1948 Baltimore Bullets (1st) vs. 1989 Detroit Pistons - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1947-48 Bullets (1st) and the 1988-89 Pistons, including both NBA teams stats, regular season and Playoffs wins, losses and performance, winning streaks and other data side by side.

NBA Teams Comparison

1948
Baltimore

Bullets (1st)

vs.

1989
Detroit

Pistons

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1948 Bullets (1st)	2º in Western Division
	1989 Pistons	1º in Eastern Conference

Season Record

	1948 Bullets (1st)	28 - 20
	1989 Pistons	63 - 19

Winning %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	.583
	1989 Pistons	.768

Longest Streaks

	1948 Bullets (1st)	Winning Streak: 9 Losing Streak: 5
	1989 Pistons	Winning Streak: 9 Losing Streak: 2

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1948 Bullets (1st)	18 players
	1989 Pistons	17 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1948 Bullets (1st)	NBA Champions
	1989 Pistons	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1948 Bullets (1st)	8 - 3
	1989 Pistons	15 - 2

Winning %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	.727
	1989 Pistons	.882

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1948 Bullets (1st)	10 players
	1989 Pistons	12 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1948 Bullets (1st)	1 - All-NBA 2nd Team: Buddy Jeannette
	1989 Pistons	3 - Finals MVP: Joe Dumars All-Defensive 1st Team: Joe Dumars, Dennis Rodman

NBA Leaders

	1948 Bullets (1st)	- none
	1989 Pistons	- none

Hall of Famers

	1948 Bullets (1st)	1 - Buddy Jeannette
	1989 Pistons	4 - Adrian Dantley, Joe Dumars, Dennis Rodman, Isiah Thomas

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1948 Bullets (1st)	74.4
	1989 Pistons	106.6

Rebounds

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1989 Pistons	45.1

Assists

	1948 Bullets (1st)	6.7
	1989 Pistons	24.7

Steals

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1989 Pistons	6.4

Blocks

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1989 Pistons	5.0

3-Pointers Made

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1989 Pistons	1.5

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	.301
	1989 Pistons	.494

3-Point %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1989 Pistons	.300

Free Throw %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	.689
	1989 Pistons	.769

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1948 Bullets (1st)	76.9
	1989 Pistons	100.6

Rebounds

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1989 Pistons	44.2

Assists

	1948 Bullets (1st)	6.0
	1989 Pistons	22.6

Steals

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1989 Pistons	4.9

Blocks

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1989 Pistons	4.5

3-Pointers Made

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1989 Pistons	2.5

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	.287
	1989 Pistons	.473

3-Point %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1989 Pistons	.296

Free Throw %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	.731
	1989 Pistons	.762

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1948 Bullets (1st)	12.0 ppg Kleggie Hermsen
1989 Pistons	18.4 ppg Adrian Dantley

Rebounds

1948 Bullets (1st)	- n/a *
1989 Pistons	9.6 rpg Bill Laimbeer

Assists

1948 Bullets (1st)	1.5 apg Buddy Jeannette
1989 Pistons	8.3 apg Isiah Thomas

Steals

1948 Bullets (1st)	- n/a *
1989 Pistons	1.7 spg Isiah Thomas

Blocks

1948 Bullets (1st)	- n/a *
1989 Pistons	1.2 bpg Bill Laimbeer

NBA Playoffs

Points

1948 Bullets (1st)	17.1 ppg Connie Simmons
1989 Pistons	18.2 ppg Isiah Thomas

Rebounds

1948 Bullets (1st)	- n/a *
1989 Pistons	10.0 rpg Dennis Rodman

Assists

1948 Bullets (1st)	1.1 apg Kleggie Hermsen
1989 Pistons	8.3 apg Isiah Thomas

Steals

1948 Bullets (1st)	- n/a *
1989 Pistons	1.6 spg Isiah Thomas

Blocks

1948 Bullets (1st)	- n/a *
1989 Pistons	1.5 bpg John Salley

Notes: * - Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.
- Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80.
- Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.