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Bill Laimbeer
Center ·Detroit Pistons ·NBA ·#40

Bill Laimbeer

Age126 BornJan 1, 1900 FromUSA Height211 cm (6'11") Weight111 kg CollegeNotre Dame Draft1979 · #65
Career averages
12.6PPG
9.6RPG
2.0APG
1,148 games · 14 seasons

At a glance

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Career snapshot
14Seasons
1,148Games
14,505Career points
15.9PER average
Most-played franchise: Detroit Pistons · 937 games · 1981-82 to 1993-94
Honors and awards4 total
4×
All-Star Selection1986, 1984, 1983, 1982
All awards
Career highsSingle season
17.5PPG · 1984-85 · DET
13.1RPG · 1985-86 · DET
3.2APG · 1982-83 · DET
19.2PER · 1983-84 · DET
10.8Win shares · 1983-84 · DET
Draft1979
3Round
65Overall pick
From Notre Dame
Position rank1992-93
#25PPG rank
#20PER rank
#14Win shares rank
CenterPosition
Among 54 Center players with 41+ games

Career by team

Detroit Pistons
1981-82 - 1993-94 · 13 seasons
13.5 PPG 10.1 RPG 2.0 APG
937 games
Cleveland Cavaliers
1980-81 - 1981-82 · 2 seasons
8.6 PPG 7.4 RPG 2.0 APG
131 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1980-81 CLE 81 0 30.4 9.8 8.6 2.7 0.7 1.0 50.3 0.0 76.5 14.2 5.4
1981-82 NBA 80 34 22.9 9.0 7.7 1.3 0.5 0.8 49.4 30.8 79.3 - -
1981-82 CLE 50 4 17.9 6.7 5.5 0.9 0.4 0.6 47.0 50.0 77.5 14.2 1.8
1981-82 DET 30 30 31.2 12.8 11.3 1.8 0.6 1.1 51.6 14.3 81.3 16.5 2.9
1982-83 DET 82 82 35.0 13.6 12.1 3.2 0.6 1.4 49.7 15.4 79.0 16.6 8.5
1983-84 DET 82 82 34.9 17.3 12.2 1.8 0.6 1.0 53.0 0.0 86.6 19.2 10.8
1984-85 DET 82 82 35.3 17.5 12.4 1.9 0.8 0.9 50.6 22.2 79.7 18.0 9.8
1985-86 DET 82 82 35.3 16.6 13.1 1.8 0.7 0.8 49.2 28.6 83.4 17.6 9.2
1986-87 DET 82 82 34.8 15.4 11.6 1.8 0.9 0.8 50.1 28.6 89.4 17.4 10.5
1987-88 DET 82 82 35.3 13.5 10.1 2.4 0.8 1.0 49.3 33.3 87.4 15.1 8.8
1988-89 DET 81 81 32.6 13.7 9.6 2.2 0.6 1.2 49.9 34.9 84.0 16.6 9.0
1989-90 DET 81 81 33.0 12.1 9.6 2.1 0.7 1.0 48.4 36.1 85.4 15.8 10.1
1990-91 DET 82 81 32.5 11.0 9.0 1.9 0.5 0.7 47.8 29.6 83.7 14.2 8.0
1991-92 DET 81 46 27.6 9.7 5.6 2.0 0.6 0.7 47.0 37.6 89.3 12.6 4.9
1992-93 DET 79 41 24.5 8.7 5.3 1.6 0.6 0.5 50.9 37.0 89.4 14.3 5.4
1993-94 DET 11 5 22.5 9.8 5.1 1.3 0.5 0.4 52.2 33.3 84.6 15.6 0.5

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1981 Cleveland Cavaliers Detroit Pistons

All entries are season change.

Born on January 1

Horace McKinney 1919 Johnny Logan 1921 Ray Wertis 1922 Ray Corley 1928 · Philadelphia 76ers Alan Sawyer 1928 Jim Browne 1930 Herm Hedderick 1930 · New York Knicks Jimmy Jones 1945 · Washington Wizards

About Bill Laimbeer

William J. Laimbeer Jr. is an American former professional basketball coach and player who spent the majority of his career with the Detroit Pistons. Known for his physical style of play, he played a big part in the Pistons earning the nickname the “Bad Boys" in the mid-1980s before helping them win back-to-back NBA championships.