NAME POS GP MIN WP48 PoP48 WINS PTS REB AST TO BLK STL PF
Alex Acker PG 5 35 -.406 -15.7 -0.30 12.3 6.9 5.5 5.5 0.0 1.4 5.5
Carlos Arroyo PG 50 600 .056 -1.3 0.70 12.6 5.6 12.4 3.6 0.2 1.5 6.2
Chauncey Billups PG 81 2925 .254 4.8 15.49 24.5 4.1 11.5 2.8 0.1 1.2 2.6
Kelvin Cato C 4 34 -.154 -7.9 -0.11 14.1 9.9 2.8 2.8 2.8 0.0 5.6
Dale Davis C 28 178 .123 0.7 0.45 7.0 14.3 1.6 1.1 2.4 0.0 6.2
Carlos Delfino SG 68 726 .057 -1.3 0.87 16.3 7.5 2.9 2.4 1.0 1.4 5.7
Tony Delk SG 23 378 .105 0.2 0.82 22.9 6.5 4.2 2.4 0.1 1.7 3.6
Maurice Evans SF 80 1139 .143 1.4 3.39 17.0 6.9 2.5 1.6 0.6 1.7 5.1
Richard Hamilton SG 80 2825 .075 -0.8 4.39 27.3 4.3 4.7 2.9 0.3 0.9 3.5
Lindsey Hunter PG 30 353 .041 -1.8 0.30 11.8 5.4 8.4 2.7 0.1 2.6 6.0
Amir Johnson PF 3 39 .181 2.6 0.15 24.6 4.9 3.7 4.9 2.5 0.0 8.6
Jason Maxiell PF 26 159 -.150 -7.8 -0.50 18.1 8.5 0.9 3.3 1.5 1.2 4.2
Antonio McDyess PF 82 1733 .110 0.3 3.96 17.7 12.1 2.5 2.1 1.3 1.3 6.1
Darko Milicic C 25 140 -.032 -4.1 -0.09 12.7 9.6 3.1 5.1 5.1 1.0 8.6
Tayshaun Prince SF 82 2898 .108 0.3 6.52 19.1 5.7 3.1 1.5 0.6 1.0 1.6
Ben Wallace C 82 2890 .291 6.0 17.52 9.9 15.3 2.6 1.5 3.0 2.4 2.7
Rasheed Wallace PF 80 2780 .095 -0.1 5.51 20.9 9.4 3.1 1.5 2.2 1.4 4.0
Name FG% 2FG% 3FG% FT% eFG% TS% FGA 3FGA FTA
Alex Acker 25.0% 27.3% 20.0% 0.0% 28.1% 28.1% 21.9 6.9 0.0
Carlos Arroyo 36.3% 36.4% 33.3% 72.4% 36.9% 43.3% 12.6 0.5 4.6
Chauncey Billups 41.8% 40.7% 43.3% 89.4% 50.9% 60.2% 16.6 7.0 8.5
Kelvin Cato 41.7% 41.7% 0.0% 0.0% 41.7% 41.7% 16.9 0.0 0.0
Dale Davis 37.5% 39.1% 0.0% 53.3% 37.5% 42.5% 6.5 0.3 4.0
Carlos Delfino 40.3% 42.8% 33.3% 67.2% 44.7% 48.3% 14.9 4.0 4.4
Tony Delk 44.4% 45.1% 42.6% 72.0% 50.6% 52.6% 20.3 6.0 3.2
Maurice Evans 45.2% 49.3% 37.1% 80.0% 51.5% 54.5% 14.4 4.9 2.7
Richard Hamilton 49.1% 49.4% 45.8% 84.5% 51.2% 55.3% 22.5 2.0 5.1
Lindsey Hunter 37.0% 45.6% 25.6% 50.0% 42.5% 42.7% 13.6 5.8 0.5
Amir Johnson 70.0% 71.4% 66.7% 100.0% 80.0% 85.0% 12.3 3.7 4.9
Jason Maxiell 42.6% 42.6% 0.0% 33.3% 42.6% 41.4% 16.3 0.0 12.7
Antonio McDyess 50.9% 51.1% 0.0% 55.7% 50.9% 52.0% 15.5 0.1 3.4
Darko Milicic 51.5% 54.8% 0.0% 37.5% 51.5% 50.7% 11.3 0.7 2.7
Tayshaun Prince 45.5% 47.9% 35.0% 76.5% 48.7% 52.4% 16.5 3.0 3.9
Ben Wallace 51.0% 51.4% 0.0% 41.6% 51.0% 50.1% 7.7 0.1 4.9
Rasheed Wallace 43.0% 48.0% 35.7% 74.3% 50.3% 52.7% 18.4 7.5 3.2
  WP48 WINS PTS DRB ORB TRB AST TO BLK STL PF
DET 0.187 59.1 96.8 28.6 11.9 40.5 24.0 11.4 6.0 7.1 18.5
AVG 0.500 41.0 97.0 29.8 11.2 41.0 20.6 14.4 4.7 7.2 22.8
OPP 0.813 22.9 90.2 29.3 11.6 40.9 18.8 14.0 3.5 5.9 21.0
AVGOPP 0.500 41.0 97.0 29.8 11.2 41.0 20.6 14.4 4.7 7.2 22.8
  FG% 2FG% 3FG% FT% eFG% TS% FGA 3FGA FTA
DET 45.5% 47.5% 38.4% 72.7% 49.7% 53.5% 80.0 17.7 23.8
AVG 45.4% 47.8% 35.8% 74.5% 49.0% 53.6% 79.0 16.0 26.3

Wins Produced
Expected* Actual Forecast**
59.1-22.9 64-18 n/a

* The win-loss record that wins produced would have predicted based on players' WP48 so far (ignores previous seasons).

** future games only -- takes current record as given


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