Detroit Pistons 27 - 55
National Basketball Association Central Division: 6th place
Detroit, MI
 
 Finances
 City  
 Name Detroit 
 State MI 
 Market Size Large 
 Economy Average 
 Fan Loyalty Fair 
 
 Owner  
 Name Bill Davidson 
 Age 58 
 Greed Average 
 Winning Very Low 
 Bought Team 1955 
 Team Budget - 
 Salary Cap $3,000,000 
 
 Finances  
 Ticket Revenue $2,203,093 
 TV Revenue $2,632,028 
 Merchandise Revenue $2,028,784 
 Player/Staff Salaries ($963,511) 
 Arena Rent ($1,521,828) 
 Luxury Tax $0 
 Revenue Sharing $0 
 Profit $4,378,565 
 Arena  
 Pontiac Silverdome
 Capacity 33,000 
 Club Seats 0 
 Luxury Suites 0 
 Opened 1975 
 Status New arena 1988 
 
 Attendance  
 Average Attendance 5,559 
 Capacity 16.8% 
 Average Club Seats - 
 Capacity - 
 Average Suites - 
 Capacity - 
 
 Ticket Prices  
 Average Ticket Price $9.67 
 Club Seats $0 
 Luxury Suites $0 

 Season Info
 Stats Team CR TR   Opponent CR TR   Margin CR TR  
 Points: 104.5 5 7   109.7 12 24   -5.2 11 20  
 O.Rebounds: 13.9 1 1   11.7 3 8   2.1 1 2  
 D.Rebounds: 27.1 9 14   28.1 10 20   -1.0 10 18  
 Rebounds: 41.0 3 7   39.8 5 14   1.1 3 8  
 Assists: 18.2 11 22   21.9 7 15   -3.7 11 23  
 Steals: 8.3 8 16   9.5 12 21   -1.1 11 20  
 Blocks: 3.3 12 22   4.5 9 17   -1.3 11 22  
 Turnovers: 17.5 11 21   15.4 8 15   2.0 11 20  
 Fouls: 29.5 11 23   29.6 1 2   -0.1 6 12  
 FG% .462 8 16   .484 11 22   -.022 11 22  
 FT% .744 11 23   .784 9 12   -.040 12 24  
 3PT% .251 7 15   .241 1 2   .010 5 10  
 Points Per Shot 1.33 1 3   1.39 12 24   -0.06 11 18  
 Adjusted FG% .469 9 17   .493 11 22   -.023 11 20  

 Coaching Staff
 Position Name Age SCUR SPOT CINS CSHT CHND CPSD CPRD Salary Years
 General Manager: Mike Schuler 41 - - - - - - - $112,829 5

 Roster
 # Name Pos Age Height Weight Exp College Hometown
 53 Jeff Ruland C 23 6-10 247 1 Iona Bayshore, NY
 44 Leon Douglas C 27 6-10 248 5 Alabama  
 54 John Shumate C 30 6-9 247 5 Notre Dame  
 51 Tom Chambers PF 23 6-10 231 0 Utah  
 4 Elston Turner PF 23 6-5 201 0 Mississippi  
 21 Phil Hubbard SF 25 6-8 234 2 Michigan  
 20 Earl Evans SF 26 6-8 228 2 Nevada-Las Vegas  
 32 Greg Kelser SG 24 6-7 215 2 Michigan State  
 25 Jim McElroy SG 28 6-3 191 5 Central Michigan  
 23 Johnny High SG 25 6-3 186 2 Nevada-Reno  
 7 Danny Ainge PG 23 6-5 189 0 Brigham Young  
 22 Lorenzo Romar PG 23 6-1 176 1 Washington  

 Attributes
 # Name Pos Age Ht Wt Cur Fut Ins Jps Fts 3ps Hnd Pas Orb Drb Psd Prd Stl Blk Qkn Jmp Str Sta  
 53 Jeff Ruland C 23 6-10 247
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  
 44 Leon Douglas C 27 6-10 248
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  
 54 John Shumate C 30 6-9 247
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  
 51 Tom Chambers PF 23 6-10 231
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  
 4 Elston Turner PF 23 6-5 201
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  
 21 Phil Hubbard SF 25 6-8 234
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  
 20 Earl Evans SF 26 6-8 228
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  
 32 Greg Kelser SG 24 6-7 215
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  
 25 Jim McElroy SG 28 6-3 191
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  
 23 Johnny High SG 25 6-3 186
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  
 7 Danny Ainge PG 23 6-5 189
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  
 22 Lorenzo Romar PG 23 6-1 176
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  

 Potentials
 # Name Pos Age Ht Wt Cur Fut Ins Jps Fts 3ps Hnd Pas Orb Drb Psd Prd Stl Blk  
 53 Jeff Ruland C 23 6-10 247
- - - - - - - - - - - -  
 44 Leon Douglas C 27 6-10 248
- - - - - - - - - - - -  
 54 John Shumate C 30 6-9 247
- - - - - - - - - - - -  
 51 Tom Chambers PF 23 6-10 231
- - - - - - - - - - - -  
 4 Elston Turner PF 23 6-5 201
- - - - - - - - - - - -  
 21 Phil Hubbard SF 25 6-8 234
- - - - - - - - - - - -  
 20 Earl Evans SF 26 6-8 228
- - - - - - - - - - - -  
 32 Greg Kelser SG 24 6-7 215
- - - - - - - - - - - -  
 25 Jim McElroy SG 28 6-3 191
- - - - - - - - - - - -  
 23 Johnny High SG 25 6-3 186
- - - - - - - - - - - -  
 7 Danny Ainge PG 23 6-5 189
- - - - - - - - - - - -  
 22 Lorenzo Romar PG 23 6-1 176
- - - - - - - - - - - -  

 Unavailable Players
 Player Reason Length  

 Season Stats
 Name Pos G GS Min Pts ORb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF +/-  
 Jeff Ruland C 55 55 23.5 7.7 1.8 5.9 1.1 0.1 0.3 1.5 4.3 -2.3  
 Leon Douglas C 82 27 30.1 11.2 2.7 7.2 1.3 0.5 0.8 1.8 3.4 -1.4  
 John Shumate C 78 0 10.3 3.7 0.8 2.4 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.5 1.4 -2.6  
 Tom Chambers PF 82 82 36.1 22.0 2.3 6.2 2.7 0.5 0.7 2.8 3.8 -3.5  
 Elston Turner PF 26 0 2.2 0.8 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 -0.1  
 Phil Hubbard SF 82 82 28.5 15.5 2.5 6.5 2.2 1.1 0.2 2.2 2.8 -2.7  
 Earl Evans SF 82 0 19.5 7.0 0.8 3.5 1.2 0.9 0.1 1.4 3.8 -1.5  
 Greg Kelser SG 82 0 19.4 9.6 1.1 3.5 1.2 1.0 0.3 1.5 2.2 -2.4  
 Jim McElroy SG 82 0 13.6 6.7 0.3 1.0 1.4 0.6 0.2 0.7 1.5 -1.5  
 Johnny High SG 82 82 20.3 6.4 0.8 2.3 1.9 1.2 0.2 1.7 2.9 -4.2  
 Danny Ainge PG 82 0 22.9 8.7 0.9 2.5 1.8 0.9 0.1 1.9 2.1 -2.9  
 Lorenzo Romar PG 82 82 23.8 8.3 0.5 2.0 3.3 1.2 0.1 1.8 2.6 -2.0  

 Season Shooting
 Name Pos Fgm Fga Pct Ftm Fta Pct IFgm IFga Pct JSm JSa Pct 3pm 3pa Pct  
 Jeff Ruland C 162 310 .523 98 130 .754 125 188 .665 37 122 .303 0 0 .000  
 Leon Douglas C 329 646 .509 261 449 .581 275 449 .612 54 196 .276 0 1 .000  
 John Shumate C 96 220 .436 100 116 .862 72 130 .554 24 90 .267 0 0 .000  
 Tom Chambers PF 589 1253 .470 582 692 .841 447 746 .599 98 324 .302 44 183 .240  
 Elston Turner PF 8 15 .533 6 6 1.000 3 4 .750 5 11 .455 0 0 .000  
 Phil Hubbard SF 438 818 .535 398 543 .733 337 484 .696 101 333 .303 0 1 .000  
 Earl Evans SF 227 517 .439 94 150 .627 103 184 .560 102 267 .382 22 66 .333  
 Greg Kelser SG 267 565 .473 252 369 .683 194 306 .634 73 258 .283 0 1 .000  
 Jim McElroy SG 184 442 .416 184 233 .790 102 159 .642 82 278 .295 0 5 .000  
 Johnny High SG 174 414 .420 176 253 .696 134 215 .623 39 197 .198 1 2 .500  
 Danny Ainge PG 239 591 .404 207 237 .873 112 165 .679 95 296 .321 32 130 .246  
 Lorenzo Romar PG 251 628 .400 181 234 .774 89 135 .659 162 488 .332 0 5 .000  

 Season Efficiency
 Name Pos TS% AstR ToR Usg ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA O Eff D Eff  
 Jeff Ruland C .575 11.4 16.2 14.0 8.7 23.0 15.5 10.5 -1.3 0.0 104.1 107.4  
 Leon Douglas C .545 9.5 13.7 16.2 10.2 18.3 14.1 14.0 126.7 4.2 103.7 106.0  
 John Shumate C .539 13.1 11.7 15.9 8.8 18.4 13.3 15.2 55.3 1.8 102.0 116.4  
 Tom Chambers PF .579 11.1 11.3 24.3 7.5 13.2 10.3 20.5 396.4 13.2 102.6 106.2  
 Elston Turner PF .611 12.5 12.5 15.0 4.9 8.8 6.7 13.9 2.0 0.1 96.5 110.9  
 Phil Hubbard SF .603 12.6 12.6 21.4 9.9 18.0 13.8 21.7 389.4 13.0 103.1 107.4  
 Earl Evans SF .489 11.9 14.8 17.7 4.8 16.5 10.4 8.9 -38.9 -1.3 105.8 108.0  
 Greg Kelser SG .541 10.2 13.0 21.5 6.5 14.9 10.6 17.1 156.4 5.2 102.9 110.8  
 Jim McElroy SG .506 15.9 8.1 22.2 2.2 6.4 4.2 15.8 88.7 3.0 101.1 106.8  
 Johnny High SG .499 19.1 17.2 16.7 4.7 9.2 6.9 9.6 -21.9 -0.7 101.4 111.3  
 Danny Ainge PG .515 14.7 15.7 18.6 4.3 8.9 6.5 11.4 9.9 0.3 102.7 108.8  
 Lorenzo Romar PG .468 23.5 13.1 19.2 2.4 7.7 4.9 11.1 1.7 0.1 102.9 106.4  

 Career Stats
 Name Pos G GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOs PFs  
 Jeff Ruland C 137 55 21.4 6.9 1.6 5.3 1.0 0.2 0.4 1.3 4.3  
 Leon Douglas C 485 155 25.8 9.6 2.3 6.8 1.1 0.5 0.8 1.7 3.4  
 John Shumate C 466 0 22.9 9.4 1.5 5.7 1.4 0.8 0.6 0.9 2.1  
 Tom Chambers PF 82 82 36.1 22.0 2.3 6.2 2.7 0.5 0.7 2.8 3.8  
 Elston Turner PF 26 0 2.2 0.8 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2  
 Phil Hubbard SF 214 135 23.7 11.8 1.9 5.3 1.6 1.0 0.2 1.8 2.6  
 Earl Evans SF 229 10 18.4 6.5 0.8 3.1 1.1 0.8 0.1 1.3 3.3  
 Greg Kelser SG 236 154 28.8 14.7 1.9 5.5 1.8 1.3 0.5 2.4 3.1  
 Jim McElroy SG 433 74 25.6 10.5 0.6 2.1 3.4 1.0 0.3 1.4 1.9  
 Johnny High SG 244 93 16.8 5.3 0.6 1.8 1.6 1.1 0.1 1.5 2.4  
 Danny Ainge PG 82 0 22.9 8.7 0.9 2.5 1.8 0.9 0.1 1.9 2.1  
 Lorenzo Romar PG 152 152 26.3 8.9 0.5 2.1 3.5 1.3 0.1 2.1 2.7  

 Career Shooting
 Name Pos FGM FGA Pct FTM FTA Pct 3PM 3PA Pct  
 Jeff Ruland C 352 694 .507 241 334 .722 0 2 .000  
 Leon Douglas C 1721 3495 .492 1210 2004 .604 0 3 .000  
 John Shumate C 1529 3010 .508 1325 1816 .730 0 3 .000  
 Tom Chambers PF 589 1253 .470 582 692 .841 44 183 .240  
 Elston Turner PF 8 15 .533 6 6 1.000 0 0 .000  
 Phil Hubbard SF 854 1621 .527 816 1133 .720 1 3 .333  
 Earl Evans SF 561 1334 .421 315 545 .578 52 209 .249  
 Greg Kelser SG 1191 2488 .479 1077 1580 .682 0 4 .000  
 Jim McElroy SG 1722 3737 .461 1093 1433 .763 0 6 .000  
 Johnny High SG 432 1017 .425 437 698 .626 2 7 .286  
 Danny Ainge PG 239 591 .404 207 237 .873 32 130 .246  
 Lorenzo Romar PG 488 1272 .384 381 497 .767 0 6 .000  

 Career Efficiency
 Name Pos TS% AstR ToR Usg ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA O Eff D Eff  
 Jeff Ruland C .561 11.3 15.8 14.2 8.5 22.4 15.1 10.5 -2.3 -0.1 102.5 104.5  
 Leon Douglas C .531 9.6 14.2 8.3 19.6 39.9 29.5 13.5 243.8 8.1 100.3 105.3  
 John Shumate C .575 13.1 8.7 4.9 24.5 71.0 47.7 15.4 242.8 8.1 98.6 107.8  
 Tom Chambers PF .579 11.1 11.3 24.3 7.5 13.2 10.3 20.5 396.4 13.2 102.6 106.2  
 Elston Turner PF .611 12.5 12.5 0.0 4.9 8.8 6.7 0.0 2.0 0.1 96.5 110.9  
 Phil Hubbard SF .595 11.8 13.6 20.3 9.2 18.0 13.4 19.9 669.6 22.3 99.3 106.6  
 Earl Evans SF .473 12.2 14.3 18.4 4.8 15.6 10.0 9.2 -84.4 -2.8 99.7 103.8  
 Greg Kelser SG .544 10.4 13.5 22.8 8.0 15.2 11.5 18.4 803.0 26.8 100.7 105.0  
 Jim McElroy SG .519 22.7 9.6 6.3 9.1 22.2 15.6 14.5 35.2 1.2 101.6 104.3  
 Johnny High SG .492 18.6 17.7 17.6 4.4 9.0 6.6 10.0 -48.8 -1.6 98.7 107.7  
 Danny Ainge PG .515 14.7 15.7 18.6 4.3 8.9 6.5 11.4 9.9 0.3 102.7 108.8  
 Lorenzo Romar PG .455 22.8 13.8 19.5 2.4 7.3 4.8 10.3 -39.0 -1.3 100.4 105.9  

 Contract
 Name 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988  
 Jeff Ruland $99,820 $111,511 $124,101 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0  
 Leon Douglas $120,000 $120,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0  
 John Shumate $37,200 $41,040 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0  
 Tom Chambers $181,762 $201,756 $225,385 $250,832 $0 $0 $0 $0  
 Elston Turner $22,800 $33,300 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0  
 Phil Hubbard $27,479 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0  
 Earl Evans $27,914 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0  
 Greg Kelser $68,690 $73,898 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0  
 Jim McElroy $90,000 $90,000 $90,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0  
 Johnny High $75,000 $75,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0  
 Danny Ainge $73,378 $81,450 $90,989 $101,262 $0 $0 $0 $0  
 Lorenzo Romar $26,640 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0  
 Cut Salary $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0  
 Unused Exceptions $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0  
 Total Salary $850,683 $827,955 $530,475 $352,094 $0 $0 $0 $0  

 Draft Picks
 Season Rnd Team  
 1982 1 Pistons  
 1982 1 76ers  
 1982 1 Kings  
 1982 2 Pistons  
 1983 1 Warriors  
 1983 1 Pistons  
 1983 2 Pistons  
 1984 1 Pistons  
 1984 2 Pistons  

 Season Schedule
 Date Opponent Result Score Record Attendance Type  
 10/20/81 Nuggets W 131-122 1-0 5,081 Preseason  
 10/21/81 Rockets L 110-122 1-1 7,056 Preseason  
 10/23/81 Pacers W 115-110 2-1 7,076 Preseason  
 10/27/81 at Bucks L 98-108 2-2 7,135 Preseason  
 10/31/81 at Spurs L 118-130 2-3 9,080 Preseason  
 11/01/81 at Stallions L 94-110 2-4 5,094 Preseason  
 11/04/81 Trail Blazers W 103-94 1-0 7,092 Regular Season  
 11/06/81 Bullets W 122-108 2-0 6,531 Regular Season  
 11/08/81 Nets L 105-111 2-1 6,540 Regular Season  
 11/10/81 at Heat L 107-119 2-2 3,736 Regular Season  
 11/11/81 at Mavericks W 133-126 3-2 6,300 Regular Season  
 11/15/81 Celtics L 101-110 3-3 6,769 Regular Season  
 11/16/81 at Suns W 118-103 4-3 6,410 Regular Season  
 11/19/81 Cavaliers L 101-115 4-4 6,738 Regular Season  
 11/20/81 Heat L 91-102 4-5 5,743 Regular Season  
 11/23/81 Hawks W 118-116 5-5 6,840 Regular Season  
 11/24/81 at Trail Blazers L 92-110 5-6 9,888 Regular Season  
 11/26/81 at Pacers L 122-139 5-7 11,581 Regular Season  
 11/28/81 at Nets L 90-117 5-8 50 Regular Season  
 11/29/81 at Bullets L 93-97 5-9 7,360 Regular Season  
 12/01/81 at Cavaliers L 105-114 5-10 6,349 Regular Season  
 12/03/81 Pacers W 117-106 6-10 5,938 Regular Season  
 12/04/81 Pacers L 115-118 6-11 8,004 Regular Season  
 12/08/81 Bucks L 102-106 6-12 5,728 Regular Season  
 12/12/81 at Cavaliers L 102-106 6-13 6,686 Regular Season  
 12/13/81 Cavaliers W 120-103 7-13 5,790 Regular Season  
 12/17/81 Suns W 120-115 8-13 5,451 Regular Season  
 12/19/81 Rockets L 90-91 8-14 7,501 Regular Season  
 12/21/81 at Heat W 126-117 9-14 2,770 Regular Season  
 12/24/81 at Bucks L 85-95 9-15 9,830 Regular Season  
 12/26/81 Bucks L 105-114 9-16 7,206 Regular Season  
 12/28/81 at Pacers L 97-122 9-17 11,411 Regular Season  
 12/29/81 Pacers L 97-116 9-18 5,449 Regular Season  
 12/31/81 Heat W 117-88 10-18 4,489 Regular Season  
 01/03/82 76ers L 112-127 10-19 7,332 Regular Season  
 01/04/82 at Knicks L 110-135 10-20 10,242 Regular Season  
 01/07/82 at Lakers L 118-132 10-21 16,365 Regular Season  
 01/08/82 Mavericks L 99-107 10-22 5,777 Regular Season  
 01/10/82 Warriors W 116-106 11-22 5,790 Regular Season  
 01/11/82 at Nets L 109-114 11-23 36 Regular Season  
 01/13/82 at Supersonics L 100-129 11-24 8,464 Regular Season  
 01/15/82 at Knicks W 98-97 12-24 12,626 Regular Season  
 01/17/82 Bulls L 94-103 12-25 4,010 Regular Season  
 01/19/82 Lakers L 103-120 12-26 7,467 Regular Season  
 01/21/82 at Bulls W 116-113 13-26 8,088 Regular Season  
 01/22/82 Supersonics W 111-103 14-26 5,227 Regular Season  
 01/24/82 at Celtics L 88-96 14-27 14,895 Regular Season  
 01/26/82 Knicks L 105-126 14-28 4,877 Regular Season  
 01/27/82 Hawks W 121-95 15-28 6,252 Regular Season  
 01/31/82 Stallions W 106-96 16-28 4,771 Regular Season  
 02/01/82 Knicks W 142-129 17-28 4,395 Regular Season  
 02/03/82 at Nuggets L 103-107 17-29 6,523 Regular Season  
 02/04/82 at Bulls L 80-93 17-30 8,893 Regular Season  
 02/10/82 Bullets W 90-88 18-30 5,086 Regular Season  
 02/11/82 at Hawks L 102-113 18-31 10,348 Regular Season  
 02/14/82 at Celtics L 115-116 18-32 14,895 Regular Season  
 02/15/82 at Celtics L 104-111 18-33 14,895 Regular Season  
 02/17/82 at 76ers L 96-113 18-34 10,984 Regular Season  
 02/19/82 Celtics L 85-125 18-35 6,490 Regular Season  
 02/21/82 Bulls L 100-108 18-36 5,229 Regular Season  
 02/23/82 at Clippers L 110-118 18-37 6,892 Regular Season  
 02/25/82 at Stallions L 92-97 18-38 3,075 Regular Season  
 02/26/82 at Spurs L 91-105 18-39 9,146 Regular Season  
 03/02/82 at Kings L 82-105 18-40 6,904 Regular Season  
 03/03/82 76ers W 118-108 19-40 4,975 Regular Season  
 03/06/82 Bullets L 114-119 19-41 4,420 Regular Season  
 03/07/82 at Bullets L 97-120 19-42 6,394 Regular Season  
 03/11/82 at Bucks L 80-111 19-43 7,325 Regular Season  
 03/12/82 Nets L 97-98 19-44 4,886 Regular Season  
 03/17/82 Heat W 122-117 20-44 2,704 Regular Season  
 03/18/82 Spurs W 97-80 21-44 6,814 Regular Season  
 03/21/82 at Nets W 97-84 22-44 30 Regular Season  
 03/22/82 at Hawks L 90-110 22-45 9,519 Regular Season  
 03/24/82 at Bucks L 98-103 22-46 7,147 Regular Season  
 03/26/82 Clippers W 113-93 23-46 5,171 Regular Season  
 03/30/82 Cavaliers W 114-111 24-46 4,620 Regular Season  
 03/31/82 at Bulls L 71-94 24-47 8,352 Regular Season  
 04/02/82 Kings L 97-103 24-48 4,794 Regular Season  
 04/04/82 at Pacers W 113-109 25-48 8,695 Regular Season  
 04/06/82 Hawks L 132-134 25-49 4,304 Regular Season  
 04/07/82 at Cavaliers L 85-99 25-50 6,430 Regular Season  
 04/10/82 at Rockets L 100-139 25-51 13,790 Regular Season  
 04/11/82 at Warriors L 90-102 25-52 6,592 Regular Season  
 04/14/82 Bucks L 85-95 25-53 3,984 Regular Season  
 04/16/82 at Hawks L 109-121 25-54 9,693 Regular Season  
 04/19/82 at 76ers L 104-117 25-55 8,959 Regular Season  
 04/20/82 Nuggets W 129-114 26-55 3,118 Regular Season  
 04/22/82 Bulls W 122-109 27-55 3,633 Regular Season  

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