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Here’s the 1957–58 Detroit Pistons roster and regular season player statistics.
1957–58 Detroit Pistons Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | George Yardley | F | 6’5″ | 190 lbs | 29 | Stanford |
| 21 | Gene Shue | G | 6’2″ | 170 lbs | 26 | Maryland |
| 19 | Dick McGuire | G | 6’0″ | 180 lbs | 31 | St. John’s |
| 20 | Walter Dukes | C | 7’0″ | 230 lbs | 26 | Seton Hall |
| 24 | Larry Foust | C/F | 6’9″ | 215 lbs | 29 | La Salle |
| 10 | Earl Lloyd | F | 6’5″ | 220 lbs | 29 | West Virginia State |
| 15 | Chuck Share | C | 6’11” | 235 lbs | 30 | Bowling Green |
| 14 | Ron Sobie | G | 6’1″ | 185 lbs | 24 | DePaul |
| 17 | Bob Houbregs | F/C | 6’7″ | 215 lbs | 26 | Washington |
| — | Phil Jordon | F/C | 6’10” | 205 lbs | 23 | Whitworth |
| — | Don Meineke | F | 6’7″ | 215 lbs | 27 | Dayton |
| — | Jimmy Darden | G | 6’2″ | 180 lbs | 24 | Western Michigan |
Note: Player jersey numbers may not have been consistently documented in that era for all players.
1957–58 Detroit Pistons Regular Season Per Game
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Yardley | SF | 29 | 72 | 72 | 39.5 | 27.8 | 10.7 | 1.3 | – | – | – | 22.6 | 9.3 | .414 | – | – | – | 11.2 | 9.1 | .811 |
| Gene Shue | SG | 26 | 63 | 63 | 37.0 | 15.6 | 5.3 | 2.7 | – | – | – | 14.6 | 5.6 | .384 | – | – | – | 5.2 | 4.4 | .844 |
| Harry Gallatin | PF | 30 | 72 | 72 | 27.6 | 14.9 | 10.4 | 1.2 | – | – | – | 12.5 | 4.7 | .379 | – | – | – | 6.9 | 5.4 | .787 |
| Walter Dukes | C | 27 | 72 | 72 | 30.3 | 11.2 | 13.3 | 0.7 | – | – | – | 11.1 | 3.9 | .349 | – | – | – | 5.1 | 3.4 | .675 |
| Phil Jordon | C | 24 | 46 | 46 | 17.9 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 0.7 | – | – | – | 9.4 | 3.8 | .409 | – | – | – | 1.9 | 1.3 | .678 |
| Dick McGuire | PG | 32 | 69 | 69 | 33.5 | 8.1 | 4.2 | 6.6 | – | – | – | 7.9 | 2.9 | .373 | – | – | – | 3.3 | 2.2 | .667 |
| Nat Clifton | PF | 35 | 68 | 68 | 21.1 | 7.7 | 5.9 | 1.1 | – | – | – | 8.8 | 3.2 | .363 | – | – | – | 2.1 | 1.3 | .623 |
| Bob Houbregs | PF | 25 | 17 | 17 | 17.8 | 7.5 | 3.8 | 1.1 | – | – | – | 8.1 | 2.9 | .358 | – | – | – | 2.5 | 1.8 | .698 |
| Chuck Noble | SG | 26 | 61 | 61 | 22.3 | 7.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | – | – | – | 9.9 | 3.3 | .331 | – | – | – | 1.3 | 0.9 | .727 |
| Billy Kenville | SG | 27 | 35 | 35 | 18.5 | 7.4 | 2.9 | 1.9 | – | – | – | 8.0 | 3.0 | .379 | – | – | – | 2.1 | 1.3 | .613 |
| Joe Holup | SF | 23 | 37 | 37 | 16.4 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 0.6 | – | – | – | 6.0 | 2.1 | .348 | – | – | – | 1.9 | 1.5 | .775 |
| Bill Thieben | PF | 22 | 27 | 27 | 9.0 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 0.3 | – | – | – | 5.3 | 1.6 | .294 | – | – | – | 1.0 | 0.6 | .593 |
| Dick Atha | SG | 26 | 18 | 18 | 8.9 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | – | – | – | 2.6 | 0.9 | .362 | – | – | – | 0.7 | 0.6 | .833 |
| Tom Marshall | SF | 27 | 9 | 9 | 7.3 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | – | – | – | 2.4 | 0.8 | .318 | – | – | – | 0.9 | 0.8 | .875 |
| Bill Ebben | – | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | – | – | – | 3.5 | 0.8 | .214 | – | – | – | 0.5 | 0.4 | .750 |
| Doug Bolstorff | – | 26 | 3 | 3 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – | – | 1.7 | 0.7 | .400 | – | – | – | 0.0 | 0.0 | – |
| Team Totals | – | – | 72 | – | 25.7 | 105.3 | 71.8 | 17.6 | – | – | – | 101.3 | 38.1 | .376 | – | – | – | 38.5 | 29.1 | .755 |
1957–58 Detroit Pistons Playoff Per Game
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Yardley | SF | 29 | 7 | 7 | 36.3 | 23.4 | 10.3 | 2.4 | – | – | – | 18.1 | 7.4 | .409 | – | – | – | 9.6 | 8.6 | .896 |
| Gene Shue | SG | 26 | 7 | 7 | 40.1 | 18.6 | 6.6 | 4.7 | – | – | – | 17.6 | 6.4 | .366 | – | – | – | 6.1 | 5.7 | .930 |
| Walter Dukes | C | 27 | 7 | 7 | 40.9 | 15.9 | 13.9 | 0.6 | – | – | – | 14.4 | 5.3 | .366 | – | – | – | 8.0 | 5.3 | .661 |
| Harry Gallatin | PF | 30 | 7 | 7 | 26.0 | 12.9 | 10.0 | 1.6 | – | – | – | 12.4 | 4.6 | .368 | – | – | – | 5.3 | 3.7 | .703 |
| Dick McGuire | PG | 32 | 7 | 7 | 33.7 | 9.6 | 4.7 | 5.7 | – | – | – | 8.6 | 3.6 | .417 | – | – | – | 3.4 | 2.4 | .708 |
| Billy Kenville | SG | 27 | 7 | 7 | 14.1 | 6.6 | 2.7 | 0.7 | – | – | – | 6.3 | 2.6 | .409 | – | – | – | 2.6 | 1.4 | .556 |
| Phil Jordon | C | 24 | 6 | 6 | 10.3 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 0.3 | – | – | – | 5.0 | 2.0 | .400 | – | – | – | 3.3 | 2.5 | .750 |
| Joe Holup | SF | 23 | 7 | 7 | 19.1 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 0.4 | – | – | – | 6.1 | 2.1 | .349 | – | – | – | 2.3 | 1.7 | .750 |
| Nat Clifton | PF | 35 | 7 | 7 | 10.6 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 0.6 | – | – | – | 4.3 | 1.6 | .367 | – | – | – | 1.1 | 0.9 | .750 |
| Chuck Noble | SG | 26 | 7 | 7 | 10.3 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | – | – | – | 5.4 | 1.1 | .211 | – | – | – | 1.1 | 0.6 | .500 |
| Team Totals | – | – | 7 | – | 240.0 | 105.3 | 72.1 | 17.9 | – | – | – | 97.6 | 36.4 | .373 | – | – | – | 42.4 | 32.4 | .764 |
1957–58 Detroit Pistons Regular Season Totals
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Yardley | SF | 29 | 72 | 72 | 2843 | 2001 | 768 | 97 | – | – | 226 | 1624 | 673 | .414 | – | – | – | 808 | 655 | .811 |
| Harry Gallatin | PF | 30 | 72 | 72 | 1990 | 1072 | 749 | 86 | – | – | 217 | 898 | 340 | .379 | – | – | – | 498 | 392 | .787 |
| Gene Shue | SG | 26 | 63 | 63 | 2333 | 982 | 333 | 172 | – | – | 150 | 919 | 353 | .384 | – | – | – | 327 | 276 | .844 |
| Walter Dukes | C | 27 | 72 | 72 | 2184 | 803 | 954 | 52 | – | – | 311 | 796 | 278 | .349 | – | – | – | 366 | 247 | .675 |
| Dick McGuire | PG | 32 | 69 | 69 | 2311 | 556 | 291 | 454 | – | – | 178 | 544 | 203 | .373 | – | – | – | 225 | 150 | .667 |
| Nat Clifton | PF | 35 | 68 | 68 | 1435 | 525 | 403 | 76 | – | – | 202 | 597 | 217 | .363 | – | – | – | 146 | 91 | .623 |
| Phil Jordon | C | 24 | 46 | 46 | 823 | 413 | 277 | 32 | – | – | 97 | 433 | 177 | .409 | – | – | – | 87 | 59 | .678 |
| Chuck Noble | SG | 26 | 61 | 61 | 1363 | 454 | 140 | 153 | – | – | 166 | 601 | 199 | .331 | – | – | – | 77 | 56 | .727 |
| Billy Kenville | SG | 27 | 35 | 35 | 649 | 258 | 102 | 66 | – | – | 68 | 280 | 106 | .379 | – | – | – | 75 | 46 | .613 |
| Joe Holup | SF | 23 | 37 | 37 | 607 | 209 | 198 | 23 | – | – | 76 | 221 | 77 | .348 | – | – | – | 71 | 55 | .775 |
| Bob Houbregs | PF | 25 | 17 | 17 | 302 | 128 | 65 | 19 | – | – | 36 | 137 | 49 | .358 | – | – | – | 43 | 30 | .698 |
| Bill Thieben | PF | 22 | 27 | 27 | 243 | 100 | 65 | 7 | – | – | 44 | 143 | 42 | .294 | – | – | – | 27 | 16 | .593 |
| Dick Atha | SG | 26 | 18 | 18 | 160 | 44 | 24 | 19 | – | – | 24 | 47 | 17 | .362 | – | – | – | 12 | 10 | .833 |
| Tom Marshall | SF | 27 | 9 | 9 | 66 | 21 | 8 | 4 | – | – | 6 | 22 | 7 | .318 | – | – | – | 8 | 7 | .875 |
| Bill Ebben | – | 22 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 15 | 8 | 4 | – | – | 5 | 28 | 6 | .214 | – | – | – | 4 | 3 | .750 |
| Doug Bolstorff | – | 26 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 5 | 2 | .400 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | – |
| Team Totals | – | – | 72 | – | 17380 | 7585 | 4385 | 1264 | – | – | 1807 | 7295 | 2746 | .376 | – | – | – | 2774 | 2093 | .755 |
1957–58 Detroit Pistons Playoff Totals
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Yardley | SF | 29 | 7 | 7 | 254 | 164 | 72 | 17 | – | – | 26 | 127 | 52 | .409 | – | – | – | 67 | 60 | .896 |
| Gene Shue | SG | 26 | 7 | 7 | 281 | 130 | 46 | 33 | – | – | 15 | 123 | 45 | .366 | – | – | – | 43 | 40 | .930 |
| Walter Dukes | C | 27 | 7 | 7 | 286 | 111 | 97 | 4 | – | – | 38 | 101 | 37 | .366 | – | – | – | 56 | 37 | .661 |
| Harry Gallatin | PF | 30 | 7 | 7 | 182 | 90 | 70 | 11 | – | – | 27 | 87 | 32 | .368 | – | – | – | 37 | 26 | .703 |
| Dick McGuire | PG | 32 | 7 | 7 | 236 | 67 | 33 | 40 | – | – | 13 | 60 | 25 | .417 | – | – | – | 24 | 17 | .708 |
| Billy Kenville | SG | 27 | 7 | 7 | 99 | 46 | 19 | 5 | – | – | 12 | 44 | 18 | .409 | – | – | – | 18 | 10 | .556 |
| Joe Holup | SF | 23 | 7 | 7 | 134 | 42 | 36 | 3 | – | – | 20 | 43 | 15 | .349 | – | – | – | 16 | 12 | .750 |
| Phil Jordon | C | 24 | 6 | 6 | 62 | 39 | 12 | 2 | – | – | 15 | 30 | 12 | .400 | – | – | – | 20 | 15 | .750 |
| Nat Clifton | PF | 35 | 7 | 7 | 74 | 28 | 23 | 4 | – | – | 11 | 30 | 11 | .367 | – | – | – | 8 | 6 | .750 |
| Chuck Noble | SG | 26 | 7 | 7 | 72 | 20 | 13 | 6 | – | – | 9 | 38 | 8 | .211 | – | – | – | 8 | 4 | .500 |
| Team Totals | – | – | 7 | – | 1680 | 737 | 421 | 125 | – | – | 186 | 683 | 255 | .373 | – | – | – | 297 | 227 | .764 |
Team Impact Spotlight
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK (SPG+BPG) | Impact Index* | Notes | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Yardley | Primary Scorer / Franchise Anchor | 39.5 | High Usage Scorer | 27.8 | 10.7 | 1.3 | — | 19.9 | Led NBA in scoring (27.8 PPG), first player ever to hit 2,000 points in a season; set league records for free throws made and attempted. He carried the offensive load and was the clear focal point of the team’s attack. | All‑NBA First Team, All‑Star |
| Harry Gallatin | Two‑Way Forward / Rebounding Anchor | 27.6 | Moderate–High Usage, Balanced | 14.9 | 10.4 | 1.2 | — | 13.2 | Provided consistent mid‑range scoring and was a top rebounder for the club — offering a steady inside presence complementary to Yardley’s scoring. | |
| Walter Dukes | Defensive/Big‑Man Center | 30.3 | Role-player Big, Rebound/Defense Focus | 11.2 | 13.3 | 0.7 | — | 12.6 | Anchored the interior with elite rebounding (13.3 per game), offering size and rim‑presence that helped stabilize the frontcourt even if not a major scoring option. | |
| Gene Shue | Secondary Scorer / Wing Ball‑Handler | 37.0 | Moderate–High Usage Guard | 15.6 | 5.3 | 2.7 | — | 11.8 | As the guard handling a good share of the ball, he provided scoring and some playmaking — serving as the secondary option behind Yardley. | All‑Star |
| Dick McGuire | Floor-Setter / Playmaker | 33.5 | Playmaking Primary, Lower Scoring Usage | 8.1 | 4.2 | 6.6 | — | 9.5 | Led the backcourt in assists — acted as the team’s primary facilitator, helping set up plays and keep the offense flowing; his scoring was modest but his passing stood out. | All‑Star |
| Phil Jordon | Reserve Big, Spot-Minutes Center | 17.9 | Low Usage, Bench-Center | 9.0 | 6.0 | 0.7 | — | 7.8 | Worked as a role‑player — when on the floor, contributed decent rebounding and efficient scoring for his minutes; depth‑piece at center. | |
| Nat Clifton | Veteran Forward / Role Contributor | 21.1 | Low–Moderate Usage | 7.7 | 5.9 | 1.1 | — | 7.4 | Offered veteran presence, some front‑court size, and spot minutes — a supporting contributor rather than core rotation. | |
| Chuck Noble | Rotation Guard / Spot Scorer | 22.3 | Low Usage Guard | 7.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | — | 6.1 | Saw limited role and usage — contributed modest scoring and ball rotation from the perimeter, but not a central piece. | |
| Billy Kenville | Bench Guard / Spot Minutes | 18.5 | Low Usage Guard | 7.4 | 2.9 | 1.9 | — | 6.1 | Backup‑level minutes and production; depth guard contributing when needed but not heavily involved. | |
| Bob Houbregs | Bench Forward/Center | 17.8 | Low Usage, Part‑Time Role | 7.5 | 3.8 | 1.1 | — | 6.2 | Spot minutes; some offensive contribution but limited overall impact due to role and playing time. | |
| Joe Holup | Fringe Rotation Forward | 16.4 | Low Usage, Backup Forward | 5.6 | 5.4 | 0.6 | — | 5.8 | Provided occasional front‑court minutes and rebounding, but overall modest contributions in limited time. | |
| Bill Thieben | Deep Bench / Rare Minutes | 9.0 | Minimal Usage | 3.7 | 2.4 | 0.3 | — | 3.2 | Very limited playing time — end-of‑bench role, minimal impact on games. | |
| Dick Atha | Deep Bench / Guard Relief | 8.9 | Minimal Usage | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | — | 2.4 | Rarely used; negligible impact across season given minimal minutes. | |
| Tom Marshall | Spot Forward / Minimal Minutes | 7.3 | Minimal Usage | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | — | 1.8 | Very occasional contributions — largely outside rotation, marginal impact over full season. | |
| Bill Ebben | Rarely Used Reserve | 6.3 | Minimal Usage | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 1.7 | Practically unused — marginal role and negligible statistical contributions. | |
| Doug Bolstorff | Sparse Minutes / Fringe Squad | 7.0 | Minimal Usage | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.65 | Played extremely limited minutes — essentially no measurable impact over the season. |