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Terry Tyler
Forward ·Detroit Pistons ·NBA ·#41

Terry Tyler

Age69 BornOct 30, 1956 FromUSA Height201 cm (6'7") Weight98 kg CollegeDetroit Draft1978 · #23
Career averages
10.2PPG
5.4RPG
1.2APG
871 games · 11 seasons

At a glance

DET hub
Career snapshot
11Seasons
871Games
8,871Career points
14.3PER average
Most-played franchise: Detroit Pistons · 574 games · 1978-79 to 1984-85
Honors and awards1 total
1×
All-Rookie Team1978
All awards
Career highsSingle season
13.4PPG · 1980-81 · DET
7.9RPG · 1978-79 · DET
1.9APG · 1982-83 · DET
17.2PER · 1980-81 · DET
6.4Win shares · 1980-81 · DET
Draft1978
2Round
23Overall pick
From Detroit
Position rank1988-89
#72PPG rank
#35PER rank
#46Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 92 Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Dallas Mavericks
1988-89 - 1988-89 · 1 seasons
5.5 PPG 3.0 RPG 0.6 APG
70 games
Sacramento Kings
1985-86 - 1987-88 · 3 seasons
8.1 PPG 3.9 RPG 1.0 APG
227 games
Detroit Pistons
1978-79 - 1984-85 · 7 seasons
11.6 PPG 6.2 RPG 1.4 APG
574 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1978-79 DET 82 0 31.2 12.9 7.9 1.1 1.3 2.5 48.2 0.0 65.8 15.5 5.4
1979-80 DET 82 0 32.6 12.3 7.6 1.6 1.3 2.7 46.5 16.7 76.5 14.2 3.4
1980-81 DET 82 0 31.1 13.4 6.9 1.7 1.4 2.2 53.2 0.0 59.2 17.2 6.4
1981-82 DET 82 0 24.3 9.9 6.0 1.5 0.9 2.0 52.3 25.0 74.0 16.9 5.5
1982-83 DET 82 56 31.0 12.1 6.6 1.9 1.3 2.0 47.8 13.3 74.5 15.1 5.8
1983-84 DET 82 7 19.5 8.8 3.5 0.9 0.8 0.7 45.3 15.4 71.2 13.2 2.5
1984-85 DET 82 53 24.4 11.6 5.2 0.8 0.6 1.1 49.4 0.0 71.6 14.6 4.5
1985-86 SAC 71 52 23.3 9.5 4.4 1.3 0.9 1.5 45.5 0.0 75.0 13.3 1.9
1986-87 SAC 82 48 23.5 9.3 4.0 0.9 0.7 1.0 49.5 33.3 72.1 12.8 2.9
1987-88 SAC 74 28 16.0 5.5 3.3 0.8 0.6 0.6 45.2 14.3 64.1 12.4 1.2
1988-89 DAL 70 11 15.1 5.5 3.0 0.6 0.3 0.6 46.9 11.1 75.8 12.3 1.2

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1988 Sacramento Kings Dallas Mavericks
Jul 1985 Detroit Pistons Sacramento Kings

All entries are season change.

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About Terry Tyler

Terry Christopher Tyler is an American former professional basketball player.