Detroit Pistons 1958-59 Roster - Season and Playoffs

Full list of players that played for the Detroit Pistons in the 1958-59 NBA Regular Season and the 1959 NBA Playoffs with their jersey number, position, height, birthdate, draft information, games played and some basic stats.

The Detroit Pistons used 14 players in the 1958-59 Regular Season and 12 in the 1959 Playoffs.

A total of 4 players from this roster played in 72 games, the season high for the Pistons.

Note: Here you have the complete list of players that played in at least 1 game in 1959, ordered by games played and then alphabetically.

Regular Season: 28-44 (.389), 3rd in Western Division
Playoffs: 1-2 (.333), Lost West Div Semis

1959 Detroit Pistons Roster

Jersey
Player
SeasonPlayoffs
23
  • Center
  • 7-0
  • born Jun. 23, 1930
  • drafted with a territorial pick in 1953 (by the Knicks)

72 games

13.0 pts
13.3 reb
0.9 ast

3 games

14.3 pts
13.3 reb
1.0 ast

16
  • Center / Forward
  • 6-10
  • born Sep. 12, 1933
  • drafted in 1956 (by the Lakers)

72 games

14.3 pts
8.3 reb
1.2 ast

3 games

15.0 pts
8.0 reb
1.7 ast

17
  • Forward / Center
  • 6-5
  • born Apr. 3, 1928
  • drafted in 1950 (by the Capitols)

72 games

8.4 pts
6.9 reb
1.3 ast

3 games

8.7 pts
6.0 reb
2.3 ast

21
  • Guard
  • 6-2
  • born Dec. 18, 1931
  • drafted 3rd in 1954 (by the Warriors)

72 games

17.6 pts
4.7 reb
3.2 ast

3 games

27.7 pts
4.7 reb
3.3 ast

15
  • Guard
  • 6-0
  • born Jan. 25, 1926
  • drafted 7th in 1949 (by the Knicks)

71 games

9.2 pts
4.0 reb
6.2 ast

3 games

15.7 pts
5.7 reb
6.3 ast

Jersey
Player
SeasonPlayoffs
22
  • Guard / Forward
  • 6-4
  • born Apr. 13, 1932
  • drafted 15th in 1954 (by the Nationals)

70 games

7.0 pts
2.8 reb
1.8 ast

3 games

3.7 pts
2.0 reb
1.0 ast

9
  • Forward
  • 6-6
  • born Feb. 26, 1934
  • drafted in 1953 (by the Celtics)

68 games

8.4 pts
5.2 reb
1.1 ast

3 games

4.0 pts
2.7 reb
1.0 ast

14
  • Guard
  • 6-4
  • born Jul. 24, 1931
  • drafted 30th in 1954 (by the Warriors)

65 games

7.1 pts
1.8 reb
1.8 ast

3 games

4.0 pts
0.0 reb
0.3 ast

6
  • Forward
  • 6-5
  • born Mar. 11, 1936
  • drafted 42nd in 1958 (by the Pistons)

48 games

6.4 pts
5.9 reb
0.5 ast

3 games

6.3 pts
4.7 reb
0.0 ast

12
  • Forward / Guard
  • 6-5
  • born Nov. 3, 1928
  • drafted 7th in 1950 (by the Pistons)

46 games

20.8 pts
7.1 reb
0.9 ast

Jersey
Player
SeasonPlayoffs
10
  • Forward
  • 6-7
  • born Jul. 29, 1935
  • drafted 10th in 1958 (by the Pistons)

31 games

3.5 pts
2.8 reb
0.4 ast

12
  • Forward / Guard
  • 6-5
  • born Sep. 2, 1933
  • drafted 5th in 1955 (by the Nationals)

15 games

11.8 pts
6.1 reb
1.1 ast

3 games

3.3 pts
2.3 reb
1.3 ast