1961-62 Detroit Pistons Roster and Stats

Record: 37-43, Finished 3rd in NBA Western Division

Coach: Dick McGuire (37-43)

Executive: Francis Smith

PTS/G: 115.4 (7th of 9) Opp PTS/G: 117.1 (3rd of 9)

SRS: -1.72 (6th of 9) Pace: 124.1 (7th of 9)

Off Rtg: 92.8 (6th of 9) Def Rtg: 94.2 (5th of 9) Net Rtg: -1.4 (6th of 9)

Expected W-L: 36-44 (6th of 9)

Arena: Cobo Arena

NBA 1962 Playoffs:
Won NBA Western Division Semifinals (3-1) versus Cincinnati Royals (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Western Division Finals (2-4) versus Los Angeles Lakers (Series Stats)

Recent Game Results

Height of bar is margin of victory • Mouseover bar for details • Click for box score • Grouped by Month

Roster Table
No.	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	Birth Date	Birth	Exp	College
23	Walter Dukes	C	7-0	220	June 23, 1930	us US	6	Seton Hall
25	Johnny Egan	PG	5-11	180	January 31, 1939	us US	R	Providence
16	Bob Ferry	C	6-8	230	May 31, 1937	us US	2	Saint Louis
18	Bailey Howell	SF	6-7	210	January 20, 1937	us US	2	Mississippi State
5	Willie Jones	PG	6-3	185	June 29, 1936		1	Northwestern
12	George Lee	SF	6-4	200	November 23, 1936	us US	1	Michigan
6	Shellie McMillon	SF	6-5	205	March 11, 1936		3	Bradley
15	Jackie Moreland	PF	6-7	215	March 11, 1938	us US	1	Louisiana Tech
14	Chuck Noble	SG	6-4	190	July 24, 1931		6	Louisville
10	Don Ohl	SG	6-3	190	April 18, 1936	us US	1	Illinois
22	Ray Scott	PF	6-9	215	July 12, 1938	us US	R	New York City College of Technology, University of Portland
21	Gene Shue	PG	6-2	170	December 18, 1931	us US	7	Maryland

Ranks are per game (except for MP, which are total) and sorted descending (except for TOV and PF); opponents ranked are flipped; year/year calculations are also per game

Per Game Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS	Awards
1	Gene Shue	30	PG	80	39.3	7.3	17.8	.408	4.5	5.6	.810	4.7	5.8	2.4	19.0	AS
2	Bailey Howell	25	SF	79	36.2	7.0	15.1	.464	5.9	7.7	.768	12.6	2.4	4.0	19.9	AS
3	Don Ohl	25	SG	77	32.8	7.2	16.2	.444	2.6	3.6	.718	3.5	3.2	2.2	17.0
4	Ray Scott	23	PF	75	27.8	4.9	12.7	.387	3.4	5.2	.657	11.5	1.8	3.1	13.3
5	Walter Dukes	31	C	77	24.6	3.3	8.4	.396	2.7	3.8	.715	10.4	1.6	4.2	9.4
6	Bob Ferry	24	C	80	24.0	5.1	11.7	.438	3.6	5.3	.678	6.3	1.8	2.5	13.9
7	George Lee	25	SF	75	18.0	2.4	6.7	.358	2.8	3.7	.761	4.7	0.9	1.7	7.6
8	Jackie Moreland	23	PF	74	16.5	2.8	6.6	.421	1.9	2.5	.747	5.8	1.0	2.4	7.4
9	Willie Jones	25	PG	69	14.6	2.6	6.9	.373	0.9	1.5	.634	2.6	1.7	2.0	6.1
10	Chuck Noble	30	SG	26	13.9	1.2	4.3	.283	0.3	0.6	.533	1.7	2.4	2.1	2.8
11	Shellie McMillon	25	SF	14	13.6	1.9	5.9	.313	1.4	2.6	.556	4.6	0.4	2.6	5.1
12	Johnny Egan	23	PG	58	12.0	2.2	5.2	.425	1.1	1.4	.762	1.5	1.8	1.1	5.5
	Team Totals			80	24.6	4.4	10.7	.415	2.9	4.0	.729	6.3	2.2	2.6	11.8

Per Game Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
1	Ray Scott	23	PF	10	40.0	6.9	17.0	.406	3.5	6.7	.522	14.5	4.3	3.9	17.3
2	Don Ohl	25	SG	8	39.6	8.9	21.4	.415	2.8	3.4	.815	3.4	3.1	2.8	20.5
3	Bailey Howell	25	SF	10	37.8	6.9	16.3	.423	6.2	7.5	.827	9.6	2.3	4.8	20.0
4	Gene Shue	30	PG	10	36.9	6.2	15.1	.411	3.7	4.8	.771	3.0	4.9	2.9	16.1
5	Walter Dukes	31	C	10	34.7	3.9	9.1	.429	4.6	6.1	.754	13.8	2.4	5.2	12.4
6	Willie Jones	25	PG	9	20.0	4.8	11.2	.426	1.4	1.6	.929	2.6	3.4	3.0	11.0
7	Johnny Egan	23	PG	5	19.4	5.8	12.4	.468	2.0	2.0	1.000	1.8	3.2	1.6	13.6
8	Bob Ferry	24	C	9	18.4	4.1	9.0	.457	2.9	4.8	.605	4.6	1.4	2.2	11.1
9	Jackie Moreland	23	PF	7	13.7	2.4	4.7	.515	0.6	1.0	.571	3.4	1.0	3.1	5.4
10	George Lee	25	SF	6	8.3	1.7	3.3	.500	1.0	1.2	.857	1.3	0.2	1.0	4.3
	Team Totals			20	28.6	5.3	12.4	.428	3.1	4.3	.727	6.4	2.8	3.3	13.7

Per 36 Minutes Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS	Awards
1	Gene Shue	30	PG	80	3143	6.6	16.3	.408	4.1	5.1	.810	4.3	5.3	2.2	17.4	AS
2	Bailey Howell	25	SF	79	2857	7.0	15.0	.464	5.9	7.7	.768	12.6	2.3	4.0	19.9	AS
3	Don Ohl	25	SG	77	2526	7.9	17.8	.444	2.9	4.0	.718	3.8	3.5	2.5	18.7
4	Ray Scott	23	PF	75	2087	6.4	16.5	.387	4.4	6.7	.657	14.9	2.3	4.0	17.2
5	Bob Ferry	24	C	80	1918	7.7	17.6	.438	5.4	7.9	.678	9.4	2.7	3.7	20.8
6	Walter Dukes	31	C	77	1896	4.9	12.3	.396	3.9	5.5	.715	15.2	2.4	6.2	13.7
7	George Lee	25	SF	75	1351	4.8	13.3	.358	5.7	7.5	.761	9.3	1.7	3.4	15.2
8	Jackie Moreland	23	PF	74	1219	6.1	14.4	.421	4.1	5.5	.747	12.6	2.2	5.3	16.2
9	Willie Jones	25	PG	69	1006	6.3	17.0	.373	2.3	3.6	.634	6.3	4.1	4.9	15.0
10	Johnny Egan	23	PG	58	696	6.6	15.6	.425	3.3	4.3	.762	4.4	5.3	3.3	16.6
11	Chuck Noble	30	SG	26	361	3.2	11.3	.283	0.8	1.5	.533	4.3	6.3	5.5	7.2
12	Shellie McMillon	25	SF	14	190	4.9	15.7	.313	3.8	6.8	.556	12.1	1.1	7.0	13.6

Per 36 Minutes Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
1	Ray Scott	23	PF	10	400	6.2	15.3	.406	3.2	6.0	.522	13.1	3.9	3.5	15.6
2	Bailey Howell	25	SF	10	378	6.6	15.5	.423	5.9	7.1	.827	9.1	2.2	4.6	19.0
3	Gene Shue	30	PG	10	369	6.0	14.7	.411	3.6	4.7	.771	2.9	4.8	2.8	15.7
4	Walter Dukes	31	C	10	347	4.0	9.4	.429	4.8	6.3	.754	14.3	2.5	5.4	12.9
5	Don Ohl	25	SG	8	317	8.1	19.4	.415	2.5	3.1	.815	3.1	2.8	2.5	18.6
6	Willie Jones	25	PG	9	180	8.6	20.2	.426	2.6	2.8	.929	4.6	6.2	5.4	19.8
7	Bob Ferry	24	C	9	166	8.0	17.6	.457	5.6	9.3	.605	8.9	2.8	4.3	21.7
8	Johnny Egan	23	PG	5	97	10.8	23.0	.468	3.7	3.7	1.000	3.3	5.9	3.0	25.2
9	Jackie Moreland	23	PF	7	96	6.4	12.4	.515	1.5	2.6	.571	9.0	2.6	8.2	14.2
10	George Lee	25	SF	6	50	7.2	14.4	.500	4.3	5.0	.857	5.8	0.7	4.3	18.7