Detroit Pistons 1961-62 Roster - Season and Playoffs

Full list of players that played for the Detroit Pistons in the 1961-62 NBA Regular Season and the 1962 NBA Playoffs with their jersey number, position, height, birthdate, draft information, games played and some basic stats.

The Detroit Pistons used 12 players in the 1961-62 Regular Season and 10 in the 1962 Playoffs.

Bob Ferry and Gene Shue are the players from this roster with the most regular season games played, with 80.

Note: Here you have the complete list of players that played in at least 1 game in 1962, ordered by games played and then alphabetically.

Regular Season: 37-43 (.463), 3rd in Western Division
Playoffs: 5-5 (.500), Lost West Div Finals

1962 Detroit Pistons Roster

Jersey
Player
SeasonPlayoffs
16
  • Center / Forward
  • 6-8
  • born May. 31, 1937
  • drafted with a territorial pick in 1959 (by the Hawks)

80 games

13.9 pts
6.3 reb
1.8 ast

9 games

11.1 pts
4.6 reb
1.4 ast

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

80 games

19.0 pts
4.7 reb
5.8 ast

10 games

16.1 pts
3.0 reb
4.9 ast

18
  • Forward
  • 6-7
  • born Jan. 20, 1937
  • drafted 2nd in 1959 (by the Pistons)

79 games

19.9 pts
12.6 reb
2.4 ast

10 games

20.0 pts
9.6 reb
2.3 ast

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

77 games

9.4 pts
10.4 reb
1.6 ast

10 games

12.4 pts
13.8 reb
2.4 ast

10
  • Guard
  • 6-3
  • born Apr. 18, 1936
  • drafted 36th in 1958 (by the Warriors)

77 games

17.0 pts
3.5 reb
3.2 ast

8 games

20.5 pts
3.4 reb
3.1 ast

Jersey
Player
SeasonPlayoffs
12
  • Forward / Guard
  • 6-4
  • born Nov. 23, 1936
  • drafted 24th in 1959 (by the Pistons)

75 games

7.6 pts
4.7 reb
0.9 ast

6 games

4.3 pts
1.3 reb
0.2 ast

22
  • Forward / Center
  • 6-9
  • born Jul. 12, 1938
  • drafted 4th in 1961 (by the Pistons)

75 games

13.3 pts
11.5 reb
1.8 ast

10 games

17.3 pts
14.5 reb
4.3 ast

15
  • Forward / Guard
  • 6-7
  • born Mar. 11, 1938
  • drafted 4th in 1960 (by the Pistons)

74 games

7.4 pts
5.8 reb
1.0 ast

7 games

5.4 pts
3.4 reb
1.0 ast

5
  • Guard
  • 6-3
  • born Jun. 29, 1936
  • drafted 36th in 1960 (by the Pistons)

69 games

6.1 pts
2.6 reb
1.7 ast

9 games

11.0 pts
2.6 reb
3.4 ast

25
  • Guard
  • 5-11
  • born Jan. 31, 1939
  • drafted 12th in 1961 (by the Pistons)

58 games

5.5 pts
1.5 reb
1.8 ast

5 games

13.6 pts
1.8 reb
3.2 ast

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

26 games

2.8 pts
1.7 reb
2.4 ast

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

14 games

5.1 pts
4.6 reb
0.4 ast