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The 1978-79 Detroit Pistons roster is below. Clicking on a tab heading will display the specified set of statistics. All columns may be sorted by clicking the column name. Clicking on an individual player will display
the player's career statistics including his time with the 1978-79 Detroit Pistons.
| Name | Pos | Per% | Mid% | Pnt% | Def Rtg | PG Eff% | SG Eff% | SF Eff% | PF Eff% | C Eff% | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
78-79 M.L. Carr | SF | 16 | 35 | 49 | 80 | 91 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 89 | $7,690,186 |
| 78-79 Kevin Porter | PG | 20 | 45 | 35 | 36 | 100 | 100 | 80 | 70 | 60 | $5,946,660 |
| 78-79 Terry Tyler | SF | 4 | 47 | 48 | 90 | 81 | 96 | 100 | 100 | 94 | $5,797,629 |
| 78-79 John Long | SG | 10 | 63 | 27 | 42 | 90 | 100 | 100 | 87 | 74 | $4,583,487 |
| 78-79 Leon Douglas | C | 1 | 37 | 62 | 28 | 60 | 70 | 89 | 100 | 100 | $4,064,830 |
| 78-79 Bob Lanier | C | 5 | 50 | 46 | 44 | 60 | 70 | 87 | 99 | 100 | $4,273,028 |
| 78-79 Ben Poquette | PF | 5 | 57 | 38 | 85 | 70 | 80 | 97 | 100 | 100 | $2,518,248 |
| 78-79 Earl Tatum | SG | 13 | 57 | 30 | 82 | 93 | 100 | 99 | 86 | 73 | $2,008,473 |
| 78-79 Andre Wakefield | SG | 23 | 43 | 34 | 30 | 100 | 100 | 97 | 80 | 70 | $589,437 |
| 78-79 Rickey Green | PG | 25 | 39 | 35 | 42 | 100 | 100 | 84 | 70 | 60 | $537,726 |
| 78-79 Jim Brewer | PF | 18 | 9 | 73 | 60 | 70 | 82 | 96 | 100 | 100 | $403,267 |
| 78-79 Essie Hollis | SF | 32 | 31 | 37 | 43 | 85 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 87 | $239,000 |
| 78-79 Chris Ford | SG | 51 | 28 | 20 | 28 | 90 | 100 | 99 | 87 | 75 | $239,000 |
| 78-79 Otis Howard | SF | 16 | 22 | 62 | 41 | 83 | 93 | 100 | 100 | 96 | $239,000 |
| 78-79 Steve Sheppard | SF | 52 | 2 | 46 | 40 | 86 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 91 | $239,000 |
| 78-79 Larry McNeill | PF | 55 | 19 | 26 | 16 | 72 | 87 | 100 | 100 | 97 | $239,000 |
| 78-79 Dennis Boyd | SG | 100 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 100 | 100 | 90 | 80 | 70 | $239,000 |
| 78-79 Robert Hawkins | SG | 100 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 100 | 100 | 90 | 85 | 70 | $239,000 |
| 78-79 Gus Gerard | SF | 100 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 80 | 97 | 100 | 96 | 87 | $239,000 |
| 78-79 Ron Behagen | PF | 0 | 91 | 9 | 8 | 70 | 87 | 92 | 100 | 91 | $239,000 |
Stat Key
Per% = Percentage of Shots from Perimeter
Mid% = Percentage of Shots from Midrange
Pnt% = Percentage of Shots from Paint
Def Rtg = Defensive Rating
PG Eff% = Point Guard Effectiveness
SG Eff% = Shooting Guard Effectiveness
SF Eff% = Small Forward Effectiveness
PF Eff% = Power Forward Effectiveness
C Eff% = Center Effectiveness
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