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The Detroit Pistons 1997–98 relied on Grant Hill as the centerpiece of the offense, combining elite scoring, playmaking, and rebounding while driving nearly every aspect of the team’s attack. Jerry Stackhouse provided a significant secondary scoring threat, with Theo Ratliff anchoring the defense through rebounding and shot blocking. Detroit’s statistical profile points to a balanced team that generated offense through its stars, defended the paint effectively, but received more modest offensive production from the supporting cast.

Roster

NO. PLAYER NAME POS HT WT DATE OF BIRTH COLLEGE
00 Eric Montross C 7-0 270 September 23, 1971 UNC
1 Lindsey Hunter PG 6-2 170 December 3, 1970 Alcorn State, Jackson State University
4 Joe Dumars SG 6-3 190 May 24, 1963 McNeese State University
5 Charles O’Bannon SG 6-5 209 February 22, 1975 UCLA
8 Bison Dele C 6-11 260 April 6, 1969 Maryland, Arizona
12 Steve Henson PG 5-11 177 February 2, 1968 Kansas State
13 Jerome Williams PF 6-9 206 May 10, 1973 Georgetown
14 Malik Sealy SF 6-8 190 February 1, 1970 St. John’s
23 Aaron McKie SF 6-5 209 October 2, 1972 Temple
31 Scot Pollard C 6-11 265 February 12, 1975 Kansas
33 Grant Hill SF 6-8 225 October 5, 1972 Duke
42 Theo Ratliff C 6-10 225 April 17, 1973 Wyoming
42 Jerry Stackhouse SG 6-6 218 November 5, 1974 UNC
43 Grant Long PF 6-8 225 March 12, 1966 Eastern Michigan
44 Rick Mahorn C 6-10 240 September 21, 1958 Hampton
52 Don Reid PF 6-8 250 December 30, 1973 Georgetown

Regular Season Per Game

Player Pos Age GP GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Grant Hill SF 25 81 81 40.7 21.1 7.7 6.8 1.8 0.7 3.5 16.8 7.6 .452 0.3 0.0 .143 8.0 5.9 .740
Bison Dele C 28 78 78 33.6 16.2 8.9 1.2 0.9 0.7 2.3 13.3 6.8 .511 0.0 0.0 .333 3.6 2.5 .707
Joe Dumars SG 34 72 72 32.3 13.1 1.4 3.5 0.6 0.0 1.2 11.0 4.6 .416 5.9 2.2 .371 2.1 1.8 .825
Jerry Stackhouse SG 23 57 15 31.5 15.7 3.3 3.1 1.0 0.7 2.6 12.1 5.2 .428 2.6 0.5 .208 6.1 4.8 .782
Lindsey Hunter PG 27 71 67 35.3 12.1 3.5 3.2 1.7 0.1 1.5 11.6 4.5 .383 3.7 1.2 .321 2.8 2.0 .740
Malik Sealy SF 27 77 10 21.3 7.7 2.8 1.3 0.8 0.3 1.0 6.6 2.8 .428 0.5 0.1 .220 2.4 1.9 .824
Jerome Williams PF 24 77 3 16.9 5.3 4.9 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.8 3.7 2.0 .524 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 1.4 .651
Don Reid PF 24 68 44 14.6 3.5 2.6 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.4 2.6 1.4 .534 0.0 0.0   1.0 0.7 .704
Theo Ratliff C 24 24 12 24.4 6.5 5.0 0.6 0.5 2.3 1.4 4.6 2.4 .514 0.0 0.0   2.6 1.8 .683
Rick Mahorn C 39 59 0 12.0 2.4 3.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.6 2.2 1.0 .457 0.0 0.0   0.6 0.4 .676
Grant Long PF 31 40 17 18.5 3.5 3.8 0.6 0.7 0.3 0.6 2.9 1.3 .427 0.1 0.0 .000 1.4 1.0 .719
Aaron McKie SF 25 24 1 19.7 4.5 2.8 1.6 1.0 0.0 1.0 4.3 1.8 .413 0.7 0.1 .176 1.0 0.8 .870
Scot Pollard C 22 33 0 9.6 2.7 2.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 2.1 1.1 .500 0.0 0.0   0.7 0.6 .826
Eric Montross C 26 28 10 12.6 2.5 3.8 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.5 2.4 1.1 .456 0.0 0.0   0.8 0.3 .429
Charles O’Bannon SG 22 30 0 7.8 2.1 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.3 2.3 0.9 .377 0.1 0.0 .000 0.5 0.4 .800
Steve Henson PG 29 23 0 2.8 1.6 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.1 0.6 .500 0.3 0.1 .375 0.3 0.3 1.000
Team Totals     82 82 243.4 94.2 41.2 19.5 8.3 4.2 14.6 77.7 34.9 .449 11.4 3.6 .312 27.9 20.8 .745

Regular Season Per 36 Mins

Player Pos Age GP GS MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Grant Hill SF 25 81 81 3294 18.7 6.8 6.0 1.6 0.6 3.1 14.9 6.7 .452 0.2 0.0 .143 7.1 5.2 .740
Bison Dele C 28 78 78 2619 17.3 9.6 1.3 0.9 0.8 2.5 14.3 7.3 .511 0.0 0.0 .333 3.8 2.7 .707
Jerry Stackhouse SG 23 57 15 1797 17.9 3.8 3.5 1.2 0.8 3.0 13.9 5.9 .428 3.0 0.6 .208 7.0 5.5 .782
Joe Dumars SG 34 72 72 2326 14.6 1.6 3.9 0.7 0.0 1.3 12.2 5.1 .416 6.6 2.4 .371 2.4 2.0 .825
Malik Sealy SF 27 77 10 1641 13.0 4.8 2.2 1.4 0.4 1.7 11.1 4.7 .428 0.9 0.2 .220 4.0 3.3 .824
Lindsey Hunter PG 27 71 67 2505 12.4 3.5 3.2 1.8 0.1 1.6 11.9 4.5 .383 3.8 1.2 .321 2.8 2.1 .740
Jerome Williams PF 24 77 3 1305 11.3 10.5 1.3 1.4 0.3 1.7 7.9 4.2 .524 0.0 0.0 .000 4.6 3.0 .651
Scot Pollard C 22 33 0 317 10.1 8.4 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.4 7.9 4.0 .500 0.0 0.0   2.6 2.2 .826
Charles O’Bannon SG 22 30 0 234 9.8 5.1 2.6 1.4 0.2 1.4 10.6 4.0 .377 0.5 0.0 .000 2.3 1.8 .800
Theo Ratliff C 24 24 12 586 9.6 7.4 0.9 0.7 3.4 2.1 6.8 3.5 .514 0.0 0.0   3.9 2.6 .683
Don Reid PF 24 68 44 994 8.6 6.3 0.9 0.9 2.0 1.0 6.4 3.4 .534 0.0 0.0   2.6 1.8 .704
Aaron McKie SF 25 24 1 472 8.3 5.2 2.9 1.8 0.1 1.8 7.9 3.3 .413 1.3 0.2 .176 1.8 1.5 .870
Rick Mahorn C 39 59 0 707 7.2 9.9 0.8 0.7 0.4 1.9 6.6 3.0 .457 0.0 0.0   1.7 1.2 .676
Eric Montross C 26 28 10 354 7.2 10.9 0.4 0.6 1.5 1.4 6.9 3.2 .456 0.0 0.0   2.1 0.9 .429
Grant Long PF 31 40 17 739 6.9 7.3 1.2 1.4 0.6 1.1 5.7 2.4 .427 0.2 0.0 .000 2.8 2.0 .719
Steve Henson PG 29 23 0 65 19.9 1.1 2.2 0.6 0.0 3.3 14.4 7.2 .500 4.4 1.7 .375 3.9 3.9 1.000

Regular Season Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Grant Hill SF 25 81 81 3294 1712 623 551 143 53 285 1361 615 .452 21 3 .143 647 479 .740
Bison Dele C 28 78 78 2619 1261 695 94 67 55 181 1040 531 .511 3 1 .333 280 198 .707
Joe Dumars SG 34 72 72 2326 943 104 253 44 2 84 791 329 .416 426 158 .371 154 127 .825
Jerry Stackhouse SG 23 57 15 1797 896 190 174 58 38 150 692 296 .428 149 31 .208 349 273 .782
Lindsey Hunter PG 27 71 67 2505 862 247 224 123 10 110 826 316 .383 265 85 .321 196 145 .740
Malik Sealy SF 27 77 10 1641 591 219 100 65 20 79 505 216 .428 41 9 .220 182 150 .824
Jerome Williams PF 24 77 3 1305 410 379 48 51 10 60 288 151 .524 1 0 .000 166 108 .651
Don Reid PF 24 68 44 994 238 175 26 25 55 28 176 94 .534 0 0   71 50 .704
Theo Ratliff C 24 24 12 586 157 121 15 12 55 34 111 57 .514 0 0   63 43 .683
Grant Long PF 31 40 17 739 141 150 25 29 12 22 117 50 .427 4 0 .000 57 41 .719
Rick Mahorn C 39 59 0 707 141 195 15 14 7 37 129 59 .457 0 0   34 23 .676
Aaron McKie SF 25 24 1 472 109 68 38 23 1 24 104 43 .413 17 3 .176 23 20 .870
Scot Pollard C 22 33 0 317 89 74 9 8 10 12 70 35 .500 0 0   23 19 .826
Eric Montross C 26 28 10 354 71 107 4 6 15 14 68 31 .456 0 0   21 9 .429
Charles O’Bannon SG 22 30 0 234 64 33 17 9 1 9 69 26 .377 3 0 .000 15 12 .800
Steve Henson PG 29 23 0 65 36 2 4 1 0 6 26 13 .500 8 3 .375 7 7 1.000
Team Totals     82 82 19955 7721 3382 1597 678 344 1135 6373 2862 .449 938 293 .312 2288 1704 .745