Detroit Pistons 1978-79 Roster - Season and Playoffs

Full list of players that played for the Detroit Pistons in the 1978-79 NBA Regular Season and the 1979 NBA Playoffs with their jersey number, position, height, birthdate, draft information, games played and some basic stats.

The Detroit Pistons used 20 players in the 1978-79 Regular Season.

John Long, Kevin Porter and Terry Tyler are the players from this roster with the most regular season games played, with 82.

Note: Here you have the complete list of players that played in at least 1 game in 1979, ordered by games played and then alphabetically.

Regular Season: 30-52 (.366), 8th in Eastern Conference
Playoffs: DNQ

Jersey	Player	Season	Playoffs
25	John Long Guard / Forward 6-5 born Aug. 28, 1956 drafted 29th in 1978 (by the Pistons)	82 games 16.1 pts 3.2 reb 1.5 ast
1	Kevin Porter Guard 6-0 born Apr. 17, 1950 drafted 39th in 1972 (by the Bullets)	82 games 15.4 pts 2.5 reb 13.4 ast
41	Terry Tyler Forward / Guard 6-7 born Oct. 30, 1956 drafted 23rd in 1978 (by the Pistons)	82 games 12.9 pts 7.9 reb 1.1 ast
30	M.L. Carr Forward / Guard 6-6 born Jan. 9, 1951 drafted 76th in 1973 (by the Kings)	80 games 18.7 pts 7.4 reb 3.3 ast
13	Leon Douglas Center / Forward 6-10 born Aug. 26, 1954 drafted 4th in 1976 (by the Pistons)	78 games 11.4 pts 8.5 reb 0.9 ast

Jersey	Player	Season	Playoffs
50	Ben Poquette Forward / Center 6-9 born May. 7, 1955 drafted 36th in 1977 (by the Pistons)	76 games 6.7 pts 4.4 reb 0.8 ast
35	Earl Tatum Guard / Forward 6-5 born Jul. 26, 1953 drafted 21st in 1976 (by the Lakers)	76 games 7.8 pts 1.6 reb 0.9 ast
26	Andre Wakefield Guard 6-3 born Jan. 11, 1955 drafted 107th in 1978 (by the Suns)	71 games 2.4 pts 1.1 reb 1.0 ast
16	Bob Lanier Center 6-11 born Sep. 10, 1948 drafted 1st in 1970 (by the Pistons)	53 games 23.6 pts 9.3 reb 2.6 ast
24	Rickey Green Guard 6-0 born Aug. 18, 1954 drafted 16th in 1977 (by the Warriors)	27 games 6.6 pts 1.5 reb 2.3 ast

Jersey	Player	Season	Playoffs
42	Jim Brewer Forward / Center 6-9 born Dec. 3, 1951 drafted 2nd in 1973 (by the Cavaliers)	25 games 2.3 pts 4.2 reb 0.5 ast
22 / 24	Essie Hollis Forward 6-6 born May. 16, 1955 drafted 44th in 1977 (by the Jazz)	25 games 2.8 pts 1.8 reb 0.2 ast
27	Steve Sheppard Forward 6-6 born Mar. 21, 1954 drafted 30th in 1977 (by the Bulls)	20 games 1.6 pts 1.0 reb 0.2 ast
32	Otis Howard Forward 6-7 born Nov. 5, 1956 drafted 80th in 1978 (by the Bucks)	11 games 4.5 pts 3.1 reb 0.4 ast
32	Larry McNeill Forward / Center 6-9 born Jan. 31, 1951 drafted 25th in 1973 (by the Kings)	11 games 2.6 pts 0.9 reb 0.3 ast

Jersey	Player	Season	Playoffs
11	Dennis Boyd Guard 6-1 born May. 21, 1954 drafted 72nd in 1977 (by the Jazz)	5 games 1.2 pts 0.4 reb 1.4 ast
11	Robert Hawkins Guard 6-4 born Jun. 30, 1954 drafted 51st in 1975 (by the Warriors)	4 games 4.5 pts 1.5 reb 1.0 ast
42	Chris Ford Guard / Forward 6-5 born Jan. 11, 1949 drafted 17th in 1972 (by the Pistons)	3 games 11.0 pts 6.0 reb 1.7 ast
22	Gus Gerard Forward / Guard 6-8 born Jul. 27, 1953 drafted 50th in 1975 (by the Trail Blazers)	2 games 1.5 pts 0.5 reb 0.0 ast
27	Ron Behagen Forward / Center 6-9 born Jan. 14, 1951 drafted 7th in 1973 (by the Kings)	1 game 0.0 pts 0.0 reb 0.0 ast