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The 1975–76 Detroit Pistons were led by Bob Lanier, whose scoring, rebounding, and interior presence remained the foundation of the team. M. L. Carr supplied versatile all-around production, while Kevin Porter emerged as the primary playmaker and an important offensive catalyst after joining the lineup. Detroit’s statistical profile reflected balanced scoring and solid ball movement, but inconsistent defensive play and limited frontcourt depth prevented the team from sustaining success.

Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight DOB Age College
20 Roger Brown C 6’11” 225 2/23/1950 25 Kansas
11 Archie Clark PG 6’2″ 175 7/15/1941 34 Minnesota
22 Henry Dickerson SG 6’4″ 190 11/27/1951 24 Charleston (WV)
44 Al Eberhard SF 6’6″ 225 5/10/1952 23 Missouri
42 Chris Ford SG 6’5″ 190 1/11/1949 27 Villanova
45 Lindsay Hairston SF 6’7″ 180 12/8/1951 24 Michigan State
10 Wali Jones SG 6’2″ 180 2/14/1942 34 Villanova
16 Bob Lanier C 6’11” 250 9/10/1948 27 St. Bonaventure
24 Eric Money PG 6’0″ 170 2/6/1955 21 Arizona
23 John Mengelt SG 6’2″ 185 10/16/1949 26 Auburn
25 Howard Porter SF 6’8″ 220 8/31/1948 27 Villanova
18 Curtis Rowe PF 6’7″ 225 7/2/1949 26 UCLA
31 George Trapp PF 6’8″ 210 7/2/1948 27 Long Beach State
12 Terry Thomas SF 6’8″ 220 7/13/1953 22 Detroit
14 Earl Williams C 6’8″ 230 3/24/1951 24 Winston-Salem State
21 Kevin Porter PG 6’0″ 170 4/17/1950 25 St. Francis (PA)

Regular Season Per Game

PLAYER POS AGE G GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Bob Lanier C 27 64   36.9 21.3 11.7 3.4 1.2 1.3 3.2 15.9 8.5 .532       5.8 4.4 .768
Curtis Rowe PF 26 80   37.5 16.0 8.7 2.3 0.6 0.6 2.6 13.7 6.4 .468       4.3 3.2 .737
Eric Money PG 20 80   28.3 13.0 2.6 4.2 1.7 0.1 3.0 11.8 5.6 .474       2.3 1.8 .806
Kevin Porter PG 25 19   36.2 12.6 2.3 10.2 1.8 0.2 4.4 12.4 5.2 .421       2.9 2.2 .750
John Mengelt SG 26 67   16.5 10.7 1.7 1.6 0.6 0.1 2.1 8.1 3.9 .489       3.5 2.9 .810
Al Eberhard SF 23 81   25.5 9.3 4.8 1.0 1.1 0.2 3.1 8.4 3.5 .414       2.8 2.4 .834
Howard Porter SF 27 75   19.8 8.9 3.9 0.3 0.4 0.5 1.8 8.5 4.0 .469       1.3 1.0 .753
Chris Ford SG 27 82   26.8 8.4 3.5 3.3 2.2 0.3 2.7 8.6 3.7 .426       1.4 1.0 .722
Archie Clark SG 34 79   20.1 7.6 1.7 2.8 0.8 0.1 2.0 7.3 3.2 .433       1.5 1.3 .862
George Trapp PF 27 76   14.4 8.1 3.0 0.7 0.4 0.3 2.2 7.9 3.7 .462       1.2 0.8 .716
Wali Jones PG 33 1   19.0 8.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 2.0 11.0 4.0 .364       0.0 0.0  
Lindsay Hairston SF 24 47   13.9 5.8 3.8 0.4 0.4 0.7 1.8 4.9 2.2 .456       2.4 1.4 .580
Earl Williams C 24 46   12.2 3.7 5.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 1.8 3.3 1.6 .480       1.0 0.5 .500
Terry Thomas PF 22 28   4.9 2.8 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.8 2.3 1.0 .431       1.0 0.8 .724
Roger Brown C 25 29   15.7 2.5 4.5 0.4 0.2 0.9 2.6 2.5 1.0 .403       0.6 0.5 .778
Henry Dickerson SG 24 17   6.6 1.6 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.1 1.0 1.7 0.5 .310       0.9 0.6 .625
Team Totals     82   241.2 104.9 45.7 21.4 9.6 4.0 25.4 92.7 43.0 .464       25.0 19.0 .760**

Playoff Per Game

PLAYER POS AGE G GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Bob Lanier C 27 9   39.9 26.1 12.7 3.3 0.9 2.3 3.8 19.1 10.6 .552       5.6 5.0 .900
Curtis Rowe PF 26 9   38.4 15.0 7.8 2.9 0.7 0.9 3.0 12.3 5.9 .477       3.8 3.2 .853
Howard Porter SF 27 9   23.7 13.0 4.7 0.7 0.8 0.6 2.7 10.8 5.7 .526       1.9 1.7 .882
Eric Money PG 20 9   30.3 12.6 2.4 5.7 1.6 0.1 4.0 11.7 5.3 .457       2.3 1.9 .810
George Trapp PF 27 9   17.0 9.9 3.9 1.0 0.4 0.4 2.9 9.9 4.1 .416       2.0 1.7 .833
John Mengelt SG 26 9   13.2 9.7 1.6 1.1 0.4 0.1 2.4 6.2 3.8 .607       3.0 2.1 .704
Chris Ford SG 27 9   30.7 8.7 4.0 4.4 1.2 0.6 3.7 9.0 3.7 .407       1.7 1.3 .800
Archie Clark SG 34 9   21.3 8.0 2.3 3.2 0.7 0.0 2.8 6.9 3.3 .484       2.0 1.3 .667
Al Eberhard SF 23 8   22.8 6.0 3.3 0.9 1.0 0.5 1.8 4.9 2.1 .436       2.4 1.8 .737
Henry Dickerson SG 24 5   3.0 1.8 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.2 1.8 0.8 .444       0.4 0.2 .500
Roger Brown C 25 9   5.7 1.1 1.6 0.2 0.0 0.1 1.1 1.0 0.4 .444       0.4 0.2 .500
Terry Thomas PF 22 4   1.5 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.3 0.0 .000       0.0 0.0  
Team Totals     9   242.8 110.3 44.3 23.7 7.7 5.6 28.1 92.8 45.1 .486       25.0 20.1 .804

Regular Season Totals

PLAYER POS AGE G GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Bob Lanier C 27 64   2363 1366 746 217 79 86 203 1017 541 .532       370 284 .768
Curtis Rowe PF 26 80   2998 1280 697 183 47 45 209 1098 514 .468       342 252 .737
Eric Money PG 20 80   2267 1043 207 338 137 11 243 947 449 .474       180 145 .806
Chris Ford SG 27 82   2198 685 291 272 178 24 222 707 301 .426       115 83 .722
Howard Porter SF 27 75   1482 669 295 25 31 36 133 635 298 .469       97 73 .753
Al Eberhard SF 23 81   2066 757 390 83 87 15 250 683 283 .414       229 191 .834
John Mengelt SG 26 67   1105 720 115 108 40 5 138 540 264 .489       237 192 .810
George Trapp PF 27 76   1091 619 229 50 33 23 167 602 278 .462       88 63 .716
Archie Clark SG 34 79   1589 600 137 218 62 4 157 577 250 .433       116 100 .862
Lindsay Hairston SF 24 47   651 273 179 21 21 32 84 228 104 .456       112 65 .580
Kevin Porter PG 25 19   687 240 44 193 35 3 83 235 99 .421       56 42 .750
Terry Thomas PF 22 28   136 77 36 3 4 2 21 65 28 .431       29 21 .724
Roger Brown C 25 29   454 72 130 12 6 25 76 72 29 .403       18 14 .778
Earl Williams C 24 46   562 168 251 18 22 20 81 152 73 .480       44 22 .500
Henry Dickerson SG 24 17   112 28 3 8 2 1 17 29 9 .310       16 10 .625
Wali Jones PG 33 1   19 8 0 2 2 0 2 11 4 .364       0 0  
Team Totals     82   19780 8605 3750 1751 786 332 2086 7598 3524 .464       2049 1557 .760

Playoff Totals

PLAYER POS AGE G GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Bob Lanier C 27 9   359 235 114 30 8 21 34 172 95 .552 0 0 0 50 45 .900
Curtis Rowe PF 26 9   346 135 70 26 6 8 27 111 53 .477 0 0 0 34 29 .853
Howard Porter SF 27 9   213 117 42 6 7 5 24 97 51 .526 0 0 0 17 15 .882
Eric Money PG 20 9   273 113 22 51 14 1 36 105 48 .457 0 0 0 21 17 .810
George Trapp PF 27 9   153 89 35 9 4 4 26 89 37 .416 0 0 0 18 15 .833
John Mengelt SG 26 9   119 87 14 10 4 1 22 56 34 .607 0 0 0 27 19 .704
Chris Ford SG 27 9   276 78 36 40 11 5 33 81 33 .407 0 0 0 15 12 .800
Archie Clark SG 34 9   192 72 21 29 6 0 25 62 30 .484 0 0 0 18 12 .667
Al Eberhard SF 23 8   182 48 26 7 8 4 14 39 17 .436 0 0 0 19 14 .737
Roger Brown C 25 9   51 10 14 2 0 1 10 9 4 .444 0 0 0 4 2 .500
Henry Dickerson SG 24 5   15 9 4 3 1 0 1 9 4 .444 0 0 0 2 1 .500
Terry Thomas PF 22 4   6 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0  
Team Totals     9   2185 993 399 213 69 50 253 835 406 .486 0 0 0 225 181 .804

HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (STL+B LK) Impact Index* Notes Awards
Bob Lanier Alpha – Anchor 36.9 High Usage 21.3 11.7 3.4 2.5 (1.2 + 1.3) 19.45 As the franchise big man, Lanier delivered star-level scoring and rebounding — the team’s main interior force. His presence anchored both offense and defense inside. All‑Star 
Curtis Rowe Secondary Frontcourt Scorer 37.5 High Usage 16.0 8.7 2.3 1.2 (0.6 + 0.6) 14.10 Provided a strong complementary frontcourt scoring and rebounding option alongside Lanier, giving the Pistons second‑tier inside scoring and physicality. All‑Star (per your data)
Kevin Porter Lead Ball‑handler / Playmaker 36.2 High Usage 12.6 2.3 10.2 2.0 (1.8 + 0.2) 13.55 Led the backcourt as primary distributor and transition initiator; his assist load suggests he ran much of the offense when on court. —
Eric Money Scoring Guard / Secondary Ball‑handler 28.3 Medium Usage 13.0 2.6 4.2 1.8 (1.7 + 0.1) 10.80 Provided energetic guard scoring and rotation playmaking — a key secondary guard presence behind the main ball‑handler. —
Al Eberhard Wing Rotation Threat 25.5 Medium Usage 9.3 4.8 1.0 1.3 (1.1 + 0.2) 8.70 A role‑wing who contributed some scoring, rebounding and modest defensive activity; likely a “3‑and‑D / energy‑wing” type in the rotation. —
Chris Ford Perimeter Role Guard 26.8 Medium–Low Usage 8.4 3.5 3.3 2.5 (2.2 + 0.3) 8.85 Served as a rotation guard — modest scoring and steady defense (as indicated by steals) — likely spot minutes at backcourt/shooting guard. —
Archie Clark Veteran Scoring/Backup Guard 20.1 Low Usage 7.6 1.7 2.8 0.9 (0.8 + 0.1) 6.50 Although his minutes were limited, as a veteran guard he offered veteran scoring instincts and ball‑handling; known historically as an early “crossover/dribble move” specialist.  —
George Trapp Frontcourt Depth 14.4 Low Usage 8.1 3.0 0.7 0.7 (0.4 + 0.3) 6.25 Provided front‑court depth and occasional scoring/rebounding in limited minutes; useful as a backup big body. —
Howard Porter Frontcourt Reserve 19.8 Low Usage 8.9 3.9 0.3 0.9 (0.4 + 0.5) 7.00 As a reserve forward, added modest scoring and inside presence, giving the frontcourt rotation breadth. —
John Mengelt Bench Guard / Spot Shooter 16.5 Low Usage 10.7 1.7 1.6 0.7 (0.6 + 0.1) 7.30 Off‑the‑bench scoring guard — offered instant offense and spacing; perhaps a “3‑point / catch-and-shoot” / scoring‑spark role. His career reputation: energetic shooter/“hustle guard.”  —
Lindsay Hairston Deep Wing Reserve 13.9 Very Low Usage 5.8 3.8 0.4 0.8 (0.4 + 0.4) 5.40 Minimal role; likely used in garbage time or very limited spot minutes — provided occasional rebounding and defense. —
Earl Williams Deep Frontcourt Reserve 12.2 Very Low Usage 3.7 5.5 0.4 0.9 (0.5 + 0.4) 5.25 As a deep reserve center/power‑forward, he offered rebounding and size in mop-up or relief minutes. —
Terry Thomas Emergency Reserve 4.9 Very Low Usage 2.8 1.3 0.1 0.2 (0.1 + 0.1) 2.15 Essentially a deep‑bench body — minimal impact, likely minimal minutes or end‑of-game garbage time. —
Henry Dickerson Emergency Backcourt Reserve 6.6 Very Low Usage 1.6 0.2 0.5 0.2 (0.1 + 0.1) 1.25 Practically no role — very limited minutes and contributions. —