The Detroit Pistons were founded in 1948 and are based in Detroit, where they play home games at Little Caesars Arena. The franchise has won three NBA championships and made 43 playoff appearances. The latest figures below combine franchise records with the team’s completed 2025-26 regular-season numbers and selected postseason statistics.
Table of contents
- Franchise achievements
- Retired numbers and career leaders
- 2025-26 season at a glance
- Scoring, shooting, and ball movement
- Rebounding, defense, and possession statistics
- 2025-26 player leaders
- Postseason milestones and playoff production
Franchise achievements
The Pistons’ three NBA championships came in 1989, 1990, and 2004, according to NBA.com’s championship information. Those titles span two distinct championship periods: back-to-back wins in 1989 and 1990, followed by the 2004 championship. NBA.com also lists five conference titles, earned in 1988, 1989, 1990, 2004, and 2005.
The franchise has made 43 playoff appearances. Its 11 division titles came in 1955, 1956, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. These historical totals and seasons are reported by NBA.com team and championship information; they describe franchise accomplishments rather than a single-season forecast.
The 2025-26 regular season added two notable entries to the recent record book. The Pistons finished 60-22, with a .732 winning percentage, and placed first in both the Eastern Conference and the Central Division. StatMuse team history reports the 60-22 record and standings position, while the 2025-26 season account identifies the division title as the franchise’s first since 2008.
| Measure | Detroit Pistons result | Period or source context |
|---|---|---|
| NBA championships | 3 | 1989, 1990, 2004; NBA.com |
| Conference titles | 5 | 1988, 1989, 1990, 2004, 2005; NBA.com |
| Division titles | 11 | Listed seasons; NBA.com |
| Playoff appearances | 43 | Franchise total; NBA.com |
| Regular-season record | 60-22 | 2025-26; StatMuse |
| Eastern Conference finish | 1st | 2025-26; StatMuse |
| Central Division finish | 1st | 2025-26; StatMuse |
The 2025-26 Pistons also tied a franchise record with 13 consecutive wins. The season account reports that they became the first team in NBA history to win 60 games after losing 60 games two seasons earlier. It also records that the team earned the Eastern Conference’s No. 1 seed for the first time since 2007.
Retired numbers and career leaders
The Pistons’ retired-number list includes 11 numbers. NBA.com team information associates each number with a player or coach: Richard Hamilton, 32; Ben Wallace, 3; Chauncey Billups, 1; Dennis Rodman, 10; Joe Dumars, 4; Chuck Daly, 2; Isiah Thomas, 11; Bill Laimbeer, 40; Vinnie Johnson, 15; Bob Lanier, 16; and Dave Bing, 21.
The franchise’s career statistical leaders show how different roles have shaped Detroit’s history. Isiah Thomas leads in total points with 18,822, assists with 9,061, and steals with 1,861. Bill Laimbeer leads in rebounds with 9,430, while Ben Wallace leads in blocks with 1,486. These are all-time franchise figures reported in NBA.com team information, not 2025-26 season totals.
Thomas’s placement atop three categories connects scoring volume with playmaking and perimeter defense. Laimbeer’s rebounding total and Wallace’s block total represent different forms of interior impact. The categories should be read separately: the data identifies the leader in each statistic, without asserting that one player led every area of performance.
2025-26 season at a glance
StatMuse team records list 82 games for the 2025-26 regular season. Across that schedule, Detroit averaged 117.8 points, 45.6 rebounds, 27.8 assists, 10.4 steals, and 6.4 blocks per game. The same source reports 19,805 total points and 9,657 total rebounds for the season.
The reported totals and averages provide two views of production. Total points and rebounds describe the complete regular-season output, while per-game figures describe the team’s typical game-level profile. The source also reports 241.5 team minutes per game, a playing-time measure that is distinct from the scoring and possession categories.
The season’s win-loss profile was equally clear: 60 wins, 22 losses, and a .732 winning percentage. Detroit finished first in the East and first in the Central Division. Those results place the statistical output in a standings context, while avoiding any claim that a single average explains the team’s full season.
Scoring, shooting, and ball movement
Detroit made 43.4 field goals per game and attempted 89.5. Its field-goal percentage was 48.5%. From three-point range, the Pistons made 11.0 shots per game on 30.9 attempts and shot 35.6%.
Free throws formed another part of the scoring profile. The team made 19.9 free throws per game, attempted 26.1, and shot 76.3% from the free-throw line. These figures are 2025-26 regular-season team records from StatMuse. They are presented as reported averages and percentages rather than as newly calculated rates.
The shooting numbers can be read together as a compact description of Detroit’s offensive profile:
- 117.8 points per game.
- 43.4 field goals made per game.
- 89.5 field-goal attempts per game.
- 48.5% from the field.
- 11.0 three-pointers made per game.
- 30.9 three-point attempts per game.
- 35.6% from three-point range.
- 19.9 free throws made per game.
- 26.1 free-throw attempts per game.
- 76.3% on free throws.
Ball movement was reflected in 27.8 assists per game. Cade Cunningham led the team individually with 9.9 assists per game, according to ESPN team statistics. The team average and the individual leader are different measures: one describes the full roster’s output, while the other identifies the highest listed player average.
Rebounding, defense, and possession statistics
The 2025-26 team records include 45.6 rebounds per game and 9,657 total rebounds. The supplied StatMuse figures separately list 58.3 offensive rebounds and 13.1 defensive rebounds per game. Because these categories are reproduced as reported, they should be treated as distinct source fields rather than recombined into an unsupported calculation.
Detroit averaged 10.4 steals and 6.4 blocks per game. Ausar Thompson led the team in steals at 2.0 per game, while Isaiah Stewart led in blocks at 1.6 per game, according to ESPN team statistics. Ben Wallace’s 1,486 career blocks remain the franchise’s all-time mark in NBA.com team information, so Stewart’s season-leading figure and Wallace’s career record belong to different time scales.
The team also averaged 32.5 turnovers per game in the 2025-26 StatMuse team records. That figure is a reported team average and is not converted here into a turnover rate, because the supplied facts do not provide the additional possessions or attempts needed for a supported calculation.
Together, the defensive and possession measures identify several separate dimensions of play: steals and blocks describe defensive events, rebounds describe recovery of missed shots, and turnovers describe lost possessions. The statistics do not by themselves assign a single overall defensive ranking.
2025-26 player leaders
ESPN team statistics identify the following 2025-26 leaders:
| Category | Player | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Points | Cade Cunningham | 24.5 points per game |
| Rebounds | Jalen Duren | 10.6 rebounds per game |
| Assists | Cade Cunningham | 9.9 assists per game |
| Steals | Ausar Thompson | 2.0 steals per game |
| Blocks | Isaiah Stewart | 1.6 blocks per game |
Cunningham led both scoring and assists, with 24.5 points and 9.9 assists per game. Duren led rebounding at 10.6 per game. Thompson’s 2.0 steals and Stewart’s 1.6 blocks led their respective categories. These leaders are tied to the 2025-26 season and should not be confused with the franchise’s all-time leaders.
Jalen Duren’s postseason line offers a separate snapshot. Over eight playoff games, NBA.com team information reports averages of 10.6 points, 9.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 1.4 blocks in 31.9 minutes per game, with 50.0% shooting. The eight-game sample and the regular-season leader table measure different periods, so their values are not interchangeable.
Postseason milestones and playoff production
The 2025-26 season included several specific postseason milestones. The Pistons ended a 15-game postseason losing streak by defeating the Knicks 100-94 in Game 2 on April 21, 2026. They then ended an 11-game home postseason losing streak by beating the Magic 98-83 in Game 2 on April 22, 2026. Those game scores and dates come from the account of the 2025-26 Detroit Pistons season.
The two streak-ending results describe different records: the first concerns postseason games overall, while the second concerns home postseason games. Keeping the scope explicit matters because a home streak is not the same as a complete playoff streak.
The team’s 60-22 regular-season record, No. 1 Eastern Conference seed, and first-place Central Division finish also shaped the postseason setting. The season account dates the No. 1 seed to the first such finish since 2007 and the Central Division title to the first since 2008. Those historical comparisons refer to the stated prior seasons and do not change the franchise’s broader totals of three championships, five conference titles, 11 division titles, and 43 playoff appearances reported by NBA.com.
For a reader tracking the Pistons through both history and current performance, the most useful distinction is between scales. NBA.com’s retired numbers and all-time leaders summarize the franchise across eras. StatMuse’s 2025-26 team records summarize one 82-game regular season. ESPN’s player leaders identify the leading averages in that season, while NBA.com’s Duren line covers eight playoff games. Reading each number with its source and measurement period keeps the comparisons precise.