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Detroit Pistons

Every season in Detroit Pistons history, from the most recent to the founding year.

Year	Record	Finish	Head Coach
2024	39–43	No Playoffs	J.B. Bickerstaff
2023	14–68	No Playoffs	Monty Williams
2022	17–65	No Playoffs	Dwane Casey
2021	23–59	No Playoffs	Dwane Casey
2020	20–52	No Playoffs	Dwane Casey
2019	20–46	No Playoffs	Dwane Casey
2018	41–41	No Playoffs	Dwane Casey
2017	39–43	No Playoffs	Stan Van Gundy
2016	37–45	First Round	Stan Van Gundy
2015	44–38	First Round	Stan Van Gundy
2014	32–50	No Playoffs	Stan Van Gundy
2013	29–53	No Playoffs	Maurice Cheeks / John Loyer
2012	29–53	No Playoffs	Lawrence Frank
2011	25–41	No Playoffs	Lawrence Frank
2010	30–52	No Playoffs	John Kuester
2009	27–55	No Playoffs	John Kuester
2008	39–43	First Round	Michael Curry
2007	59–23	Conference Finals	Flip Saunders
2006	53–29	Conference Finals	Flip Saunders
2005	64–18	Conference Finals	Flip Saunders
2004	54–28	Conference Finals	Larry Brown
2003	54–28	NBA Champions	Larry Brown
2002	50–32	Conference Finals	Rick Carlisle
2001	50–32	Conference Semifinals	Rick Carlisle
2000	32–50	No Playoffs	George Irvine
1999	42–40	Conference Semifinals	George Irvine
1998	29–21	First Round	Alvin Gentry
1997	37–45	First Round	Doug Collins / Alvin Gentry
1996	54–28	Conference Finals	Doug Collins
1995	46–36	First Round	Doug Collins
1994	28–54	No Playoffs	Don Chaney
1993	20–62	No Playoffs	Don Chaney
1992	40–42	No Playoffs	Ron Rothstein
1991	48–34	Conference Finals	Ron Rothstein
1990	50–32	Conference Semifinals	Chuck Daly
1989	59–23	NBA Champions	Chuck Daly
1988	63–19	NBA Champions	Chuck Daly
1987	54–28	NBA Finals	Chuck Daly
1986	52–30	Conference Finals	Chuck Daly
1985	46–36	Conference Semifinals	Chuck Daly
1984	46–36	Conference Semifinals	Chuck Daly
1983	49–33	First Round	Chuck Daly
1982	37–45	No Playoffs	Chuck Daly
1981	39–43	No Playoffs	Scotty Robertson
1980	21–61	No Playoffs	Scotty Robertson
1979	16–66	No Playoffs	Richie Adubato / Scotty Robertson
1978	30–52	No Playoffs	Dick Vitale / Richie Adubato
1977	38–44	No Playoffs	Dick Vitale
1976	44–38	First Round	Herb Brown / Bob Kauffman
1975	44–38	Conference Finals	Herb Brown
1974	36–46	First Round	Ray Scott / Herb Brown
1973	40–42	First Round	Ray Scott
1972	52–30	Conference Semifinals	Ray Scott
1971	35–47	No Playoffs	Earl Lloyd / Ray Scott
1970	26–56	No Playoffs	Bill van Breda Kolff / Terry Dischinger
1969	45–37	Conference Semifinals	Bill van Breda Kolff
1968	32–50	No Playoffs	Donnis Butcher / Joe Mullaney
1967	40–42	Conference Semifinals	Donnis Butcher
1966	28–54	No Playoffs	Dave DeBusschere / Donnis Butcher
1965	22–58	No Playoffs	Dave DeBusschere
1964	31–49	No Playoffs	Charles Wolf / Dave DeBusschere
1963	23–57	No Playoffs	Charles Wolf
1962	34–46	Conference Finals	Dick McGuire
1961	37–43	No Playoffs	Dick McGuire
1960	34–45	No Playoffs	Dick McGuire
1959	30–45	Conference Semifinals	Red Rocha / Dick McGuire
1958	28–44	First Round	Red Rocha
1957	33–39	Conference Semifinals	Charley Eckman / Red Rocha
1956	34–38	First Round	Charley Eckman
1955	37–35	NBA Finals	Charley Eckman
1954	43–29	NBA Champions	Charley Eckman
1953	40–32	NBA Finals	Paul Birch
1952	36–33	Conference Finals	Paul Birch
1951	29–37	First Round	Paul Birch
1950	32–36	First Round	Murray Mendenhall
1949	40–28	Conference Finals	Murray Mendenhall
1948	22–38	No Playoffs	Carl Bennett / Curly Armstrong