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Played as:
- Detroit Pistons (NBA, 1958-2008) — 3 League Championships and 31 Playoff Appearances
- Fort Wayne Pistons (NBA/BAA, 1949-1957) — 7 Playoff Appearances
Franchise History
Glossary / Click column headers to sort / An asterisk (*) indicates a playoff appearance| Season | Lg | Team | W | L | W-L% | Finish | SRS | ORtg | DRtg | Playoffs | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | NBA | Detroit Pistons* | 59 | 23 | .720 | 1 | 6.67 | 111.4 | 102.9 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | Saunders (59-23) |
| 2006-07 | NBA | Detroit Pistons* | 53 | 29 | .646 | 1 | 3.68 | 108.9 | 104.2 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | Saunders (53-29) |
| 2005-06 | NBA | Detroit Pistons* | 64 | 18 | .780 | 1 | 6.23 | 110.8 | 103.1 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | Saunders (64-18) |
| 2004-05 | NBA | Detroit Pistons* | 54 | 28 | .659 | 1 | 3.31 | 105.6 | 101.2 | Lost Finals | Brown (54-28) |
| 2003-04 | NBA | Detroit Pistons* | 54 | 28 | .659 | 2 | 5.04 | 102.0 | 95.4 | Won Finals | Brown (54-28) |
| 2002-03 | NBA | Detroit Pistons* | 50 | 32 | .610 | 1 | 2.98 | 104.1 | 99.9 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | Carlisle (50-32) |
| 2001-02 | NBA | Detroit Pistons* | 50 | 32 | .610 | 1 | 1.69 | 104.8 | 102.4 | Lost Eastern Conference Semifinals | Carlisle (50-32) |
| 2000-01 | NBA | Detroit Pistons | 32 | 50 | .390 | 5 | -2.08 | 100.0 | 101.8 | Irvine (32-50) | |
| 1999-00 | NBA | Detroit Pistons* | 42 | 40 | .512 | 4 | 1.13 | 107.3 | 105.8 | Lost Eastern Conference First Round | Gentry (28-30) and Irvine (14-10) |
| 1998-99 | NBA | Detroit Pistons* | 29 | 21 | .580 | 3 | 3.97 | 104.2 | 100.3 | Lost Eastern Conference First Round | Gentry (29-21) |
| 1997-98 | NBA | Detroit Pistons | 37 | 45 | .451 | 6 | 1.95 | 105.3 | 103.5 | Collins (21-24) and Gentry (16-21) | |
| 1996-97 | NBA | Detroit Pistons* | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3 | 5.45 | 110.6 | 104.4 | Lost Eastern Conference First Round | Collins (54-28) |
| 1995-96 | NBA | Detroit Pistons* | 46 | 36 | .561 | 4 | 2.45 | 107.9 | 105.1 | Lost Eastern Conference First Round | Collins (46-36) |
| 1994-95 | NBA | Detroit Pistons | 28 | 54 | .341 | 7 | -7.09 | 105.1 | 112.9 | Chaney (28-54) | |
| 1993-94 | NBA | Detroit Pistons | 20 | 62 | .244 | 6 | -7.46 | 102.7 | 110.9 | Chaney (20-62) | |
| 1992-93 | NBA | Detroit Pistons | 40 | 42 | .488 | 6 | -1.10 | 107.4 | 108.9 | Rothstein (40-42) | |
| 1991-92 | NBA | Detroit Pistons* | 48 | 34 | .585 | 3 | 2.06 | 107.5 | 105.3 | Lost Eastern Conference First Round | Daly (48-34) |
| 1990-91 | NBA | Detroit Pistons* | 50 | 32 | .610 | 2 | 3.07 | 108.2 | 104.6 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | Daly (50-32) |
| 1989-90 | NBA | Detroit Pistons* | 59 | 23 | .720 | 1 | 5.41 | 109.9 | 103.5 | Won Finals | Daly (59-23) |
| 1988-89 | NBA | Detroit Pistons* | 63 | 19 | .768 | 1 | 6.24 | 110.8 | 104.7 | Won Finals | Daly (63-19) |
| 1987-88 | NBA | Detroit Pistons* | 54 | 28 | .659 | 1 | 5.46 | 110.5 | 105.3 | Lost Finals | Daly (54-28) |
| 1986-87 | NBA | Detroit Pistons* | 52 | 30 | .634 | 2 | 3.52 | 109.2 | 105.8 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | Daly (52-30) |
| 1985-86 | NBA | Detroit Pistons* | 46 | 36 | .561 | 3 | 1.44 | 109.0 | 107.9 | Lost Eastern Conference First Round | Daly (46-36) |
| 1984-85 | NBA | Detroit Pistons* | 46 | 36 | .561 | 2 | 2.73 | 109.6 | 107.2 | Lost Eastern Conference Semifinals | Daly (46-36) |
| 1983-84 | NBA | Detroit Pistons* | 49 | 33 | .598 | 2 | 3.52 | 111.5 | 108.1 | Lost Eastern Conference First Round | Daly (49-33) |
| 1982-83 | NBA | Detroit Pistons | 37 | 45 | .451 | 3 | -0.17 | 105.4 | 105.8 | Robertson (37-45) | |
| 1981-82 | NBA | Detroit Pistons | 39 | 43 | .476 | 3 | -0.63 | 105.8 | 106.6 | Robertson (39-43) | |
| 1980-81 | NBA | Detroit Pistons | 21 | 61 | .256 | 6 | -5.58 | 98.1 | 104.3 | Robertson (21-61) | |
| 1979-80 | NBA | Detroit Pistons | 16 | 66 | .195 | 6 | -7.58 | 101.2 | 108.8 | Vitale (4-8) and Adubato (12-58) | |
| 1978-79 | NBA | Detroit Pistons | 30 | 52 | .366 | 4 | -2.60 | 102.1 | 104.6 | Vitale (30-52) | |
| 1977-78 | NBA | Detroit Pistons | 38 | 44 | .463 | 4 | -1.22 | 100.3 | 101.5 | Brown (9-15) and Kauffman (29-29) | |
| 1976-77 | NBA | Detroit Pistons* | 44 | 38 | .537 | 2 | -1.00 | 100.3 | 101.3 | Lost Western Conference First Round | Brown (44-38) |
| 1975-76 | NBA | Detroit Pistons* | 36 | 46 | .439 | 2 | -1.19 | 99.2 | 100.2 | Lost Western Conference Semifinals | Scott (17-25) and Brown (19-21) |
| 1974-75 | NBA | Detroit Pistons* | 40 | 42 | .488 | 3 | -1.19 | 98.3 | 99.7 | Lost Western Conference First Round | Scott (40-42) |
| 1973-74 | NBA | Detroit Pistons* | 52 | 30 | .634 | 3 | 4.02 | 97.6 | 93.8 | Lost Western Conference Semifinals | Scott (52-30) |
| 1972-73 | NBA | Detroit Pistons | 40 | 42 | .488 | 3 | 0.53 | Lloyd (2-5) and Scott (38-37) | |||
| 1971-72 | NBA | Detroit Pistons | 26 | 56 | .317 | 4 | -6.11 | Van Breda Kolff (6-4), Dischinger (0-2) and Lloyd (20-50) | |||
| 1970-71 | NBA | Detroit Pistons | 45 | 37 | .549 | 4 | -0.34 | Van Breda Kolff (45-37) | |||
| 1969-70 | NBA | Detroit Pistons | 31 | 51 | .378 | 7 | -2.94 | Van Breda Kolff (31-51) | |||
| 1968-69 | NBA | Detroit Pistons | 32 | 50 | .390 | 6 | -2.79 | Butcher (10-12) and Seymour (22-38) | |||
| 1967-68 | NBA | Detroit Pistons* | 40 | 42 | .488 | 4 | -1.70 | Lost Eastern Division Semifinals | Butcher (40-42) | ||
| 1966-67 | NBA | Detroit Pistons | 30 | 51 | .370 | 5 | -4.98 | DeBusschere (28-45) and Butcher (2-6) | |||
| 1965-66 | NBA | Detroit Pistons | 22 | 58 | .275 | 5 | -6.07 | DeBusschere (22-58) | |||
| 1964-65 | NBA | Detroit Pistons | 31 | 49 | .388 | 4 | -3.03 | Wolf (2-9) and DeBusschere (29-40) | |||
| 1963-64 | NBA | Detroit Pistons | 23 | 57 | .288 | 5 | -6.77 | Wolf (23-57) | |||
| 1962-63 | NBA | Detroit Pistons* | 34 | 46 | .425 | 3 | -3.38 | Lost Western Division Semifinals | McGuire (34-46) | ||
| 1961-62 | NBA | Detroit Pistons* | 37 | 43 | .463 | 3 | -1.72 | Lost Western Division Finals | McGuire (37-43) | ||
| 1960-61 | NBA | Detroit Pistons* | 34 | 45 | .430 | 3 | -2.12 | Lost Western Division Semifinals | McGuire (34-45) | ||
| 1959-60 | NBA | Detroit Pistons* | 30 | 45 | .400 | 2 | -3.45 | Lost Western Division Semifinals | Rocha (13-21) and McGuire (17-24) | ||
| 1958-59 | NBA | Detroit Pistons* | 28 | 44 | .389 | 3 | -1.37 | Lost Western Division Semifinals | Rocha (28-44) | ||
| 1957-58 | NBA | Detroit Pistons* | 33 | 39 | .458 | 2 | -2.33 | Lost Western Division Finals | Eckman (9-16) and Rocha (24-23) | ||
| 1956-57 | NBA | Fort Wayne Pistons* | 34 | 38 | .472 | 1 | -2.17 | Lost Western Division Semifinals | Eckman (34-38) | ||
| 1955-56 | NBA | Fort Wayne Pistons* | 37 | 35 | .514 | 1 | 0.45 | Lost Finals | Eckman (37-35) | ||
| 1954-55 | NBA | Fort Wayne Pistons* | 43 | 29 | .597 | 1 | 2.01 | Lost Finals | Eckman (43-29) | ||
| 1953-54 | NBA | Fort Wayne Pistons | 40 | 32 | .556 | 3 | 1.44 | Birch (40-32) | |||
| 1952-53 | NBA | Fort Wayne Pistons* | 36 | 33 | .522 | 3 | 0.17 | Lost Western Division Finals | Birch (36-33) | ||
| 1951-52 | NBA | Fort Wayne Pistons* | 29 | 37 | .439 | 4 | -1.82 | Lost Western Division Semifinals | Birch (29-37) | ||
| 1950-51 | NBA | Fort Wayne Pistons* | 32 | 36 | .471 | 3 | -1.81 | Lost Western Division Semifinals | Mendenhall (32-36) | ||
| 1949-50 | NBA | Fort Wayne Pistons* | 40 | 28 | .588 | 3 | 1.84 | Lost Central Division Finals | Mendenhall (40-28) | ||
| 1948-49 | BAA | Fort Wayne Pistons | 22 | 38 | .367 | 5 | -2.84 | Bennett (0-6) and Armstrong (22-32) |