1 | 81.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
| Ray Tolbert | F | 28 | 0 | 14.1 | 46.0 | 0.0 | 47.5 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 5.1 |
| Ricky Pierce | F-G | 39 | 1 | 6.8 | 37.5 | 14.3 | 56.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.2 |
| Scott May | F | 9 | 1 | 17.2 | 42.0 | 81.0 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 6.6 | |
| James Wilkes | F | 9 | 0 | 14.3 | 32.4 | 0.0 | 80.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 3.8 |
| Jim Johnstone | C-F | 16 | 0 | 8.6 | 45.0 | 40.0 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
| Jim Smith | F | 4 | 0 | 4.5 | 75.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | |
| Jim Zoet | C | 7 | 0 | 4.3 | 20.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.3 | ||
| Averages | 816 | 410 | 24.4 | 47.7 | 26.5 | 74.2 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 11.3 |
