Five Years of the “Bad Boys”

The Detroit Pistons from 1985-86 to 1989-90

Efficiency Differential = Offensive Efficiency – Defensive Efficiency

 

Pistons 85-86

Wins Produced per 48 minutes

Wins Produced

Bill Laimbeer

0.282

17.0

Isiah Thomas

0.238

13.8

Kelly Tripucka

0.111

6.1

Kent Benson

0.126

3.5

Vinnie Johnson

0.069

2.8

Earl Cureton

0.030

1.3

Joe Dumars

0.023

1.0

Walker Russell

-0.447

0.0

Tony Campbell

-0.003

-0.1

Rick Mahorn

-0.003

-0.1

Ron Crevier

-1.859

-0.1

Chuck Nevitt

-0.071

-0.1

Mike Gibson

-0.067

-0.2

John Long

-0.028

-0.7

 

Summation of Wins Produced

44.1

 

Actual Wins

46

 

Efficiency Differential

1.1

 

 

Pistons 86-87

Wins Produced per 48 minutes

Wins Produced

Bill Laimbeer

0.271

16.1

Isiah Thomas

0.162

10.2

Sidney Green

0.182

6.8

Adrian Dantley

0.116

6.6

Dennis Rodman

0.233

5.6

Vinnie Johnson

0.065

2.9

Rick Mahorn

0.053

1.4

Joe Dumars

0.020

1.0

John Salley

0.030

0.9

Cozell McQueen

2.308

0.3

Chuck Nevitt

0.017

0.1

Jeff Taylor

0.008

0.0

John Schweitz

-0.847

-0.1

Kurt Nimphius

-0.085

-0.5

Tony Campbell

-0.156

-1.1

 

Summation of Wins Produced

50.3

 

Actual Wins

52

 

Efficiency Differential

3.3

 

 

 

Pistons 87-88

Wins Produced per 48 minutes

Wins Produced

Dennis Rodman

0.340

15.2

Bill Laimbeer

0.203

12.3

Isiah Thomas

0.148

9.0

Rick Mahorn

0.173

7.1

Adrian Dantley

0.143

6.4

John Salley

0.088

3.7

Joe Dumars

0.061

3.5

Walker Russell

-0.685

0.0

Vinnie Johnson

-0.001

0.0

Chuck Nevitt

-0.103

-0.1

Darryl Dawkins

-1.000

-0.1

James Edwards

-0.055

-0.4

Ron Moore

-0.738

-0.4

Ralph Lewis

-0.079

-0.5

William Bedford

-0.112

-0.7

 

Summation of Wins Produced

54.8

 

Actual Wins

54

 

Efficiency Differential

5.1

 

 

Pistons 88-89

Wins Produced per 48 minutes

Wins Produced

Dennis Rodman

0.371

17.1

Bill Laimbeer

0.230

12.6

Isiah Thomas

0.136

8.3

Joe Dumars

0.122

6.1

Rick Mahorn

0.138

5.2

Vinnie Johnson

0.102

4.4

Adrian Dantley

0.133

3.7

John Salley

0.059

1.8

Mark Aguirre

0.065

1.4

Pace Mannion

0.373

0.1

Steve Harris

0.210

0.0

Jim Rowinski

0.150

0.0

John Long

-0.060

-0.2

Fennis Dembo

-0.127

-0.2

Darryl Dawkins

-0.372

-0.4

Micheal Williams

-0.144

-1.1

James Edwards

-0.093

-2.4

 

Summation of Wins Produced

56.6

 

Actual Wins

63

 

Efficiency Differential

5.9

 

 

Pistons 89-90

Wins Produced per 48 minutes

Wins Produced

Dennis Rodman

0.383

19.0

Bill Laimbeer

0.253

14.1

Isiah Thomas

0.153

9.5

Joe Dumars

0.136

7.3

John Salley

0.116

4.6

Mark Aguirre

0.087

3.6

Vinnie Johnson

0.070

2.9

Gerald Henderson

0.187

1.3

Dave Greenwood

0.158

0.7

Stan Kimbrough

0.109

0.1

Ralph Lewis

-0.787

-0.1

Scott Hastings

-0.082

-0.3

William Bedford

-0.172

-0.9

James Edwards

-0.096

-4.6

 

Summation of Wins Produced

57.3

 

Actual Wins

59

 

Efficiency Differential

6.2