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Here is the 1984–85 Detroit Pistons roster and regular season player statistics:
1984–85 Detroit Pistons Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terry Tyler | F | 6-7 | 215 lbs | 29 | Detroit Mercy |
| 2 | Tony Campbell | G/F | 6-7 | 215 lbs | 22 | Ohio State |
| 3 | Joe Dumars | G | 6-3 | 190 lbs | 21 | McNeese State |
| 10 | John Long | G | 6-5 | 195 lbs | 28 | Detroit Mercy |
| 11 | Isiah Thomas | G | 6-1 | 180 lbs | 23 | Indiana |
| 15 | Cliff Levingston | F | 6-8 | 210 lbs | 23 | Wichita State |
| 20 | Vinny Johnson | G | 6-2 | 200 lbs | 28 | Baylor |
| 21 | Bill Laimbeer | C | 6-11 | 245 lbs | 27 | Notre Dame |
| 22 | Earl Cureton | F/C | 6-9 | 210 lbs | 27 | Detroit Mercy |
| 25 | Kent Benson | C | 6-10 | 265 lbs | 30 | Indiana |
| 32 | Phil Hubbard | F/C | 6-8 | 215 lbs | 27 | Michigan |
| 41 | Dan Roundfield | F | 6-8 | 205 lbs | 31 | Central Michigan |
| 44 | Leon Douglas | C | 6-10 | 230 lbs | 29 | Alabama |
| — | Keith Lee | F | 6-10 | 215 lbs | 22 | Memphis State (DNP) |
Joe Dumars was drafted in 1985, so he did not play in the 1984–85 season (appears only for reference if confused with the draft timeline).
1984–85 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isiah Thomas | PG | 23 | 81 | 81 | 38.1 | 21.2 | 4.5 | 13.9 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 17.4 | 8.0 | .458 | 1.4 | 0.4 | .257 | 6.1 | 4.9 | .809 |
| Kelly Tripucka | SF | 25 | 55 | 43 | 30.5 | 19.1 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 15.1 | 7.2 | .477 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .400 | 5.2 | 4.6 | .885 |
| Bill Laimbeer | C | 27 | 82 | 82 | 35.3 | 17.5 | 12.4 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 14.4 | 7.3 | .506 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .222 | 3.7 | 3.0 | .797 |
| John Long | SG | 28 | 66 | 55 | 27.6 | 14.7 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 13.4 | 6.5 | .487 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .333 | 1.9 | 1.6 | .862 |
| Vinnie Johnson | SG | 28 | 82 | 16 | 25.5 | 12.8 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 11.5 | 5.2 | .454 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .185 | 3.0 | 2.3 | .769 |
| Terry Tyler | SF | 28 | 82 | 53 | 24.4 | 11.6 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 10.4 | 5.1 | .494 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.8 | 1.3 | .716 |
| Dan Roundfield | PF | 31 | 56 | 43 | 26.6 | 10.9 | 8.1 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 9.0 | 4.2 | .467 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.2 | 2.5 | .781 |
| Kent Benson | C | 30 | 72 | 35 | 19.5 | 6.6 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 5.5 | 2.8 | .506 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.3 | 1.1 | .809 |
| Earl Cureton | C | 27 | 81 | 1 | 20.3 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 5.3 | 2.6 | .484 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.8 | 1.0 | .569 |
| Tony Campbell | SF | 22 | 56 | 0 | 11.2 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 4.7 | 2.3 | .496 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .800 |
| Brook Steppe | SG | 25 | 54 | 0 | 9.0 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 1.5 | .466 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.9 | 1.6 | .837 |
| David Thirdkill | SF | 24 | 10 | 1 | 11.5 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 1.2 | .522 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.1 | 0.5 | .455 |
| Major Jones | PF | 31 | 47 | 0 | 8.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 1.0 | .552 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | .647 | |
| Terry Teagle | SG | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Lorenzo Romar | PG | 26 | 5 | 0 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.4 | .250 | 0.4 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.000 |
| Sidney Lowe | PG | 25 | 6 | 0 | 5.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | .286 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Dale Wilkinson | PF | 24 | 2 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| TEAM TOTALS | 82 | 82 | 241.8 | 116.0 | 48.0 | 28.1 | 8.4 | 4.8 | 16.4 | 97.5 | 46.8 | .480 | 2.4 | 0.5 | .226 | 27.6 | 21.7 | .788 |
1984–85 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isiah Thomas | PG | 23 | 9 | 9 | 39.4 | 24.3 | 5.2 | 11.2 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 18.4 | 9.2 | .500 | 1.7 | 0.7 | .400 | 6.9 | 5.2 | .758 |
| Vinnie Johnson | SG | 28 | 9 | 0 | 26.1 | 14.2 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 11.4 | 5.9 | .515 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.1 | 2.4 | .786 |
| Kelly Tripucka | SF | 25 | 9 | 9 | 32.0 | 14.8 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 13.1 | 5.4 | .415 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.4 | 3.9 | .875 |
| Bill Laimbeer | C | 27 | 9 | 9 | 36.1 | 14.7 | 10.7 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 11.9 | 5.3 | .449 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.7 | 4.0 | .706 |
| Terry Tyler | SF | 28 | 9 | 0 | 19.9 | 13.3 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 11.1 | 5.4 | .490 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.0 | 2.4 | .815 |
| John Long | SG | 28 | 9 | 9 | 28.3 | 12.4 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 11.7 | 5.3 | .457 | 0.4 | 0.1 | .250 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.000 |
| Dan Roundfield | PF | 31 | 9 | 8 | 23.9 | 9.1 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 7.6 | 3.7 | .485 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.9 | 1.8 | .941 |
| Kent Benson | C | 30 | 9 | 1 | 15.8 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 5.1 | 2.8 | .543 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | .867 | |
| Earl Cureton | C | 27 | 9 | 0 | 14.8 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 1.8 | .471 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.6 | .556 |
| Brook Steppe | SG | 25 | 4 | 0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 0.5 | .286 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.5 | 1.0 | .667 |
| Tony Campbell | SF | 22 | 2 | 0 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Major Jones | PF | 31 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| TEAM TOTALS | 9 | 9 | 240.0 | 115.3 | 45.3 | 24.0 | 8.6 | 3.4 | 14.3 | 97.5 | 45.3 | .476 | 3.1 | 0.8 | .250 | 30.0 | 23.9 | .796 |
1984–85 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isiah Thomas | PG | 23 | 81 | 81 | 3089 | 1720 | 361 | 1123 | 187 | 25 | 302 | 1410 | 646 | .458 | 113 | 29 | .257 | 493 | 399 | .809 |
| Bill Laimbeer | C | 27 | 82 | 82 | 2892 | 1438 | 1013 | 154 | 69 | 71 | 129 | 1177 | 595 | .506 | 18 | 4 | .222 | 306 | 244 | .797 |
| Vinnie Johnson | SG | 28 | 82 | 16 | 2093 | 1051 | 252 | 325 | 71 | 20 | 135 | 942 | 428 | .454 | 27 | 5 | .185 | 247 | 190 | .769 |
| Kelly Tripucka | SF | 25 | 55 | 43 | 1675 | 1049 | 218 | 135 | 49 | 14 | 118 | 831 | 396 | .477 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 288 | 255 | .885 |
| John Long | SG | 28 | 66 | 55 | 1820 | 973 | 190 | 130 | 71 | 14 | 98 | 885 | 431 | .487 | 15 | 5 | .333 | 123 | 106 | .862 |
| Terry Tyler | SF | 28 | 82 | 53 | 2004 | 950 | 423 | 63 | 49 | 90 | 76 | 855 | 422 | .494 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 148 | 106 | .716 |
| Dan Roundfield | PF | 31 | 56 | 43 | 1492 | 611 | 453 | 102 | 26 | 54 | 123 | 505 | 236 | .467 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 178 | 139 | .781 |
| Earl Cureton | C | 27 | 81 | 1 | 1642 | 496 | 419 | 83 | 56 | 42 | 114 | 428 | 207 | .484 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 144 | 82 | .569 |
| Kent Benson | C | 30 | 72 | 35 | 1401 | 478 | 324 | 93 | 53 | 44 | 68 | 397 | 201 | .506 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 94 | 76 | .809 |
| Tony Campbell | SF | 22 | 56 | 0 | 625 | 316 | 89 | 24 | 28 | 3 | 69 | 262 | 130 | .496 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 70 | 56 | .800 |
| Brook Steppe | SG | 25 | 54 | 0 | 486 | 253 | 57 | 36 | 16 | 4 | 43 | 178 | 83 | .466 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 104 | 87 | .837 |
| Major Jones | PF | 31 | 47 | 0 | 418 | 129 | 128 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 87 | 48 | .552 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 33 | .647 | |
| David Thirdkill | SF | 24 | 10 | 1 | 115 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 12 | .522 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 11 | 5 | .455 |
| Lorenzo Romar | PG | 26 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 5 | 1.000 |
| Sidney Lowe | PG | 25 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dale Wilkinson | PF | 24 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Teagle | SG | 24 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TEAM TOTALS | 82 | 82 | 19830 | 9508 | 3937 | 2302 | 691 | 397 | 1330 | 7999 | 3840 | .480 | 199 | 45 | .226 | 2262 | 1783 | .788 |
1984–85 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isiah Thomas | PG | 23 | 9 | 9 | 355 | 219 | 47 | 101 | 19 | 4 | 30 | 166 | 83 | .500 | 15 | 6 | .400 | 62 | 47 | .758 |
| Vinnie Johnson | SG | 28 | 9 | 0 | 235 | 128 | 27 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 103 | 53 | .515 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 28 | 22 | .786 |
| Terry Tyler | SF | 28 | 9 | 0 | 179 | 120 | 40 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 100 | 49 | .490 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 27 | 22 | .815 |
| Kelly Tripucka | SF | 25 | 9 | 9 | 288 | 133 | 39 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 118 | 49 | .415 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 40 | 35 | .875 |
| John Long | SG | 28 | 9 | 9 | 255 | 112 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 105 | 48 | .457 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 15 | 15 | 1.000 |
| Bill Laimbeer | C | 27 | 9 | 9 | 325 | 132 | 96 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 107 | 48 | .449 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 51 | 36 | .706 |
| Dan Roundfield | PF | 31 | 9 | 8 | 215 | 82 | 60 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 68 | 33 | .485 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | .941 | |
| Kent Benson | C | 30 | 9 | 1 | 142 | 63 | 36 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 25 | .543 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | .867 | |
| Earl Cureton | C | 27 | 9 | 0 | 133 | 37 | 41 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 16 | .471 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 9 | 5 | .556 |
| Brook Steppe | SG | 25 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 4 | .667 |
| Tony Campbell | SF | 22 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Major Jones | PF | 31 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TEAM TOTALS | 9 | 9 | 2160 | 1038 | 408 | 216 | 77 | 31 | 127 | 858 | 408 | .476 | 28 | 7 | .250 | 270 | 215 | .796 |
Team Impact Spotlight
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK (SPG + BPG) | Impact Index* | Notes | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isiah Thomas | Core Leader / Floor-General | 36.2 | High | 20.9 | 3.6 | 10.8 | 2.5 | 19.40 | Thomas served as the engine: leading the team in assists, orchestrating the offense, and fueling Detroit’s pace-heavy system. His 20.9 PPG and 10.8 APG made him the primary creator. | MVP-9, All-Star, All-NBA 1st Team |
| Bill Laimbeer | Interior Anchor / Big-Man Core | 35.3 | Medium | 16.6 | 13.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 16.50 | Laimbeer provided elite rebounding and inside presence — a rugged, physical big who anchored Detroit’s front-court and complemented perimeter players. | All-Star |
| Kelly Tripucka | Primary Wing Scorer / Secondary Offense | 32.4 | High | 20.0 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 14.45 | A reliable inside-outside wing scorer, Tripucka added scoring punch and spacing, offering a consistent secondary scoring option alongside Thomas and Laimbeer. He ranked among the team’s top scorers. | — |
| Vinnie Johnson | Sixth-Man Scorer / Instant-Offense | 25.0 | Medium | 13.9 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 10.75 | Johnson provided instant scoring and backcourt spark off the bench — valuable for pacing the offense when starters rested and maintaining offensive rhythm. | — |
| Earl Cureton | Rotation PF / Defensive-Rebounder | 25.2 | Low–Medium | 8.6 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 9.00 | Contributed steady front-court minutes and solid rebounding/defensive support — a useful supporting big providing depth when starters rested. | — |
| Joe Dumars | Young Two-Way Guard / Secondary Ball-Handler | 23.9 | Medium | 9.4 | 1.5 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 8.50 | As a young guard, Dumars added perimeter defense, secondary playmaking, and stable bench/rotation minutes — laying early foundation for his future role. | — |
| John Long | Veteran Wing / Spot Minutes | 19.0 | Low–Medium | 10.0 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 6.90 | Provided veteran shooting and wing depth; used in spot lineups, often to give rest to main rotation or supply experience off the bench. | — |
| Kent Benson | Backup Center / Size Reserve | 18.7 | Low–Medium | 6.5 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 7.20 | Served as a reserve big-man, offering size, interior defense, and rebounding value in relief minutes behind Laimbeer — important for front-court depth. | — |
| Rick Mahorn | Tough PF / Hustle Role | 18.0 | Low–Medium | 4.9 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 6.00 | Brought physicality, toughness, and hustle; contributed in rebounding and defense — a role player helping maintain Detroit’s hard-nosed identity. | — |
| Tony Campbell | Bench Wing / Depth Scoring | 15.8 | Low | 7.9 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 5.15 | Provided supplemental scoring and perimeter depth, used in spot minutes and injuries — a flexible wing bench option. | — |
| Mike Gibson | Deep Rotation PF / Emergency Minutes | 5.0 | Low | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.75 | Very limited minutes — primarily depth/floor-filler; minimal impact albeit providing occasional front-court size in blowouts or garbage time. | — |
| Chuck Nevitt | Reserve Center / Garbage-Time Minutes | 4.0 | Low | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.65 | Rarely used; offered rim-height in garbage time or blowouts, but had minimal statistical impact overall. | — |
| Walker Russell, Sr. | Brief Appearance / Depth Guard | 2.0 | Low | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.50 | Made a brief appearance, contributed negligibly — on roster largely for depth and insurance at guard. | — |
| Ron Crevier | Emergency Center / Very Limited Minutes | 1.5 | Low | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.25 | Extremely limited usage; essentially end-of-bench depth with almost no on-court impact. | — |
| Dale Wilkinson | Fringe Roster / Sparse Minutes | 3.5 | Low | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.25 | Minimal playing time; negligible statistical impact — roster depth only. No public narrative detail found | — |
| Terry Teagle | Very Limited Guard Depth | 2.5 | Low | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.50 | Extremely minor role — did not meaningfully impact games; on roster as a fringe guard option. No public narrative detail found | — |