1978-79 Detroit Pistons

Record: 30 - 52
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The 1978-79 Detroit Pistons roster is below. Clicking on a tab heading will display the specified set of statistics. All columns may be sorted by clicking the column name. Clicking on an individual player will display the player's career statistics including his time with the 1978-79 Detroit Pistons.
Name Pos Per% Mid% Pnt% Def Rtg PG Eff% SG Eff% SF Eff% PF Eff% C Eff% Salary
78-79 M.L. CarrView Player Profile on Basketball-Reference.comSF16354980911001009889$7,690,186
78-79 Kevin PorterView Player Profile on Basketball-Reference.comPG20453536100100807060$5,946,660
78-79 Terry TylerView Player Profile on Basketball-Reference.comSF4474890819610010094$5,797,629
78-79 John LongView Player Profile on Basketball-Reference.comSG10632742901001008774$4,583,487
78-79 Leon DouglasView Player Profile on Basketball-Reference.comC1376228607089100100$4,064,830
78-79 Bob LanierView Player Profile on Basketball-Reference.comC550464460708799100$4,273,028
78-79 Ben PoquetteView Player Profile on Basketball-Reference.comPF5573885708097100100$2,518,248
78-79 Earl TatumView Player Profile on Basketball-Reference.comSG1357308293100998673$2,008,473
78-79 Andre WakefieldView Player Profile on Basketball-Reference.comSG23433430100100978070$589,437
78-79 Rickey GreenView Player Profile on Basketball-Reference.comPG25393542100100847060$537,726
78-79 Jim BrewerView Player Profile on Basketball-Reference.comPF1897360708296100100$403,267

Stat Key
Per% = Percentage of Shots from Perimeter
Mid% = Percentage of Shots from Midrange
Pnt% = Percentage of Shots from Paint
Def Rtg = Defensive Rating
PG Eff% = Point Guard Effectiveness
SG Eff% = Shooting Guard Effectiveness
SF Eff% = Small Forward Effectiveness
PF Eff% = Power Forward Effectiveness
C Eff% = Center Effectiveness
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