Career snapshot
14seasons
1,148games
14,505career pts
15.9PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Detroit Pistons
· 937 games · 1981-82–1993-94
Position rank · 1992-93
#25PPG rank
#20PER rank
#14WS rank
Among 54 Center players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
17.5
1984-85 · DET
RPG
13.1
1985-86 · DET
APG
3.2
1982-83 · DET
PER
19.2
1983-84 · DET
WS
10.8
1983-84 · DET
Draft
1979
Round 3 ·
Pick 65
from Notre Dame
Honors & awards
4×
All-Star Selection
1986, 1984, 1983, 1982
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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.