The Season in Brief
The 1997-98 Detroit Pistons went 37-45. Led by Grant Hill, Bison Dele and Lindsey Hunter, they posted a +1.95 SRS and missed the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Grant Hill leads at 38%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Grant Hill | 21.1 |
| Rebounds | Bison Dele | 8.9 |
| Assists | Grant Hill | 6.8 |
| Steals | Grant Hill | 1.8 |
| Blocks | Theo Ratliff | 2.3 |
| True Shooting | Don Reid | 57.4 |
| 3-Pointers | Joe Dumars | 158 |
| Def. Win Shares | Grant Hill | 5.1 |
The Roster, by Fame
Grant HillAll-NBA 2ndAll-Star8002Bison Dele★3803Lindsey Hunter264Jerry Stackhouse145Jerome Williams136Don Reid127Joe Dumars98Malik Sealy69Theo Ratliff510Grant Long211Rick Mahorn212Aaron McKie213Scot Pollard114Eric Montross115Charles O'Bannon★116Steve Henson0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Hill | 81 | 21.1 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 52.0 | 3 | 5.1 | 80 |
| Bison Dele★ | 78 | 16.2 | 8.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 54.2 | 1 | 3.7 | 38 |
| Lindsey Hunter | 71 | 12.1 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 47.2 | 85 | 2.8 | 26 |
| Jerry Stackhouse | 57 | 15.7 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 53.0 | 31 | 1.7 | 14 |
| Jerome Williams | 77 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 56.8 | 0 | 1.9 | 13 |
| Don Reid | 68 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 57.4 | 0 | 1.3 | 12 |
| Joe Dumars | 72 | 13.1 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 54.9 | 158 | 1.2 | 9 |
| Malik Sealy | 77 | 7.7 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 50.5 | 9 | 2.0 | 6 |
| Theo Ratliff | 24 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 56.6 | 0 | 0.9 | 5 |
| Grant Long | 40 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 49.6 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 |
| Rick Mahorn | 59 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 49.0 | 0 | 0.9 | 2 |
| Aaron McKie | 24 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 47.8 | 3 | 0.6 | 2 |
| Scot Pollard | 33 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 55.5 | 0 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Eric Montross | 28 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 46.0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Charles O'Bannon★ | 30 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 42.3 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Steve Henson | 23 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 61.9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 27.2
- Youngest: Scot Pollard (22)
- Oldest: Rick Mahorn (39)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Scot Pollard - rookie
- Charles O'Bannon - rookie
- Bison Dele - new to the team
- Jerry Stackhouse - new to the team
- Malik Sealy - new to the team
- Eric Montross - new to the team
- Steve Henson - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Grant Hill - pick #3 (1994)
- Bison Dele - pick #10 (1991)
- Lindsey Hunter - pick #10 (1993)
- Jerry Stackhouse - pick #3 (1995)
- Jerome Williams - pick #26 (1996)
The Playoff Run
Missed the playoffs this season.
Season fame across franchise history
Every season the Detroit Pistons fielded a roster, scored by the combined fame of that year's team. Click any season to lock it in the panel, then use its Full season page link.
1948-491988-892025-26
3 championship seasons marked above the arc.