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Here is the 1981–82 Detroit Pistons roster and regular season player statistics:
1981–82 Detroit Pistons Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | DOB | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Isiah Thomas | PG | 6’1″ | 180 | 4/30/1961 | 20 | Indiana |
| 7 | Kelly Tripucka | SF | 6’6″ | 215 | 2/16/1959 | 22 | Notre Dame |
| 54 | Kent Benson | C | 6’10” | 235 | 12/27/1954 | 27 | Indiana |
| 25 | John Long | SG | 6’5″ | 200 | 8/28/1956 | 25 | Detroit Mercy |
| 41 | Terry Tyler | SF | 6’7″ | 215 | 10/30/1956 | 25 | Detroit Mercy |
| 40 | Phil Hubbard | PF | 6’8″ | 215 | 12/13/1956 | 25 | Michigan |
| 30 | Ron Lee | PG | 6’4″ | 185 | 11/2/1952 | 29 | Oregon |
| 15 | Vinnie Johnson | SG | 6’2″ | 200 | 9/1/1956 | 25 | Baylor |
| 33 | Edgar Jones | PF | 6’10” | 225 | 6/17/1956 | 25 | Nevada-Reno |
| 35 | Greg Kelser | SF | 6’7″ | 210 | 9/17/1957 | 24 | Michigan State |
| 45 | Kenny Carr | PF | 6’7″ | 220 | 8/15/1955 | 26 | NC State |
| 50 | Steve Hayes | C | 7’0″ | 235 | 8/2/1955 | 26 | Idaho State |
| 44 | Paul Mokeski | C | 7’0″ | 250 | 1/3/1957 | 25 | Kansas |
| 12 | Jeff Judkins | SG | 6’6″ | 185 | 3/23/1956 | 25 | Utah |
| 14 | Alan Hardy | SF | 6’7″ | 195 | 5/25/1957 | 24 | Michigan |
| 10 | Glenn Hagan | PG | 6’0″ | 170 | 6/25/1955 | 26 | St. Bonaventure |
| 20 | Larry Wright | PG | 6’1″ | 170 | 11/23/1954 | 27 | Grambling State |
1981–82 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 | 25 | 69 | 66 | 32.0 | 21.9 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 18.8 | 9.2 | .492 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .133 | 4.0 | 3.4 | .865 |
| Kelly Tripucka | SF | 22 | 82 | 82 | 37.5 | 21.6 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 15.6 | 7.8 | .496 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .227 | 7.6 | 6.0 | .797 |
| Isiah Thomas | PG | 20 | 72 | 72 | 33.8 | 17.0 | 2.9 | 7.8 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 14.8 | 6.3 | .424 | 0.8 | 0.2 | .288 | 6.0 | 4.2 | .704 |
| Bill Laimbeer | C | 24 | 30 | 30 | 31.2 | 12.8 | 11.3 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 9.4 | 4.9 | .516 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .143 | 3.7 | 3.0 | .813 |
| Kent Benson | C | 27 | 75 | 72 | 32.9 | 12.5 | 8.7 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 10.7 | 5.4 | .505 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .273 | 2.1 | 1.7 | .804 |
| Phil Hubbard | SF | 25 | 52 | 38 | 21.2 | 10.0 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 7.9 | 4.0 | .505 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.1 | 2.0 | .650 |
| Terry Tyler | PF | 25 | 82 | 0 | 24.3 | 9.9 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 7.8 | 4.1 | .523 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .250 | 2.3 | 1.7 | .740 |
| Greg Kelser | SF | 24 | 11 | 0 | 16.6 | 8.8 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 7.8 | 3.2 | .407 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.7 | 2.5 | .659 |
| Edgar Jones | PF | 25 | 48 | 19 | 16.7 | 7.8 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 5.4 | 3.0 | .548 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .500 | 2.7 | 1.9 | .698 |
| Vinnie Johnson | SG | 25 | 67 | 15 | 17.8 | 7.7 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 6.3 | 3.1 | .493 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .273 | 1.9 | 1.5 | .754 |
| Kenny Carr | PF | 26 | 28 | 6 | 15.9 | 7.4 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 6.0 | 2.8 | .458 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.9 | 1.9 | .646 |
| Steve Hayes | C | 26 | 26 | 0 | 15.8 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 1.8 | .495 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.6 | 1.0 | .610 |
| Alan Hardy | SG | 24 | 38 | 0 | 8.2 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 1.6 | .456 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.8 | 0.5 | .621 |
| Paul Mokeski | C | 25 | 39 | 3 | 13.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 1.3 | .441 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.8 | 0.6 | .758 |
| Jeff Judkins | SF | 25 | 30 | 0 | 8.4 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 1.0 | .383 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .100 | 0.9 | 0.5 | .615 |
| Glenn Hagan | PG | 26 | 4 | 0 | 6.3 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 0.8 | .429 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.000 |
| Ron Lee | PG | 29 | 81 | 7 | 18.1 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 1.1 | .358 | 0.7 | 0.2 | .305 | 1.5 | 1.0 | .706 |
| Larry Wright | PG | 27 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 82 | 82 | 241.8 | 111.1 | 44.4 | 24.7 | 9.0 | 6.9 | 19.9 | 92.7 | 43.4 | .482 | 2.6 | 0.6 | .244 | 31.5 | 23.6 | .751 |
1981–82 Regular Season Totals
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Tripucka | SF | 22 | 82 | 82 | 3077 | 1772 | 443 | 270 | 89 | 16 | 280 | 1281 | 636 | .496 | 22 | 5 | .227 | 621 | 495 | .797 |
| John Long | SG | 25 | 69 | 66 | 2211 | 1514 | 257 | 148 | 65 | 25 | 167 | 1294 | 637 | .492 | 15 | 2 | .133 | 275 | 238 | .865 |
| Isiah Thomas | PG | 20 | 72 | 72 | 2433 | 1225 | 209 | 565 | 150 | 17 | 299 | 1068 | 453 | .424 | 59 | 17 | .288 | 429 | 302 | .704 |
| Kent Benson | C | 27 | 75 | 72 | 2467 | 940 | 653 | 159 | 66 | 98 | 160 | 802 | 405 | .505 | 11 | 3 | .273 | 434 | 219 | .804 |
| Phil Hubbard | SF | 25 | 52 | 38 | 1104 | 520 | 272 | 67 | 38 | 16 | 99 | 410 | 207 | .505 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 163 | 106 | .650 |
| Terry Tyler | PF | 25 | 82 | 0 | 1989 | 815 | 493 | 126 | 77 | 160 | 121 | 643 | 336 | .523 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 192 | 142 | .740 |
| Vinnie Johnson | SG | 25 | 67 | 15 | 1191 | 517 | 144 | 160 | 50 | 23 | 91 | 422 | 208 | .493 | 11 | 3 | .273 | 130 | 98 | .754 |
| Ron Lee | PG | 29 | 81 | 7 | 1467 | 278 | 155 | 312 | 116 | 20 | 123 | 246 | 88 | .358 | 59 | 18 | .305 | 119 | 84 | .706 |
| Bill Laimbeer | C | 24 | 30 | 30 | 935 | 384 | 340 | 55 | 17 | 34 | 60 | 283 | 146 | .516 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 112 | 91 | .813 |
| Edgar Jones | PF | 25 | 48 | 19 | 802 | 375 | 207 | 40 | 28 | 92 | 66 | 259 | 142 | .548 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 129 | 90 | .698 |
| Kenny Carr | PF | 26 | 28 | 6 | 444 | 207 | 137 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 168 | 77 | .458 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 82 | 53 | .646 |
| Steve Hayes | C | 26 | 26 | 0 | 412 | 117 | 100 | 24 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 93 | 46 | .495 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 68 | 32 | .610 |
| Greg Kelser | SF | 24 | 11 | 0 | 183 | 97 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 86 | 35 | .407 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 41 | 27 | .659 |
| Alan Hardy | SG | 24 | 38 | 0 | 310 | 142 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 136 | 62 | .456 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 29 | 18 | .621 |
| Paul Mokeski | C | 25 | 39 | 3 | 523 | 123 | 122 | 24 | 13 | 23 | 39 | 111 | 49 | .441 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 33 | 25 | .758 |
| Jeff Judkins | SF | 25 | 30 | 0 | 251 | 79 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 81 | 31 | .383 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 26 | 16 | .615 |
| Glenn Hagan | PG | 26 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | .429 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Larry Wright | PG | 27 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 82 | 82 | 19830 | 9112 | 3643 | 2027 | 741 | 564 | 1615 | 7391 | 3561 | .482 | 213 | 52 | .244 | 2581 | 1938 | .751 |
Team Impact Spotlight
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK (SPG+BPG) | Impact Index* | Notes | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Tripucka | Primary Scorer / Offensive Hub | 37.5 | High | 21.6 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 15.8 | As a rookie, he led the team in scoring (1,772 total points) and served as Detroit’s go-to scorer; he provided inside-outside scoring and high minutes usage. | All-Star (1982), high MVP vote (MVP-11) |
| John Long | Secondary Scoring Option / 2nd Wing | 32.0 | High | 21.9 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 14.5 | Finished with team-high PPG (21.9) — showing he carried a significant portion of the offensive load as a scoring guard/wing alongside Tripucka. | — |
| Isiah Thomas | Lead Playmaker / Offensive Engine | 33.8 | High | 17.0 | 2.9 | 7.8 | 2.3 | 14.5 | As the starting PG, Thomas led the team in assists (565) and steals; orchestrated offense and pushed pace — anchoring Detroit’s backcourt and facilitating both scoring opportunities and transition defense. | Eastern All-Star selection (1982) |
| Kent Benson | Starting Big / Interior Anchor | 32.9 | Moderate-High | 12.5 | 8.7 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 12.8 | As the primary center, Benson provided solid rebounding and interior presence; his near 9 RPG and respectable scoring made him a backbone in the frontcourt. | — |
| Bill Laimbeer | Frontcourt Key Role / Defensive-Rebounding Heavy | 31.2 | Moderate | 12.8 | 11.3 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 13.3 | Though in limited games (30), Laimbeer showed strong rebound and scoring efficiency — hinting at his future as a physical, high-impact big man, especially on glass and at the rim. Context: Laimbeer led team in rebounding that year. | — |
| Phil Hubbard | Rotation Forward / Energy Rebounder | 21.2 | Moderate-Low | 10.0 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 8.8 | Provided second-unit strength — contributing with steady scoring and decent boards, offering relief minutes and depth up front. | — |
| Terry Tyler | Defensive/Role Forward-Big Hybrid | 24.3 | Low-Moderate | 9.9 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 10.2 | Known for his shot-blocking (team high 160 total blocks) and defensive hustle — Tyler added rim protection and defensive rebounding, giving the Pistons a valuable two-way role player off the bench. | — |
| Vinnie Johnson | Bench Scoring/3-D Wing | 17.8 | Low-Moderate | 7.7 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 6.6 | As a reserve guard/wing, Johnson offered instant offense and back-court depth; his presence helped close out games and ease minutes from starters. | — |
| Edgar Jones | Backup Big / Rotational Frontcourt | 16.7 | Low | 7.8 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 7.7 | Served as a depth piece up front, plugged into minutes to provide scoring and rebounding when starters rested — modest but useful role. | — |
| Ron Lee | Third-string / Role PG Off the Bench | 18.1 | Low | 3.4 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 5.4 | Offered playmaking and minutes of rest for starters — though limited scoring, his passing and ball-handling provided some bench stability. | — |
| Kenny Carr | Peripheral Frontcourt Reserve | 15.9 | Low | 7.4 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 6.8 | Provided modest scoring and rebounding in limited minutes — a role-player depth option. | — |
| Steve Hayes | Reserve Center / Depth Big | 15.8 | Low | 4.5 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 5.0 | As a bench big, Hayes offered spot minutes for rest or matchup rotations — low production but added size and rim presence. | — |
| Paul Mokeski | Deep Reserve / Spot Minutes | 13.4 | Low | 3.2 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 4.9 | Rarely used — provided minimal minutes mainly for rest-of-roster or low-leverage situations. | — |
| Greg Kelser | Young/Fringe Rotation Forward | 16.6 | Low | 8.8 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 7.3 | Played very limited games (11), but when available, offered some scoring and rebounding — essentially a bench hope rather than core rotation. | — |
| Alan Hardy | Deep Bench / Low-Usage Guard-Wing | 8.2 | Very Low | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 3.2 | Minimal role: rarely used, contributed negligible minutes and production. | — |
| Jeff Judkins | Deep Bench / Minimal Role | 8.4 | Very Low | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 2.3 | Very limited contribution — mostly a spot bench player with little impact. | — |
| Glenn Hagan | Marginal Reserve Guard | 6.3 | Very Low | 1.8 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 2.8 | Appeared in only 4 games — extremely limited usage, negligible impact. | — |
| Larry Wright | Marginal Reserve | 6.0 | Very Low | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Played in only 1 game — no measurable stats. | — |