Dave Bing has scored the most points for the Pistons in a loss, with 54 points versus the Bulls on February 21, 1971.

Interpreted as:

most points in a regular-season loss by a piston

	NAME	PTS	L	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Dave Bing D. Bing	54	1	2/21/1971	DET	vs	CHI	46	7	3			22	38	57.9				10	10	100.0	63.7				3
2	Richard Hamilton R. Hamilton	51	1	12/27/2006	DET	@	NYK	55	2	2	0	0	19	37	51.4	1	1	100.0	12	12	100.0	60.3	0	2	1	4	+2
3	George Yardley G. Yardley	51	1	1/15/1958	DET	@	BOS	47	19				17	33	51.5				17	19	89.5	61.7				5
4	Malachi Flynn M. Flynn	50	1	4/3/2024	DET	@	ATL	34	6	5	3	0	18	25	72.0	5	9	55.6	9	12	75.0	82.6	0	6	4	2	+14
5	Dave Bing D. Bing	49	1	3/9/1971	DET	vs	PHX	44	5	3			17	29	58.6				15	18	83.3	66.4				6
6	Jerry Stackhouse J. Stackhouse	46	1	3/15/2001	DET	vs	LAL	49	4	4	0	0	13	30	43.3	3	8	37.5	17	19	89.5	60.0	0	4	8	4	-6
7	Jerry Stackhouse J. Stackhouse	46	1	1/4/2001	DET	@	HOU	45	0	2	3	0	15	27	55.6	3	6	50.0	13	14	92.9	69.4	0	0	4	1	-7
8	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	46	1	2/8/1983	DET	@	SAS	46	10	11	4	0	14	24	58.3	3	5	60.0	15	18	83.3	72.1	4	6	1	2
9	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	45	1	4/5/2019	DET	@	OKC	35	7	3	2	0	11	20	55.0	9	14	64.3	14	16	87.5	83.2	0	7	1	0	-11
10	Ben Gordon B. Gordon	45	1	3/21/2012	DET	@	DEN	41	0	8	2	0	13	22	59.1	9	9	100.0	10	11	90.9	83.8	0	0	2	5	+10
11	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	45	1	11/10/1974	DET	vs	BUF		15	4			20	32	62.5				5	12	41.7	60.4
12	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	45	1	2/15/1974	DET	@	BUF						19	30	63.3				7	7	100.0	68.0
13	Dave Bing D. Bing	45	1	3/17/1968	DET	@	LAL		4	6			17	36	47.2				11	17	64.7	51.7				4
14	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	44	1	3/25/1983	DET	@	DEN	42	6	7			16	31	51.6	1	4	25.0	11	13	84.6	59.9			5	4
15	Jimmy Walker J. Walker	44	1	12/7/1971	DET	vs	POR	53	7	7			17	35	48.6				10	14	71.4	53.4				4
16	Dave Bing D. Bing	44	1	2/6/1970	DET	@	BAL						17						10	13	76.9					5
17	George Yardley G. Yardley	44	1	1/23/1958	DET	@	MIN						15	33	45.5				14	14	100.0	56.2				4
18	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	43	1	12/18/2023	DET	@	ATL	44	5	7	3	1	16	24	66.7	3	5	60.0	8	9	88.9	76.9	1	4	3	1	-2
19	Jerami Grant J. Grant	43	1	2/17/2021	DET	@	CHI	38	2	0	0	1	15	25	60.0	4	9	44.4	9	9	100.0	74.2	0	2	3	5	-7
20	Don Ohl D. Ohl	43	1	1/23/1963	DET	@	LAL		9				18	34	52.9				7	8	87.5	57.3				4
21	Bailey Howell B. Howell	43	1	11/25/1960	DET	vs	LAL		30				12						19	21	90.5					4
22	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	42	1	11/26/2025	DET	@	BOS	36	8	5	1	1	12	26	46.2	4	9	44.4	14	16	87.5	63.6	3	5	4	3	0
23	Joe Dumars J. Dumars	42	1	3/5/1994	DET	@	MIL	39	6	4	3	0	16	25	64.0	6	9	66.7	4	4	100.0	78.5	2	4	3	2
24	Joe Dumars J. Dumars	42	1	2/5/1994	DET	vs	NJN	45	7	3	0	0	12	23	52.2	3	5	60.0	15	16	93.8	69.9	2	5	3	0
25	Joe Dumars J. Dumars	42	1	4/9/1991	DET	@	MIL	39	2	1	0	0	19	24	79.2	1	1	100.0	3	3	100.0	82.9	0	2	3	2