Detroit Pistons year by year

79 seasons since 1948-49 · 2932-3231 all time · 3 titles

How have the Pistons ranked, year by year?

The Detroit Pistons have played 78 seasons since 1948-49: 2931-3231 in the regular season, with 3 titles. Their defense allowed the fewest points in the league 6 times: 2007-08, 2003-04, 2002-03, 1991-92 and 2 more. Over the last 10 seasons the best defense was 2025-26's (3rd in points allowed), the best offense 2025-26's (8th in points scored). In 2026-27 they are 1-0, 17th in points scored and 5th in points allowed after 1 games.

Detroit Pistons by season: record, points scored and allowed per game with league rank, coach and postseason
Season	W-L	Offense	Defense	Coach	Postseason
2026-27	1-0	109.017th	107.05th	J. B. Bickerstaff	—
2025-26	60-22	117.88th	109.63rd	J. B. Bickerstaff	Playoffs, 7-7
2024-25	44-38	115.512th	113.614th	J. B. Bickerstaff	Playoffs, 2-4
2023-24	14-68	109.927th	119.026th	Monty Williams	—
2022-23	17-65	110.329th	118.527th	Dwane Casey	—
2021-22	23-59	104.828th	112.522nd	Dwane Casey	—
2020-21	20-52	106.627th	111.110th	Dwane Casey	—
2019-20	20-46	107.225th	110.815th	Dwane Casey	—
2018-19	41-41	107.025th	107.37th	Dwane Casey	Playoffs, 0-4
2017-18	39-43	103.822nd	103.98th	Stan Van Gundy	—
2016-17	37-45	101.326th	102.57th	Stan Van Gundy	—
2015-16	44-38	102.019th	101.412th	Stan Van Gundy	Playoffs, 0-4
2014-15	32-50	98.518th	99.514th	Stan Van Gundy	—
2013-14	29-53	101.014th	104.727th	Maurice Cheeks, John Loyer	—
2012-13	29-53	94.922nd	98.818th	Lawrence Frank	—
2011-12	25-41	90.927th	95.714th	Lawrence Frank	—
2010-11	30-52	97.022nd	100.616th	John Kuester	—
2009-10	27-55	94.029th	99.114th	John Kuester	—
2008-09	39-43	94.228th	94.78th	Michael Curry	Playoffs, 0-4
2007-08	59-23	97.517th	90.11st	Flip Saunders	Playoffs, 10-7
2006-07	53-29	96.021st	91.82nd	Flip Saunders	Playoffs, 10-6
2005-06	64-18	96.819th	90.23rd	Flip Saunders	Playoffs, 10-8
2004-05	54-28	93.324th	89.52nd	Larry Brown	Lost the NBA Finals
2003-04	54-28	90.124th	84.31st	Larry Brown	Won the NBA Finals
2002-03	50-32	91.426th	87.71st	Rick Carlisle	Playoffs, 8-9
2001-02	50-32	94.318th	92.16th	Rick Carlisle	Playoffs, 4-6
2000-01	32-50	95.613th	97.323rd	George Irvine	—
1999-00	42-40	103.52nd	102.226th	Alvin Gentry	Playoffs, 0-3
1998-99	29-21	90.419th	86.97th	Alvin Gentry	Playoffs, 2-3
1997-98	37-45	94.219th	92.69th	Doug Collins	—
1996-97	54-28	94.223rd	88.92nd	Doug Collins	Playoffs, 2-3
1995-96	46-36	95.424th	92.92nd	Doug Collins	Playoffs, 0-3
1994-95	28-54	98.220th	105.521st	Don Chaney	—
1993-94	20-62	96.923rd	104.720th	Don Chaney	—
1992-93	40-42	100.624th	102.07th	Ron Rothstein	—
1991-92	48-34	98.925th	96.91st	Chuck Daly	Playoffs, 2-3
1990-91	50-32	100.123rd	96.81st	Chuck Daly	Playoffs, 7-8
1989-90	59-23	104.318th	98.31st	Chuck Daly	Won the NBA Finals
1988-89	63-19	106.615th	100.82nd	Chuck Daly	Won the NBA Finals
1987-88	54-28	109.28th	104.13rd	Chuck Daly	Lost the NBA Finals
1986-87	52-30	111.28th	107.89th	Chuck Daly	Playoffs, 10-5
1985-86	46-36	114.27th	113.014th	Chuck Daly	Playoffs, 1-3
1984-85	46-36	116.03rd	113.517th	Chuck Daly	Playoffs, 5-4
1983-84	49-33	117.13rd	113.517th	Chuck Daly	Playoffs, 2-3
1982-83	37-45	112.76th	113.116th	Scotty Robertson	—
1981-82	39-43	111.16th	112.019th	Scotty Robertson	—
1980-81	21-61	99.722nd	106.07th	Scotty Robertson	—
1979-80	16-66	108.911th	117.220th	Richie Adubato	—
1978-79	30-52	110.010th	112.717th	Dick Vitale	—
1977-78	38-44	109.010th	110.214th	Bob Kauffman	—
1976-77	44-38	109.46th	110.419th	Herb Brown	Playoffs, 1-2
1975-76	36-46	104.9	106.0	Ray Scott	Playoffs, 4-5
1974-75	40-42	98.9	100.3	Ray Scott	Playoffs, 1-2
1973-74	52-30	104.4	100.3	Ray Scott	Playoffs, 3-4
1972-73	40-42	110.3	110.0	Ray Scott	—
1971-72	26-56	109.1	115.9	Earl Lloyd	—
1970-71	45-37	110.1	110.9	Butch van Breda Kolff, Terry Dischinger	—
1969-70	31-51	112.8	116.1	Butch van Breda Kolff	—
1968-69	32-50	114.1	117.3	Paul Seymour	—
1967-68	40-42	118.6	120.6	Donnis Butcher	Playoffs, 2-4
1966-67	30-51	111.3	116.8	Dave DeBusschere	—
1965-66	22-58	110.3	117.2	Dave DeBusschere	—
1964-65	31-49	108.5	111.9	Dave DeBusschere	—
1963-64	23-57	107.8	115.5	Charles Wolf	—
1962-63	34-46	113.9	117.6	Dick McGuire	Playoffs, 1-3
1961-62	37-43	115.4	117.1	Dick McGuire	Playoffs, 5-5
1960-61	34-45	118.6	121.0	Dick McGuire	Playoffs, 2-3
1959-60	30-45	111.6	115.0	Red Rocha, Dick McGuire	Playoffs, 0-2
1958-59	28-44	105.1	106.3	Red Rocha	Playoffs, 1-2
1957-58	33-39	105.3	107.7	Red Rocha	Playoffs, 3-4
1956-57Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons	34-38	96.4	98.9	Charley Eckman	Playoffs, 0-2
1955-56Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons	37-35	94.4	93.7	Charley Eckman	Lost the NBA Finals
1954-55Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons	43-29	92.4	90.0	Charley Eckman	Lost the NBA Finals
1953-54Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons	40-32	77.7	76.1	Paul Birch	Playoffs, 0-4
1952-53Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons	36-33	81.0	81.1	Paul Birch	Playoffs, 4-4
1951-52Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons	29-37	78.0	80.1	Paul Birch	Playoffs, 0-2
1950-51Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons	32-36	84.1	86.0	Murray Mendenhall	Playoffs, 1-2
1949-50Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons	40-28	79.3	77.9	Murray Mendenhall	Playoffs, 2-2
1948-49Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons	22-38	74.3	77.5	Curly Armstrong	—

Regular season. Offense and defense are points scored and allowed per game; the rank beside each is among the league’s clubs that season, first being the most scored or the fewest allowed. Ranks start in 1976-77, the first season after the ABA merger.

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