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The Pistons' best centers

Bob Lanier has the most points of the 90 centers who played with the Pistons, 15,486 in 681 games. Bill Laimbeer is 2nd with 12,667. Jalen Duren is 10th, with 3,762; 33 more passes Kent Benson for 9th.

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The Pistons' centers this season

  • Jalen Duren2 games, 13.0 a game3,762 with the Pistons, the 10th-most in Pistons history.26points

By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2000s · 1990s · 1980s · 1970s · 1960s · 1950s · 1949–49

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The Pistons' best centers
PlacePlayerpointsreboundsblocks
1Bob Lanier1970 – 1980 · 681 games15,4867,439†417†
2Bill Laimbeer1981 – 1994 · 937 games12,6679,430829†
3Andre Drummond2012 – 2020 · 591 games8,5318,199927
4Larry Foust1950 – 1957 · 476 games7,118825†—
5Terry Mills1992 – 2000 · 476 games5,8722,821216
6Greg Monroe2010 – 2015 · 378 games5,4113,479227
7Walter Dukes1957 – 1963 · 423 games4,5902,361†—
8Bob Ferry1960 – 1964 · 312 games3,832972†—
9Kent Benson1979 – 1986 · 397 games3,7942,427†254†
10Jalen Duren2022 – 2027 · still playing3,7622,863256
+26 this season · passes Kent Benson for 9th in 3 games at his pace
11John Salley1986 – 1992 · 459 games3,4202,095708
12Leon Douglas1976 – 1980 · 309 games2,9392,234†140†
13James Edwards1987 – 1991 · 256 games2,867930103
14Otto Moore1968 – 1975 · 239 games2,2751,765†1†
15Joe Strawder1965 – 1968 · 232 games1,9771,540†—
16Bob Houbregs1954 – 1958 · 200 games1,918199†—
T17Reggie Harding1963 – 1967 · 191 games1,7741,073†—
T17Bison Dele1997 – 1999 · 127 games1,77496795
19Walt Bellamy1968 – 1970 · 109 games1,554977†—
20Phil Jordon1957 – 1959 · 118 games1,442313†—
21Bob McAdoo1979 – 1981 · 64 games1,292500†46†
22Jim Davis1971 – 1975 · 282 games1,287841†22†
23Mehmet Okur2002 – 2004 · 143 games1,176756102
24Theo Ratliff1995 – 2008 · 191 games985724300
25Olden Polynice1992 – 1994 · 104 games97287457

points by decade

2020s

  1. › Jalen Duren2022 – 2027 · 278 games3,762
  2. Andre Drummond2019-20 · 49 games870
  3. James Wiseman2022 – 2024 · 87 games751
  4. Luka Garza2021-22 · 32 games186
  5. Jahlil Okafor2020-21 · 27 games145

2010s

  1. Andre Drummond2012 – 2019 · 542 games7,661
  2. Greg Monroe2010 – 2015 · 378 games5,411
  3. Aron Baynes2015 – 2017 · 156 games879
  4. Boban Marjanovic2016 – 2018 · 54 games309
  5. Zaza Pachulia2018-19 · 68 games267

2000s

  1. Mehmet Okur2002 – 2004 · 143 games1,176
  2. Zeljko Rebraca2001 – 2004 · 125 games777
  3. Mikki Moore1999 – 2002 · 140 games666
  4. Terry Mills1999-00 · 82 games548
  5. Elden Campbell2003 – 2005 · 96 games479

1990s

  1. Terry Mills1992 – 1997 · 394 games5,324
  2. Bill Laimbeer1989 – 1994 · 334 games3,463
  3. James Edwards1989 – 1991 · 154 games2,171
  4. John Salley1989 – 1992 · 228 games1,821
  5. Bison Dele1997 – 1999 · 127 games1,774

1980s

  1. Bill Laimbeer1981 – 1989 · 603 games9,204
  2. Kent Benson1979 – 1986 · 397 games3,794
  3. John Salley1986 – 1989 · 231 games1,599
  4. Bob McAdoo1979 – 1981 · 64 games1,292
  5. Bob Lanier1979-80 · 37 games800

1970s

  1. Bob Lanier1970 – 1979 · 644 games14,686
  2. Leon Douglas1976 – 1979 · 239 games2,372
  3. Otto Moore1969 – 1975 · 165 games1,704
  4. Jim Davis1971 – 1975 · 282 games1,287
  5. Walt Bellamy1969-70 · 56 games560

1960s

  1. Bob Ferry1960 – 1964 · 312 games3,832
  2. Walter Dukes1959 – 1963 · 279 games2,853
  3. Joe Strawder1965 – 1968 · 232 games1,977
  4. Reggie Harding1963 – 1967 · 191 games1,774
  5. Walt Bellamy1968-69 · 53 games994

1950s

  1. Larry Foust1950 – 1957 · 476 games7,118
  2. Bob Houbregs1954 – 1958 · 200 games1,918
  3. Walter Dukes1957 – 1959 · 144 games1,737
  4. Phil Jordon1957 – 1959 · 118 games1,442
  5. Charlie Share1951 – 1954 · 151 games637

1949–49

  1. John Mahnken1948-49 · 37 games351
  2. Bill Henry1948-49 · 32 games317
  3. Bob Kinney1948-49 · 37 games253
  4. William Towery1948-49 · 22 games162
  5. Jake Pelkington1948-49 · 14 games124

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Method

  • Every center who played with the Pistons, ranked by points over his games there. Regular-season games only.
  • A number with a † is short: some of his games with the Pistons don't have it recorded.
  • A decade counts his points with the Pistons in its seasons.