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Here is the 1973–74 Detroit Pistons roster and regular season player statistics.
1973–74 Detroit Pistons Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | DOB | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Don Adams | SF | 6’6″ | 210 | 11/27/1947 | 26 | Northwestern |
| 21 | Dave Bing | PG | 6’3″ | 180 | 11/24/1943 | 30 | Syracuse |
| 20 | Jim Davis | C | 6’9″ | 225 | 12/18/1941 | 32 | Colorado |
| 42 | Chris Ford | SG | 6’5″ | 190 | 1/11/1949 | 25 | Villanova |
| 30 | Ben Kelso | SG | 6’3″ | 195 | 4/11/1949 | 24 | Central Michigan |
| 16 | Bob Lanier | C | 6’11” | 250 | 9/10/1948 | 25 | St. Bonaventure |
| 23 | John Mengelt | SG | 6’2″ | 185 | 10/16/1949 | 24 | Auburn |
| 24 | Willie Norwood | PF | 6’7″ | 220 | 8/8/1947 | 26 | Alcorn State |
| 12 | Bob Nash | SF | 6’8″ | 220 | 8/24/1950 | 23 | Hawaii |
| 18 | Curtis Rowe | PF | 6’7″ | 225 | 7/2/1949 | 24 | UCLA |
| 31 | George Trapp | PF | 6’8″ | 210 | 7/2/1948 | 25 | Long Beach State |
| 14 | Stu Lantz | SG | 6’3″ | 185 | 7/13/1946 | 27 | Nebraska |
1973–74 Regular Season Per Game
| Player | Pos | Age | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lanier | C | 25 | 81 | 81 | 37.6 | 22.5 | 13.3 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 18.3 | 9.2 | .504 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | .797 | |
| Dave Bing | PG | 30 | 81 | 81 | 38.6 | 18.8 | 3.5 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 16.5 | 7.2 | .436 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 | 4.4 | .813 | |
| Howard Porter | SF | 26 | 3 | 3 | 30.7 | 17.3 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 14.0 | 7.7 | .548 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 2.0 | .857 | |
| Curtis Rowe | PF | 24 | 82 | 82 | 30.5 | 10.7 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 9.4 | 4.6 | .494 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 1.4 | .698 | |
| Don Adams | SF | 26 | 74 | 74 | 31.1 | 10.3 | 6.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 10.0 | 4.1 | .408 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 2.1 | .761 | |
| George Trapp | PF | 25 | 82 | 82 | 18.2 | 9.3 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 8.5 | 4.1 | .481 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 1.2 | .739 | |
| Stu Lantz | SG | 27 | 50 | 50 | 19.6 | 8.9 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 7.2 | 3.1 | .427 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 2.8 | .848 | |
| John Mengelt | SG | 24 | 77 | 77 | 20.2 | 8.8 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 7.2 | 3.2 | .446 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2.4 | .795 | |
| Willie Norwood | SF | 26 | 74 | 74 | 15.9 | 8.0 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 6.5 | 3.3 | .510 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 1.3 | .664 | |
| Chris Ford | SG | 25 | 82 | 82 | 25.1 | 7.1 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 7.3 | 3.2 | .444 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | .740 | |
| Jim Davis | C | 32 | 78 | 78 | 12.1 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 1.5 | .413 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 1.2 | .647 | |
| Bob Nash | SF | 23 | 35 | 35 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 1.2 | .357 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | .615 | |
| Ben Kelso | SG | 24 | 46 | 46 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 0.8 | .365 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | .682 | |
| Team Totals | 82 | 82 | 240.9 | 104.4 | 47.3 | 23.9 | 9.7 | 5.1 | 23.5 | 91.6 | 42.1 | .459 | 0 | 0 | 26.4 | 20.2 | .764 |
1973–74 Playoff Per Game
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lanier | C | 25 | 7 | 7 | 43.3 | 26.3 | 15.3 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 21.7 | 11.0 | .507 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 | 4.3 | .789 | |
| Dave Bing | PG | 30 | 7 | 7 | 44.6 | 18.9 | 3.7 | 6.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 18.7 | 7.9 | .420 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 3.1 | .733 | |
| Stu Lantz | SG | 27 | 7 | 7 | 32.4 | 12.0 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 8.4 | 4.0 | .475 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 | 4.0 | .875 | |
| Don Adams | SF | 26 | 7 | 7 | 36.6 | 9.1 | 7.3 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 3.7 | 10.4 | 4.0 | .384 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.1 | .571 | |
| George Trapp | PF | 25 | 7 | 7 | 17.0 | 8.9 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 7.3 | 4.3 | .588 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.000 | |
| Curtis Rowe | PF | 24 | 7 | 7 | 32.7 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 7.4 | 3.6 | .481 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 1.1 | .615 | |
| John Mengelt | SG | 24 | 4 | 4 | 9.8 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 1.3 | .357 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | .875 | |
| Chris Ford | SG | 25 | 5 | 5 | 18.8 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 1.6 | .471 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | .667 | |
| Jim Davis | C | 32 | 7 | 7 | 9.9 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.6 | .579 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | .667 | |
| Willie Norwood | SF | 26 | 5 | 5 | 6.2 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 1.4 | .636 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.000 | |
| Ben Kelso | SG | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Totals | 7 | 240.0 | 95.0 | 47.0 | 18.6 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 24.7 | 83.0 | 39.1 | .472 | 0 | 0 | 21.9 | 16.7 | .765 |
1973–74 Regular Season Totals
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lanier | C | 25 | 81 | 81 | 3047 | 1822 | 1074 | 343 | 110 | 247 | 273 | 1483 | 748 | .504 | 0 | 0 | 409 | 326 | .797 | |
| Dave Bing | PG | 30 | 81 | 81 | 3124 | 1520 | 281 | 555 | 109 | 17 | 216 | 1336 | 582 | .436 | 0 | 0 | 438 | 356 | .813 | |
| George Trapp | PF | 25 | 82 | 82 | 1489 | 765 | 313 | 81 | 47 | 33 | 226 | 693 | 333 | .481 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 99 | .739 | |
| Don Adams | SF | 26 | 74 | 74 | 2298 | 759 | 448 | 141 | 110 | 12 | 242 | 742 | 303 | .408 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 153 | .761 | |
| John Mengelt | SG | 24 | 77 | 77 | 1555 | 680 | 206 | 148 | 68 | 7 | 164 | 558 | 249 | .446 | 0 | 0 | 229 | 182 | .795 | |
| Willie Norwood | SF | 26 | 74 | 74 | 1178 | 589 | 229 | 58 | 60 | 9 | 156 | 484 | 247 | .510 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 95 | .664 | |
| Chris Ford | SG | 25 | 82 | 82 | 2059 | 585 | 304 | 279 | 148 | 14 | 159 | 595 | 264 | .444 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 57 | .740 | |
| Stu Lantz | SG | 27 | 50 | 50 | 980 | 447 | 113 | 97 | 38 | 3 | 79 | 361 | 154 | .427 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 139 | .848 | |
| Jim Davis | C | 32 | 78 | 78 | 947 | 324 | 293 | 86 | 39 | 30 | 158 | 283 | 117 | .413 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 90 | .647 | |
| Bob Nash | SF | 23 | 35 | 35 | 281 | 106 | 74 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 35 | 115 | 41 | .357 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 24 | .615 | |
| Ben Kelso | SG | 24 | 46 | 46 | 298 | 85 | 31 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 45 | 96 | 35 | .365 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | .682 | |
| Totals | 82 | 19755 | 8560 | 3881 | 1956 | 793 | 419 | 1930 | 7515 | 3453 | .459 | 0 | 0 | 2164 | 1654 | .764 |
1973–74 Playoff Totals
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lanier | C | 25 | 7 | 7 | 303 | 184 | 107 | 21 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 152 | 77 | .507 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 30 | .789 | |
| Dave Bing | PG | 30 | 7 | 7 | 312 | 132 | 26 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 131 | 55 | .420 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 22 | .733 | |
| Stu Lantz | SG | 27 | 7 | 7 | 227 | 84 | 29 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 59 | 28 | .475 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 28 | .875 | |
| Don Adams | SF | 26 | 7 | 7 | 256 | 64 | 51 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 73 | 28 | .384 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | .571 | |
| George Trapp | PF | 25 | 7 | 7 | 119 | 62 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 51 | 30 | .588 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | |
| Curtis Rowe | PF | 24 | 7 | 7 | 229 | 58 | 52 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 52 | 25 | .481 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | .615 | |
| Jim Davis | C | 32 | 7 | 7 | 69 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 11 | .579 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | .667 | |
| Chris Ford | SG | 25 | 5 | 5 | 94 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 8 | .471 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | .667 | |
| Willie Norwood | SF | 26 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 7 | .636 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | |
| John Mengelt | SG | 24 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 5 | .357 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | .875 | |
| Ben Kelso | SG | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 7 | 1680 | 665 | 329 | 130 | 25 | 31 | 173 | 581 | 274 | .472 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 117 | .765 |
Team Impact Spotlight
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK (STL+BLK) | Impact Index* | Notes | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lanier | Alpha – Anchor | 37.6 | High Usage | 22.5 | 13.3 | 4.2 | 4.4 (1.4+3.0) | 22.2 | Anchored Detroit’s turnaround — as per season summary, Lanier’s inside scoring and rebounding carried the frontcourt; his presence gave the Pistons a legitimate 20‑point, 10‑rebound inside force. | All‑Star, All‑Star Game MVP (1974) |
| Dave Bing | Primary Ball‑handler / Lead Guard | 38.6 | High Usage | 18.8 | 3.5 | 6.9 | 1.5 (1.3+0.2) | 15.35 | Served as engine of the offense — orchestrated sets, facilitated ball movement, and scored when needed; his guard play was central to Pistons’ flow during their 52–30 season. | All‑Star, All‑NBA Second Team (1974) |
| Don Adams | Wing Scoring / Secondary Forward | 31.1 | Medium Usage | 10.3 | 6.1 | 1.9 | 1.7 (1.5+0.2) | 9.95 | Provided efficient two‑way wing play — contributed solid rebounding and defense for a forward, giving depth and versatility on the wing/forward spot. | — |
| Curtis Rowe | Frontcourt Support / Complement Big | 30.5 | Medium Usage | 10.7 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 (0.6+0.4) | 9.85 | Role player up front — offered balanced scoring, rebounding, and enough defensive activity to support the frontcourt rotation behind Lanier. | — |
| George Trapp | Frontcourt Depth / Reserve Big / PF‑C swing | 18.2 | Low Usage | 9.3 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 (0.6+0.4) | 7.65 | Provided front‑court depth and spot minutes; solid value as a complementary big in lower‑minute stints. | — |
| Stu Lantz | Combo Guard / Bench Wing‑Guard | 19.6 | Low Usage | 8.9 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.9 (0.8+0.1) | 7.00 | Role‑player backcourt / wing hybrid — offered scoring and positional flexibility off the bench. | — |
| John Mengelt | Bench Guard / Spot‑Offense | 20.2 | Low Usage | 8.8 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.0 (0.9+0.1) | 7.20 | Provided bench scoring and back‑court depth; useful as a role‑player in rotations needing shooting or fresh legs. | — |
| Chris Ford | Perimeter Role Guard / 3‑and‑D Type | 25.1 | Low Usage | 7.1 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.0 (1.8+0.2) | 7.10 | Contributed modest scoring and playmaking — but his defensive activity (steals) added perimeter value as a role guard. | — |
| Willie Norwood | Wing Reserve / Depth Forward | 15.9 | Low Usage | 8.0 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 (0.8+0.1) | 6.40 | Provided occasional bench scoring and rebounding — helpful for spacing and depth at forward/wing. | — |
| Jim Davis | Deep Frontcourt Reserve | 12.1 | Very Low Usage | 4.2 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 (0.5+0.4) | 5.00 | Served mainly as reserve front‑court depth; occasional rebounding and interior presence in limited minutes. | — |
| Bob Nash | Fringe Rotation / Short‑Minute Forward | 8.0 | Very Low Usage | 3.0 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 (0.1+0.3) | 3.45 | Minimal role — likely spot minutes or garbage‑time minutes; limited opportunity to impact games. | — |
| Ben Kelso | Emergency Guard Depth / Practice‑Squad Type | 6.5 | Very Low Usage | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 (0.3+0.0) | 1.60 | Essentially negligible — primarily a roster/fill‑in player with little on‑court footprint. | — |