- Won
- 54
- Lost
- 28
- Pct
- .659
- Finish
- 3rd of 23
- SRS
- 5.46
Roster, regular season
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isiah Thomas | PG | 81 | 81 | 36.1 | 19.5 | 3.4 | 8.4 | .463 | .309 | .774 |
| Adrian Dantley | SF | 69 | 50 | 31.1 | 20.0 | 3.3 | 2.5 | .514 | .000 | .860 |
| Joe Dumars | SG | 82 | 82 | 33.3 | 14.2 | 2.4 | 4.7 | .472 | .211 | .815 |
| Bill Laimbeer | C | 82 | 82 | 35.3 | 13.5 | 10.1 | 2.4 | .493 | .333 | .874 |
| Vinnie Johnson | SG | 82 | 1 | 23.6 | 12.2 | 2.8 | 3.3 | .443 | .208 | .677 |
| Dennis Rodman | SF | 82 | 32 | 26.2 | 11.6 | 8.7 | 1.3 | .561 | .294 | .535 |
| Rick Mahorn | PF | 67 | 64 | 29.3 | 10.7 | 8.4 | 0.9 | .574 | .500 | .756 |
| John Salley | C | 82 | 16 | 24.4 | 8.5 | 4.9 | 1.4 | .566 | — | .709 |
| James Edwards | C | 26 | 2 | 12.6 | 5.4 | 3.0 | 0.2 | .475 | — | .738 |
| William Bedford | C | 38 | 0 | 7.8 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 0.1 | .436 | — | .565 |
| Ralph Lewis | SG | 50 | 0 | 6.2 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | .310 | .000 | .604 |
| Chuck Nevitt | C | 17 | 0 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | .333 | — | .500 |
| Ron Moore | C | 9 | 0 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .308 | — | .500 |
| Darryl Dawkins | C | 2 | 0 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | .500 | — | .667 |
| Walker Russell | PG | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .000 | .000 | — |
Playoffs
- Beat Boston Celtics 4–2 in the conference finals
- Beat Washington Bullets 3–2 in the first round
- Beat Chicago Bulls 4–1 in the conference semifinals
- Lost to Los Angeles Lakers 3–4 in the Finals
Roster, playoffs
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isiah Thomas | PG | 23 | 23 | 39.6 | 21.9 | 4.7 | 8.7 | .437 | — | .828 |
| Adrian Dantley | SF | 23 | 23 | 35.0 | 19.4 | 4.7 | 2.0 | .524 | — | .787 |
| Joe Dumars | SG | 23 | 23 | 35.0 | 12.3 | 2.2 | 4.9 | .457 | — | .889 |
| Bill Laimbeer | C | 23 | 23 | 33.9 | 11.9 | 9.6 | 1.9 | .456 | — | .889 |
| Vinnie Johnson | SG | 23 | 0 | 20.7 | 10.3 | 3.3 | 1.9 | .423 | — | .660 |
| Dennis Rodman | SF | 23 | 0 | 20.6 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 0.9 | .522 | — | .407 |
| John Salley | C | 23 | 0 | 27.1 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 0.9 | .538 | — | .710 |
| James Edwards | C | 22 | 2 | 14.0 | 6.3 | 3.1 | 0.5 | .509 | — | .659 |
| Rick Mahorn | PF | 23 | 21 | 17.8 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 0.6 | .344 | — | .684 |
| Walker Russell | PG | 7 | 0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .400 | — | 1.000 |
| Ralph Lewis | SG | 10 | 0 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | .333 | — | — |
| Chuck Nevitt | C | 3 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | .500 | — | — |
Games
- Detroit Pistons106–114Washington BulletsPlayoffs · OT
- Detroit Pistons115–119Boston CelticsPlayoffs · 2OT
- Detroit Pistons102–96Boston CelticsPlayoffs · OT
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.