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Forward · Detroit Pistons

Terry Tyler

Age 69 · USA · 201 cm (6'7") · 98 kg · Born Oct 30, 1956 · Detroit

10.2 PPG 5.4 RPG 1.2 APG 871 games 11 seasons
Terry Tyler

Career snapshot

11seasons
871games
8,871career pts
14.3PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Detroit Pistons · 574 games · 1978-79–1984-85

Position rank · 1988-89

#72PPG rank
#35PER rank
#46WS rank
Among 92 Forward players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 13.4 1980-81 · DET
RPG 7.9 1978-79 · DET
APG 1.9 1982-83 · DET
PER 17.2 1980-81 · DET
WS 6.4 1980-81 · DET

Draft

1978
Round 2 · Pick 23
from Detroit

Honors & awards

1×
All-Rookie Team
1978

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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Born on October 30

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About Terry Tyler

Terry Christopher Tyler is an American former professional basketball player.