Detroit Pistons 1980-81 Roster and Stats

The 1980-81 Detroit Pistons experienced a challenging season, finishing with a 21-61 record. This performance placed them last in the Central Division and tied for the worst record in the league. The team struggled on both ends of the court, ranking near the bottom in offensive and defensive metrics.

During this season, the Pistons were led by head coach Scotty Robertson, who was in his second year at the helm. Despite their struggles, the team saw solid individual performances from players like John Long and Kent Benson. However, the lack of depth and consistency hampered their overall success.

The season was a period of rebuilding, setting the stage for future changes. The disappointing performance ultimately led to significant roster adjustments and coaching changes, as the Pistons aimed to build a more competitive team for the subsequent seasons.

Regular Season Record: 21-61
Playoff Result: Did not make playoffs

Detroit Pistons Roster and Stats for 1980-81 Season

POINTS

John Long

17.7

REBOUNDS

Phil Hubbard

7.3

ASSISTS

Ron Lee

4.4

	Regular Season							Playoffs
Player	GP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	3P%	GP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	3P%
John Long	59	17.7	3.3	1.8	1.0	0.3	22.2	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Kent Benson	59	15.7	6.8	2.9	0.6	0.8	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Phil Hubbard	80	14.5	7.3	1.9	0.6	0.1	50.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Keith Herron	80	13.7	2.6	1.9	0.6	0.2	25.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Terry Tyler	82	13.4	6.9	1.6	0.8	1.8	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Greg Kelser	25	12.3	4.8	1.8	0.6	0.9	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Bob McAdoo	6	12.0	6.8	3.3	0.8	0.8	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Wayne Robinson	81	7.9	3.6	1.4	0.3	0.2	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Larry Wright	45	7.4	2.0	3.4	0.5	0.1	33.3	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Paul Mokeski	80	7.1	5.2	1.7	0.3	0.7	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Larry Drew	76	6.7	1.6	3.2	0.6	0.1	40.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Ron Lee	82	4.2	2.7	4.4	1.3	0.2	16.7	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Tony Fuller	15	4.0	2.8	1.9	0.3	0.1	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Edmund Lawrence	3	4.0	1.3	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Norman Black	3	2.7	0.7	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Lee Johnson	2	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Detroit Pistons 1980-81 Regular Season Game Log

Here is the game log for the 1980-81 season for the Detroit Pistons.

Date	Opponent	Result	High Scorer
Oct 10, 1980	vs. Washington Bullets	L 95-85	Greg Kelser (24 pts)
Oct 11, 1980	@ Indiana Pacers	L 100-87	Larry Drew (18 pts)
Oct 13, 1980	@ New Jersey Nets	L 108-92	John Long (17 pts)
Oct 14, 1980	@ Cleveland Cavaliers	L 99-91	Greg Kelser (22 pts)
Oct 16, 1980	vs. San Antonio Spurs	L 102-99	Greg Kelser (28 pts)
Oct 18, 1980	vs. Atlanta Hawks	L 125-123	Greg Kelser (33 pts)
Oct 22, 1980	vs. Philadelphia 76ers	L 94-93	John Long (17 pts)
Oct 25, 1980	@ Houston Rockets	W 112-109	Keith Herron (20 pts)
Oct 29, 1980	vs. Boston Celtics	L 103-85	Terry Tyler (14 pts)
Oct 31, 1980	vs. Phoenix Suns	L 103-98	John Long (32 pts)
Nov 01, 1980	@ Chicago Bulls	L 122-100	John Long (28 pts)
Nov 04, 1980	@ Milwaukee Bucks	W 98-96	John Long (33 pts)
Nov 05, 1980	@ Philadelphia 76ers	L 107-103	John Long (32 pts)
Nov 07, 1980	@ Washington Bullets	L 114-88	Greg Kelser (20 pts)
Nov 08, 1980	vs. Dallas Mavericks	W 101-73	John Long (23 pts)
Nov 11, 1980	@ New York Knicks	L 149-118	Terry Tyler (22 pts)
Nov 12, 1980	vs. Milwaukee Bucks	L 122-98	John Long (23 pts)
Nov 14, 1980	vs. Chicago Bulls	W 106-99	Kent Benson (20 pts)
Nov 16, 1980	@ New Jersey Nets	L 89-80	Kent Benson (14 pts)
Nov 18, 1980	vs. Indiana Pacers	L 102-97	Keith Herron (24 pts)
Nov 20, 1980	vs. San Diego Clippers	W 97-90	Keith Herron (21 pts)
Nov 22, 1980	vs. New Jersey Nets	W 117-103	Phil Hubbard (21 pts)
Nov 26, 1980	vs. Utah Jazz	L 104-97	Phil Hubbard (28 pts)
Nov 28, 1980	vs. Kansas City Kings	W 104-94	Terry Tyler (23 pts)
Nov 29, 1980	@ Atlanta Hawks	W 98-95	Greg Kelser (23 pts)
Dec 02, 1980	vs. Boston Celtics	L 94-85	Keith Herron (20 pts)
Dec 05, 1980	@ Washington Bullets	L 103-92	Phil Hubbard (19 pts)
Dec 06, 1980	@ Cleveland Cavaliers	L 101-100	Keith Herron (24 pts)
Dec 10, 1980	vs. Atlanta Hawks	L 100-92	Keith Herron (22 pts)
Dec 12, 1980	vs. Cleveland Cavaliers	W 101-95	Keith Herron (21 pts)
Dec 13, 1980	@ New York Knicks	L 100-94	Phil Hubbard (22 pts)
Dec 17, 1980	vs. New York Knicks	L 119-103	Kent Benson (27 pts)
Dec 18, 1980	@ Milwaukee Bucks	L 121-104	Phil Hubbard (22 pts)
Dec 19, 1980	vs. Indiana Pacers	W 109-106	Keith Herron (25 pts)
Dec 21, 1980	@ San Diego Clippers	L 117-97	Phil Hubbard (27 pts)
Dec 23, 1980	@ Phoenix Suns	L 113-104	Larry Drew (23 pts)
Dec 26, 1980	vs. Houston Rockets	L 114-94	Phil Hubbard (22 pts)
Dec 27, 1980	@ Chicago Bulls	L 104-97	Kent Benson (20 pts)
Dec 30, 1980	@ Atlanta Hawks	L 96-89	Phil Hubbard (29 pts)
Jan 02, 1981	vs. New York Knicks	W 102-100	Keith Herron (20 pts)
Jan 06, 1981	@ Portland Trail Blazers	L 110-90	Keith Herron (19 pts)
Jan 07, 1981	@ Seattle SuperSonics	L 99-94	Phil Hubbard (24 pts)
Jan 10, 1981	@ Golden State Warriors	L 105-103	John Long (27 pts)
Jan 11, 1981	@ Los Angeles Lakers	L 117-108	Kent Benson (27 pts)
Jan 13, 1981	vs. Milwaukee Bucks	L 119-96	Keith Herron (23 pts)
Jan 14, 1981	@ Indiana Pacers	L 101-99	Kent Benson (25 pts)
Jan 15, 1981	vs. Washington Bullets	L 106-89	Keith Herron (29 pts)
Jan 17, 1981	vs. New Jersey Nets	L 116-104	Kent Benson (20 pts)
Jan 19, 1981	@ Boston Celtics	L 92-90	Keith Herron (20 pts)
Jan 20, 1981	vs. Philadelphia 76ers	W 83-75	Phil Hubbard (28 pts)
Jan 22, 1981	vs. Chicago Bulls	L 125-92	Keith Herron (20 pts)
Jan 24, 1981	vs. Cleveland Cavaliers	W 117-94	Phil Hubbard (25 pts)
Jan 26, 1981	@ Utah Jazz	L 102-99	John Long (28 pts)
Jan 27, 1981	@ Denver Nuggets	L 143-123	Phil Hubbard (25 pts)
Jan 29, 1981	vs. Golden State Warriors	L 117-112	John Long (31 pts)
Feb 03, 1981	@ San Antonio Spurs	L 102-99	John Long (40 pts)
Feb 04, 1981	@ Kansas City Kings	L 91-90	Keith Herron (26 pts)
Feb 06, 1981	vs. Los Angeles Lakers	L 111-102	Phil Hubbard (24 pts)
Feb 07, 1981	@ Chicago Bulls	L 98-90	Phil Hubbard (20 pts)
Feb 08, 1981	vs. Indiana Pacers	L 124-101	Phil Hubbard (24 pts)
Feb 10, 1981	@ Dallas Mavericks	W 101-95	Terry Tyler (20 pts)
Feb 13, 1981	@ New York Knicks	L 120-92	Terry Tyler (22 pts)
Feb 14, 1981	vs. Washington Bullets	W 105-103	Terry Tyler (23 pts)
Feb 17, 1981	@ Cleveland Cavaliers	L 109-108	John Long (30 pts)
Feb 18, 1981	@ Philadelphia 76ers	L 111-97	Terry Tyler (21 pts)
Feb 19, 1981	vs. Portland Trail Blazers	L 115-106	John Long (19 pts)
Feb 21, 1981	vs. Boston Celtics	L 130-119	Terry Tyler (26 pts)
Feb 27, 1981	vs. Cleveland Cavaliers	W 118-109	Terry Tyler (31 pts)
Mar 01, 1981	@ New Jersey Nets	W 117-104	Terry Tyler (27 pts)
Mar 03, 1981	@ Milwaukee Bucks	L 115-98	Paul Mokeski (18 pts)
Mar 05, 1981	vs. New York Knicks	L 104-101	Terry Tyler (20 pts)
Mar 07, 1981	vs. Denver Nuggets	L 121-109	Terry Tyler (19 pts)
Mar 11, 1981	vs. Atlanta Hawks	W 100-97	Paul Mokeski (16 pts)
Mar 13, 1981	vs. Seattle SuperSonics	L 102-100	John Long (22 pts)
Mar 14, 1981	@ Indiana Pacers	W 101-94	Kent Benson (24 pts)
Mar 18, 1981	vs. New Jersey Nets	W 118-115	Kent Benson (24 pts)
Mar 20, 1981	vs. Milwaukee Bucks	L 104-86	Kent Benson (19 pts)
Mar 22, 1981	vs. Chicago Bulls	L 109-103	Terry Tyler (20 pts)
Mar 24, 1981	@ Atlanta Hawks	L 96-91	Phil Hubbard (18 pts)
Mar 25, 1981	@ Philadelphia 76ers	L 114-75	Phil Hubbard (16 pts)
Mar 27, 1981	@ Boston Celtics	W 115-90	Terry Tyler (27 pts)
Mar 28, 1981	@ Washington Bullets	L 108-103	John Long (20 pts)

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Detroit Pistons 1980-81 Roster and Stats

Detroit Pistons Roster and Stats for 1980-81 Season

Detroit Pistons 1980-81 Regular Season Game Log