The Season in Brief
The 1978-79 Detroit Pistons went 30-52. Led by Bob Lanier, M.L. Carr and Kevin Porter, they posted a -2.60 SRS and missed the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Bob Lanier leads at 26%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Bob Lanier | 23.6 |
| Rebounds | Bob Lanier | 9.3 |
| Assists | Kevin Porter | 13.4 |
| Steals | M.L. Carr | 2.5 |
| Blocks | Terry Tyler | 2.5 |
| True Shooting | Bob Lanier | 56.4 |
| Def. Win Shares | M.L. Carr | 3.4 |
The Roster, by Fame
Bob LanierAll-Star5102M.L. Carr★All-Defense 2nd4803Kevin Porter334Terry TylerAll-Rookie 1st205Leon Douglas166John Long107Ben Poquette58Andre Wakefield★59Earl Tatum510Rickey Green111Jim Brewer112Chris Ford013Essie Hollis★014Otis Howard★015Steve Sheppard016Larry McNeill017Dennis Boyd★018Bubbles Hawkins019Gus Gerard020Ron Behagen0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lanier | 53 | 23.6 | 9.3 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 56.4 | — | 1.9 | 51 |
| M.L. Carr★ | 80 | 18.7 | 7.4 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 56.1 | — | 3.4 | 48 |
| Kevin Porter | 82 | 15.4 | 2.5 | 13.4 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 51.3 | — | 1.9 | 33 |
| Terry Tyler | 82 | 12.9 | 7.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 50.7 | — | 3.4 | 20 |
| Leon Douglas | 78 | 11.4 | 8.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 52.9 | — | 2.0 | 16 |
| John Long | 82 | 16.1 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 49.8 | — | 1.4 | 10 |
| Ben Poquette | 76 | 6.7 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 48.1 | — | 1.6 | 5 |
| Andre Wakefield★ | 71 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 41.7 | — | 0.3 | 5 |
| Earl Tatum | 76 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 46.5 | — | 1.2 | 5 |
| Rickey Green | 27 | 6.6 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 43.3 | — | 0.3 | 1 |
| Jim Brewer | 25 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 42.8 | — | 0.4 | 1 |
| Chris Ford | 3 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 42.8 | — | 0.0 | 0 |
| Essie Hollis★ | 25 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 43.0 | — | 0.2 | 0 |
| Otis Howard★ | 11 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 44.4 | — | 0.1 | 0 |
| Steve Sheppard | 20 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 50.6 | — | 0.1 | 0 |
| Larry McNeill | 11 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 57.4 | — | 0.0 | 0 |
| Dennis Boyd★ | 5 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | — | 0.0 | 0 |
| Bubbles Hawkins | 4 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 48.3 | — | 0.1 | 0 |
| Gus Gerard | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 38.7 | — | 0.0 | 0 |
| Ron Behagen | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 25.4
- Youngest: Terry Tyler (22)
- Oldest: Bob Lanier (30)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Terry Tyler - rookie
- John Long - rookie
- Andre Wakefield - rookie
- Essie Hollis - rookie
- Otis Howard - rookie
- Dennis Boyd - rookie
- Earl Tatum - new to the team
- Rickey Green - new to the team
- Jim Brewer - new to the team
- Steve Sheppard - new to the team
- Larry McNeill - new to the team
- Bubbles Hawkins - new to the team
- Ron Behagen - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Bob Lanier - pick #1 (1970)
- M.L. Carr - pick #76 (1973)
- Kevin Porter - pick #39 (1972)
- Terry Tyler - pick #23 (1978)
- Leon Douglas - pick #4 (1976)
The Playoff Run
Missed the playoffs this season.
Season fame across franchise history
Every season the Detroit Pistons fielded a roster, scored by the combined fame of that year's team. Click any season to lock it in the panel, then use its Full season page link.
1948-491988-892025-26
3 championship seasons marked above the arc.