The 1977-78 roster for the Pistons included Eric Money at point guard, Chris Ford at shooting guard, M.L. Carr at small forward, John Shumate at power forward and Bob Lanier at center.
| NO. | NAME | POS | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | DOB | AGE | COLLEGE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 |  | M. Barnes | PF | 6'8" | 210 | 7/27/1952 | 25 | Providence |
| 2 | 32 | | J. Bostic | PF | 6'7" | 225 | 1/28/1953 | 25 | New Mexico State |
| 3 | 12 | | W. Britt | SG | 6'2" | 185 | 8/31/1952 | 25 | Michigan |
| 4 | 30 | | M.L. Carr | SF | 6'6" | 205 | 1/9/1951 | 27 | Guilford |
| 5 | 13 | | L. Douglas | C | 6'10" | 230 | 8/26/1954 | 23 | Alabama |
| 6 | 44 | | A. Eberhard | SF | 6'6" | 225 | 5/10/1952 | 25 | Missouri |
| 7 | 42 | | C. Ford | SG | 6'5" | 190 | 1/11/1949 | 29 | Villanova |
| 8 | 22 | | G. Gerard | SF | 6'8" | 200 | 7/27/1953 | 24 | Virginia |
| 9 | 16 | | B. Lanier | C | 6'11" | 250 | 9/10/1948 | 29 | St. Bonaventure |
| 10 | 14 | | E. Money | PG | 6'0" | 170 | 2/6/1955 | 22 | Arizona |
| 11 | 8 | | W. Norwood | SF | 6'7" | 220 | 8/8/1947 | 30 | Alcorn State |
| 12 | 50 | | B. Poquette | PF | 6'9" | 235 | 5/7/1955 | 22 | Central Michigan |
| 13 | 54 | | H. Porter | PF | 6'8" | 220 | 8/31/1948 | 29 | Villanova |
| 14 | 1 | | K. Porter | PG | 6'0" | 170 | 4/17/1950 | 27 | Saint Francis (PA) |
| 15 | 15 | | J. Price | PG | 6'3" | 195 | 11/27/1949 | 28 | Louisville |
| 16 | 34 | | J. Shumate | PF | 6'9" | 235 | 4/6/1952 | 25 | Notre Dame |
| 17 | 32 | | R. Simpson | SG | 6'5" | 200 | 8/10/1949 | 28 | Michigan State |
| 18 | 35 | | A. Skinner | SG | 6'3" | 190 | 6/16/1952 | 25 | Massachusetts |
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113.1
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1.9
13th
3P%
36.2
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