Detroit Pistons seasons

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This is a list of seasons completed by the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association. The list includes seasons played by the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons in the National Basketball League and seasons played by the Fort Wayne Pistons in the Basketball Association of America. However, the games won and lost in the NBL are not included in the franchise total.

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, % = Win–Loss %

Season	W	L	%	Playoffs	Results
Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (NBL) (Not included in W/L totals)
1941-42	15	9	.625	Won semifinals Lost championship	Ft. Wayne over Akron 2-1 Oshkosh over Ft. Wayne 2-1
1942-43	17	6	.739	Won semifinals Lost championship	Ft. Wayne over Chicago 2-1 Sheboygan over Ft. Wayne 2-1
1943-44	18	4	.818	Won semifinals Won championship	Ft. Wayne over Cleveland 2-0 Ft. Wayne over Sheboygan 3-0
1944-45	25	5	.833	Won semifinals Won championship	Ft. Wayne over Cleveland 2-0 Ft. Wayne over Sheboygan 3-2
1945-46	26	8	.765	Lost semifinals	Rochester over Ft. Wayne 3-1
1946-47	25	19	.568	Won first round Lost semifinals	Ft. Wayne 3-2 over Toledo Rochester over Ft. Wayne 2-1
1947-48	40	20	.667	Lost first round	Rochester 3-1 over Ft. Wayne
Totals	166	71	.700
Playoffs	22	18	.550
Fort Wayne Pistons BAA/NBA Included in W/L totals
1948-49	22	38	.367
1949-50	40	28	.588	Won Tiebreaker Won Division Semifinals Lost Division Finals	Ft. Wayne over Chicago Ft. Wayne 2, Rochester 0 Minneapolis 2, Ft. Wayne 0
1950-51	32	36	.471	Lost Division Semifinals	Rochester 2, Ft. Wayne 1
1951-52	29	37	.439	Lost Division Semifinals	Rochester 2, Ft. Wayne 0
1952-53	36	33	.522	Won Division Semifinals Lost Division Finals	Ft. Wayne 2, Rochester 1 Minneapolis 2, Ft. Wayne 0
1953-54	40	32	.556	Round-Robin Round-Robin	Rochester and Minneapolis over Ft. Wayne, 4-0
1954-55	43	29	.597	Won Division Finals Lost NBA Finals	Ft. Wayne 3, Minneapolis 2 Syracuse 4, Ft. Wayne 3
1955-56	37	35	.514	Won Division Finals Lost NBA Finals	Ft. Wayne 3, St. Louis 2 Philadelphia 4, Ft. Wayne 1
1956-57	34	38	.472	Lost Division Tiebreaker Lost Division Semifinals	St. Louis over Ft. Wayne Minneapolis 2, Ft. Wayne 0
Detroit Pistons Included in W/L totals
1957-58	33	39	.458	Won Division Semifinals Lost Division Finals	Detroit 2, Cincinnati 0 St. Louis 4, Detroit 1
1958-59	28	44	.389	Lost Division Semifinals	Minneapolis 2, Detroit 1
1959-60	30	45	.400	Lost Division Semifinals	Minneapolis 2, Detroit 0
1960-61	34	45	.430	Lost Division Semifinals	Los Angeles 3, Detroit 2
1961-62	37	43	.463	Won Division Semifinals Lost Division Finals	Detroit 3, Cincinnati 1 Los Angeles 4, Detroit 2
1962-63	34	46	.425	Lost Division Semifinals	St. Louis 3, Detroit 1
1963-64	23	57	.288
1964-65	31	49	.388
1965-66	22	58	.275
1966-67	30	51	.370
1967-68	40	42	.488	Lost Division Semifinals	Boston 4, Detroit 2
1968-69	32	50	.390
1969-70	31	51	.378
1970-71	45	37	.549
1971-72	26	56	.317
1972-73	40	42	.488
1973-74	52	30	.634	Lost Conference Semifinals	Chicago 4, Detroit 3
1974-75	40	42	.488	Lost First Round	Seattle 2, Detroit 1
1975-76	36	46	.439	Won First Round Lost Conference Semifinals	Detroit 2, Milwaukee 1 Golden State 4, Detroit 2
1976-77	44	38	.537	Lost First Round	Golden State 2, Detroit 1
1977-78	38	44	.463
1978-79	30	52	.366
1979-80	16	66	.195
1980-81	21	61	.256
1981-82	39	43	.476
1982-83	37	45	.451
1983-84	49	33	.598	Lost First Round	New York 3, Detroit 2
1984-85	46	36	.561	Won First Round Lost Conference Semifinals	Detroit 3, New Jersey 0 Boston 4, Detroit 2
1985-86	46	36	.561	Lost First Round	Atlanta 3, Detroit 1
1986-87	52	30	.634	Won First Round Won Conference Semifinals Lost Conference Finals	Detroit 3, Washington 0 Detroit 4, Atlanta 1 Boston 4, Detroit 3
1987-88	54	28	.659	Won First Round Won Conference Semifinals Won Conference Finals Lost NBA Finals	Detroit 3, Washington 2 Detroit 4, Chicago 1 Detroit 4, Boston 2 LA Lakers 4, Detroit 3
1988-89	63	19	.768	Won First Round Won Conference Semifinals Won Conference Finals Won NBA Finals	Detroit 3, Boston 0 Detroit 4, Milwaukee 0 Detroit 4, Chicago 2 Detroit 4, LA Lakers 0
1989-90	59	23	.720	Won First Round Won Conference Semifinals Won Conference Finals Won NBA Finals	Detroit 3, Indiana 0 Detroit 4, New York 1 Detroit 4, Chicago 3 Detroit 4, Portland 1
1990-91	50	32	.610	Won First Round Won Conference Semifinals Lost Conference Finals	Detroit 3, Atlanta 2 Detroit 4, Boston 2 Chicago 4, Detroit 0
1991-92	48	34	.585	Lost First Round	New York 3, Detroit 2
1992-93	40	42	.488
1993-94	20	62	.244
1994-95	28	54	.341
1995-96	46	36	.561	Lost First Round	Orlando 3, Detroit 0
1996-97	54	28	.659	Lost First Round	Atlanta 3, Detroit 2
1997-98	37	45	.451
1998-99	29	21	.580	Lost First Round	Atlanta 3, Detroit 2
1999-00	42	40	.512	Lost First Round	Miami 3, Detroit 0
2000-01	32	50	.390
2001-02	50	32	.610	Won First Round Lost Conference Semifinals	Detroit 3, Toronto 2 Boston 4, Detroit 1
2002-03	50	32	.610	Won First Round Won Conference Semifinals Lost Conference Finals	Detroit 4, Orlando 3 Detroit 4, Philadelphia 2 New Jersey 4, Detroit 0
2003-04	54	28	.659	Won First Round Won Conference Semifinals Won Conference Finals Won NBA Finals	Detroit 4, Milwaukee 1 Detroit 4, New Jersey 3 Detroit 4, Indiana 2 Detroit 4, LA Lakers 1
2004-05	54	28	.659	Won First Round Won Conference Semifinals Won Conference Finals Lost NBA Finals	Detroit 4, Philadelphia 1 Detroit 4, Indiana 2 Detroit 4, Miami 3 San Antonio 4, Detroit 3
2005-06	64	18	.780	Won First Round Won Conference Semifinals Lost Conference Finals	Detroit 4, Milwaukee 1 Detroit 4, Cleveland 3 Miami 4, Detroit 2
2006-07	53	29	.646	Won First Round Won Conference Semifinals Lost Conference Finals	Detroit 4, Orlando 0 Detroit 4, Chicago 2 Cleveland 4, Detroit 2
2007-08	59	23	.720	Won First Round Won Conference Semifinals Lost Conference Finals	Detroit 4, Philadelphia 2 Detroit 4, Orlando 1 Boston 4, Detroit 2
Totals	2361	2367	.499
Playoffs	190	171	.526

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