Last Updated on January 6, 2026 by Mat Diekhake
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Here is the 1980–81 Detroit Pistons roster and regular season player statistics:
1980–81 Detroit Pistons Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | DOB | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Kent Benson | C | 6’10” | 235 | 12/27/1954 | 26 | Indiana |
| 50 | Norman Black | SG | 6’5″ | 185 | 11/12/1957 | 23 | Saint Joseph’s |
| 22 | Larry Drew | PG | 6’1″ | 170 | 4/2/1958 | 22 | Missouri |
| 43 | Tony Fuller | SG | 6’4″ | 180 | 9/4/1958 | 22 | Pepperdine |
| 33 | Keith Herron | SG | 6’6″ | 195 | 6/14/1956 | 24 | Villanova |
| 35 | Greg Kelser | SF | 6’7″ | 210 | 9/17/1957 | 23 | Michigan State |
| 30 | Ron Lee | PG | 6’4″ | 185 | 11/2/1952 | 28 | Oregon |
| 31 | Lee Johnson | PF | 6’9″ | 205 | 10/4/1957 | 23 | Tennessee State |
| 24 | John Long | SG | 6’5″ | 200 | 8/28/1956 | 24 | Detroit Mercy |
| 44 | Paul Mokeski | C | 7’0″ | 250 | 1/3/1957 | 24 | Kansas |
| 40 | Phil Hubbard | PF | 6’8″ | 215 | 12/13/1956 | 24 | Michigan |
| 45 | Wayne Robinson | PF | 6’8″ | 220 | 4/19/1958 | 22 | Virginia Tech |
| 20 | Edmund Lawrence | C | 6’11” | 220 | 12/8/1952 | 28 | McNeese State |
| 10 | Larry Wright | PG | 6’1″ | 170 | 11/23/1954 | 26 | Grambling State |
| 41 | Terry Tyler | SF | 6’7″ | 215 | 10/30/1956 | 24 | Detroit Mercy |
| 11 | Bob McAdoo | PF | 6’9″ | 210 | 9/25/1951 | 29 | North Carolina |
1980–81 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Long | SG | 24 | 59 | 59 | 29.7 | 17.7 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 16.2 | 7.5 | .461 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .182 | 3.1 | 2.7 | .870 |
| Kent Benson | C | 26 | 59 | 59 | 33.2 | 15.7 | 6.8 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 13.1 | 6.2 | .473 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.3 | 3.3 | .772 |
| Phil Hubbard | PF | 24 | 80 | 80 | 28.6 | 14.5 | 7.3 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 11.0 | 5.4 | .492 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .333 | 5.3 | 3.7 | .690 |
| Keith Herron | SG | 24 | 80 | 80 | 28.4 | 13.7 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 11.9 | 5.4 | .453 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .182 | 3.3 | 2.9 | .854 |
| Terry Tyler | SF | 24 | 82 | 82 | 31.1 | 13.4 | 6.9 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 10.9 | 5.8 | .532 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.0 | 1.8 | .592 |
| Greg Kelser | SF | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26.2 | 12.3 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 11.4 | 4.8 | .421 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.2 | 2.7 | .642 |
| Bob McAdoo | PF | 29 | 6 | 6 | 28.0 | 12.0 | 6.8 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 13.7 | 5.0 | .366 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.3 | 2.0 | .600 |
| Wayne Robinson | PF | 22 | 81 | 81 | 19.7 | 7.9 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 6.3 | 2.9 | .460 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.0 | 2.2 | .729 |
| Larry Wright | PG | 26 | 45 | 45 | 22.2 | 7.4 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 6.7 | 3.1 | .462 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .286 | 1.5 | 1.2 | .803 |
| Paul Mokeski | C | 24 | 80 | 80 | 22.7 | 7.1 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 5.7 | 2.8 | .489 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.5 | 1.5 | .600 |
| Larry Drew | PG | 22 | 76 | 76 | 20.8 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 6.4 | 2.6 | .407 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .235 | 1.8 | 1.4 | .797 |
| Ron Lee | PG | 28 | 82 | 0 | 22.3 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 1.4 | .350 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .154 | 1.9 | 1.4 | .724 |
| Tony Fuller | SG | 22 | 15 | 15 | 16.5 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 1.6 | .364 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.1 | 0.8 | .750 |
| Edmund Lawrence | C | 28 | 3 | 3 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 1.7 | .625 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.3 | 0.7 | .500 |
| Norman Black | SG | 23 | 3 | 3 | 9.3 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 1.0 | .300 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.7 | 0.7 | .250 |
| Lee Johnson | PF | 23 | 2 | 2 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 82 | 240.9 | 99.7 | 40.4 | 22.2 | 10.8 | 6.0 | 21.5 | 85.2 | 39.5 | .463 | 1.0 | 0.2 | .155 | 28.4 | 20.6 | .725 |
1980–81 Regular Season Totals
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Hubbard | PF | 24 | 80 | 80 | 2289 | 1161 | 586 | 150 | 80 | 20 | 229 | 880 | 433 | .492 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 426 | 294 | .690 |
| Terry Tyler | SF | 24 | 82 | 82 | 2549 | 1100 | 567 | 136 | 112 | 180 | 163 | 895 | 476 | .532 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 250 | 148 | .592 |
| Keith Herron | SG | 24 | 80 | 80 | 2270 | 1094 | 211 | 148 | 91 | 26 | 153 | 954 | 432 | .453 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 267 | 228 | .854 |
| John Long | SG | 24 | 59 | 59 | 1750 | 1044 | 197 | 106 | 95 | 22 | 151 | 957 | 441 | .461 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 184 | 160 | .870 |
| Kent Benson | C | 26 | 59 | 59 | 1956 | 924 | 400 | 172 | 72 | 67 | 190 | 770 | 364 | .473 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 254 | 196 | .772 |
| Wayne Robinson | PF | 22 | 81 | 81 | 1592 | 643 | 294 | 112 | 46 | 24 | 149 | 509 | 234 | .460 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 240 | 175 | .729 |
| Paul Mokeski | C | 24 | 80 | 80 | 1815 | 568 | 418 | 135 | 38 | 73 | 160 | 458 | 224 | .489 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 200 | 120 | .600 |
| Larry Drew | PG | 22 | 76 | 76 | 1581 | 504 | 120 | 249 | 88 | 7 | 166 | 484 | 197 | .407 | 17 | 4 | .235 | 133 | 106 | .797 |
| Ron Lee | PG | 28 | 82 | 0 | 1829 | 341 | 220 | 362 | 166 | 29 | 173 | 323 | 113 | .350 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 156 | 113 | .724 |
| Larry Wright | PG | 26 | 45 | 45 | 997 | 335 | 88 | 153 | 42 | 7 | 74 | 303 | 140 | .462 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 66 | 53 | .803 |
| Greg Kelser | SF | 23 | 25 | 25 | 654 | 308 | 120 | 45 | 34 | 29 | 78 | 285 | 120 | .421 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 106 | 68 | .642 |
| Bob McAdoo | PF | 29 | 6 | 6 | 168 | 72 | 41 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 82 | 30 | .366 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 20 | 12 | .600 |
| Tony Fuller | SG | 22 | 15 | 15 | 248 | 60 | 42 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 66 | 24 | .364 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 16 | 12 | .750 |
| Edmund Lawrence | C | 28 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | .625 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 2 | .500 |
| Norman Black | SG | 23 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | .300 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 8 | 2 | .250 |
| Lee Johnson | PF | 23 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 82 | 19755 | 8174 | 3312 | 1819 | 884 | 492 | 1729 | 6986 | 3236 | .463 | 84 | 13 | .155 | 2330 | 1689 | .725 |
Team Impact Spotlight
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK (SPG + BPG) | Impact Index* | Notes | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Benson | Starting Center / Interior Anchor | 33.2 | High-Moderate | 15.7 | 6.8 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 14.3 | As the starting center, Benson carried a heavy front-court load, providing scoring inside, solid rebounding and rim-protection; he functioned as the team’s primary big man and interior focal point. | — |
| Terry Tyler | Wing/Forward Two-Way Starter | 31.1 | High-Moderate | 13.4 | 6.9 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 13.3 | Tyler delivered a balanced two-way role: efficient scoring inside/outside, good rebounding for his size and strong defensive activity (steals + blocks) — a key “glue” player throughout the season. | — |
| Phil Hubbard | Frontcourt 1st-Unit Forward / Rebounder-Scorer | 28.6 | Moderate-High | 14.5 | 7.3 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 12.5 | As frontcourt starter or heavy rotation, Hubbard combined scoring with consistent rebounding — adding interior stability and second-chance opportunities. | — |
| John Long | Primary Wing Scorer / Shooting Guard | 29.7 | High | 17.7 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 11.4 | Long was a key perimeter scorer (leading guard scoring), relied on for offensive creation especially when ball-movement to the post was limited; provided perimeter shot attempts and scoring punch. | — |
| Keith Herron | Secondary Wing / Complementary Scorer | 28.4 | Moderate | 13.7 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 9.8 | Herron served as a complementary wing — offering scoring off the wing, spacing, and occasional perimeter play; helped relieve pressure off primary scorers. | — |
| Ron Lee | Back-up Point / Off-Ball Handler & Facilitator | 22.3 | Low-Moderate | 4.2 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 6.9 | As a reserve guard, Lee provided play-making and ball-movement, enabling rest for starters; his contributions in assists and steals added some depth support on both ends. | — |
| Larry Wright | Reserve Guard / Spot Minutes PG | 22.2 | Low | 7.4 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 6.9 | Wright delivered modest scoring and play-making in limited minutes — a depth guard who could step in as needed without major defensive or rebounding burdens. | — |
| Bob McAdoo | Veteran Front-court Plug / Short-term Contributor | 28.0 | Low | 12.0 | 6.8 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 12.3 | Though in very limited games, McAdoo brought veteran scoring and front-court versatility, offering a scoring-and-rebound lift in spot minutes — likely used situationally to stretch the floor or provide offense. | — |
| Paul Mokeski | Backup Big / Deep Front-Court Rotation | 22.7 | Low | 7.1 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 7.7 | Provided size and interior depth — giving the team rest minutes for starters while still contributing modest scoring and boards. | — |
| Wayne Robinson | Small-Ball Forward / Reserve Front-court Role | 19.7 | Low | 7.9 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 7.0 | As a depth forward, Robinson offered some scoring punch and rotation flexibility — useful when managing starters’ minutes or matching up against certain lineups. | — |
| Larry Drew | Backup Ball-Handler / Low-Usage PG | 20.8 | Low | 6.6 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 6.4 | Provided additional play-making support, facilitating offense when starters rested; primarily a secondary ball-manager rather than a scoring threat. | — |
| Tony Fuller | Deep Bench Guard / Spot Shooting Option | 16.5 | Very Low | 4.0 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 4.2 | Limited minutes; used for situational shooting, spacing or as a low-usage bench guard. | — |
| Greg Kelser | Young Forward / Fringe Rotation Option | 26.2 | Low | 12.3 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 10.7 | Played limited games (25), but when on court offered some scoring and athletic front-court presence — likely a younger rotation piece still finding a role. | — |
| Norman Black | Extreme Reserve / Minimal Role Guard-Forward | 9.3 | Very Low | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.2 | Barely used — only a handful of games; minimal impact and likely a non-rotation player. | — |
| Edmund Lawrence | Emergency Big / Marginal Depth | 6.3 | Very Low | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 3.3 | Appeared in very few games; provided occasional minutes in deep reserve situations. | — |
| Lee Johnson | Marginal Front-court Reserve | 5.0 | Very Low | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | Virtually no impact — played negligible minutes with no statistical contribution. | — |