most ppg by a pistons rookie in any season

Kelly Tripucka has put up the most points per game by a Pistons rookie in a season, with 21.6 per game in 1981-82.

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41+ games per 82 team games

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Kelly Tripucka K. Tripucka	21.6	1981-82	DET	82	37.5	5.4	3.3	1.1	0.2	7.8	15.6	49.6	0.1	0.3	22.7	6.0	7.6	79.7	57.0	2.7	2.7	3.4	3,077	1,772	443	270	89	16	280	241
2	Dave Bing D. Bing	20.0	1966-67	DET	80	34.5	4.5	4.1			8.3	19.0	43.6				3.4	4.6	73.8	47.5				2,762	1,601	359	330				217
3	Grant Hill G. Hill	19.9	1994-95	DET	70	38.3	6.4	5.0	1.8	0.9	7.3	15.2	47.7	0.1	0.4	14.8	5.3	7.3	73.2	54.1	1.8	4.6	2.9	2,678	1,394	445	353	124	62	202	203
4	Bailey Howell B. Howell	17.8	1959-60	DET	75	31.3	10.5	0.8			6.8	14.9	45.6				4.2	5.6	73.9	51.0				2,346	1,332	790	63				282
5	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	17.4	2021-22	DET	64	32.6	5.5	5.6	1.2	0.7	6.7	16.1	41.6	1.8	5.7	31.4	2.2	2.6	84.5	50.4	0.9	4.6	3.7	2,088	1,114	354	356	78	43	234	200	-275
6	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	17.0	1981-82	DET	72	33.8	2.9	7.8	2.1	0.2	6.3	14.8	42.4	0.2	0.8	28.8	4.2	6.0	70.4	48.7	0.8	2.1	4.2	2,433	1,225	209	565	150	17	299	253
7	Jaden Ivey J. Ivey	16.3	2022-23	DET	74	31.1	3.9	5.2	0.8	0.2	5.5	13.3	41.6	1.6	4.7	34.3	3.6	4.8	74.7	52.8	1.0	2.9	3.2	2,304	1,204	288	387	61	17	237	242	-642
8	John Long J. Long	16.1	1978-79	DET	82	30.5	3.2	1.5	1.2	0.2	7.1	15.1	46.9				1.9	2.3	82.6	49.8	1.5	1.7	1.7	2,498	1,319	266	121	102	19	137	224
9	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	15.6	1970-71	DET	82	24.6	8.1	1.8			6.1	13.5	45.5				3.3	4.6	72.6	50.3				2,017	1,281	665	146				272
10	Fred Schaus F. Schaus	14.3	1949-50	FTW	68			2.6			5.2	14.6	35.2				4.0	4.9	81.8	42.6					972		176				232
11	Greg Kelser G. Kelser	14.2	1979-80	DET	50	24.6	5.5	2.2	1.2	0.7	5.6	11.9	47.2	0.1	0.3	20.0	2.9	4.1	71.9	52.0	2.5	3.0	2.8	1,231	709	276	108	60	34	140	176
12	Larry Foust L. Foust	13.5	1950-51	FTW	68		10.0	1.3			4.8	13.9	34.6				3.8	5.8	65.9	40.9					915	681	90				247
13	Don Ohl D. Ohl	13.3	1960-61	DET	79	27.5	3.2	3.4			5.4	13.7	39.4				2.5	3.5	71.9	43.7				2,172	1,054	256	265				224
14	Ray Scott R. Scott	13.3	1961-62	DET	75	27.8	11.5	1.8			4.9	12.7	38.7				3.4	5.2	65.7	44.2				2,087	995	865	132				232
15	Terry Tyler T. Tyler	12.9	1978-79	DET	82	31.2	7.9	1.1	1.3	2.5	5.6	11.5	48.2				1.8	2.7	65.8	50.7	2.6	5.3	1.7	2,560	1,056	648	89	104	201	141	254
16	Brandon Knight B. Knight	12.8	2011-12	DET	66	32.3	3.2	3.8	0.7	0.2	4.8	11.7	41.5	1.6	4.2	38.0	1.6	2.1	75.9	51.1	0.5	2.7	2.6	2,129	847	211	251	49	10	171	154	-259
17	Dave DeBusschere D. DeBusschere	12.7	1962-63	DET	80	29.4	8.7	2.6			5.1	11.8	43.0				2.6	3.6	71.8	47.6				2,352	1,018	694	207				247
18	Saddiq Bey S. Bey	12.2	2020-21	DET	70	27.3	4.5	1.4	0.7	0.2	4.0	9.9	40.4	2.5	6.6	38.0	1.8	2.1	84.4	56.7	0.6	3.9	0.9	1,909	857	318	95	52	14	60	110	-213
19	George Lee G. Lee	12.1	1960-61	DET	74	23.4	6.6	1.2			4.2	10.5	39.9				3.7	5.3	70.1	47.2				1,735	896	490	89				158
20	Curtis Rowe C. Rowe	11.3	1971-72	DET	82	32.5	8.5	1.2			4.5	9.8	46.0				2.3	3.5	66.9	50.1				2,661	930	699	99				171
21	Joe Caldwell J. Caldwell	10.7	1964-65	DET	66	23.4	6.7	1.8			4.4	11.8	37.4				2.0	3.2	61.4	40.8				1,543	709	441	118				171
22	Monk Meineke M. Meineke	10.7	1952-53	FTW	68	33.1	6.9	2.2			3.5	9.3	38.1				3.6	4.6	78.3	47.2				2,250	725	466	148				334
23	Tom Van Arsdale T. Van Arsdale	10.5	1965-66	DET	79	25.8	3.9	2.6			3.9	10.6	37.4				2.6	3.7	72.1	43.3				2,041	833	309	205				251
24	Lindsey Hunter L. Hunter	10.3	1993-94	DET	82	26.5	2.3	4.8	1.5	0.1	4.1	10.9	37.5	0.8	2.5	33.3	1.3	1.7	73.2	44.1	0.6	1.7	2.2	2,172	843	189	390	121	10	184	174
25	Bill Henry B. Henry	9.9	1948-49	FTW	32			1.7			3.0	9.4	32.0				3.9	6.3	61.6	40.7					317		55				110

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Team Leaders

PPG

23.9

Cunningham

RPG

10.5

Duren

APG

9.9

Cunningham

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.9

10th

DRTG

109.7

2nd

NETRTG

8.2

3rd

3P%

35.6

17th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Fri 10/23	DET	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Sun 10/25	DET	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	DET	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	CHA	@	DET	7:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

4 - 3

125

Final

Pistons

3 - 4

Sun 17 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0