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Detroit Pistons (1948 - ) Coaching Records and History
| Year | Coach | Season | Playoffs |
| 1948 | Carl Bennett | 0 - 6 | 0 - 0 |
| Paul Armstrong | 22 - 32 | 0 - 0 | |
| 1949 | Murray Mendenhall | 40 - 28 | 2 - 2 |
| 1950 | Murray Mendenhall | 32 - 36 | 1 - 2 |
| 1951 | Paul Birch | 29 - 37 | 0 - 2 |
| 1952 | Paul Birch | 36 - 33 | 4 - 4 |
| 1953 | Paul Birch | 40 - 32 | 0 - 4 |
| 1957 | Charles Eckman | 9 - 16 | 0 - 0 |
| Ephraim Rocha | 24 - 23 | 3 - 4 | |
| 1958 | Ephraim Rocha | 28 - 44 | 1 - 2 |
| 1959 | Ephraim Rocha | 13 - 21 | 0 - 0 |
| Dick McGuire | 17 - 24 | 0 - 2 | |
| 1960 | Dick McGuire | 34 - 45 | 2 - 3 |
| 1961 | Dick McGuire | 37 - 43 | 5 - 5 |
| 1962 | Dick McGuire | 34 - 46 | 1 - 3 |
| 1963 | Charles Wolf | 23 - 57 | 0 - 0 |
| 1964 | Charles Wolf | 2 - 9 | 0 - 0 |
| Dave DeBusschere | 29 - 40 | 0 - 0 | |
| 1965 | Dave DeBusschere | 22 - 58 | 0 - 0 |
| 1966 | Dave DeBusschere | 28 - 45 | 0 - 0 |
| Donnis Butcher | 2 - 9 | 0 - 0 | |
| 1967 | Donnis Butcher | 40 - 42 | 2 - 4 |
| 1968 | Donnis Butcher | 10 - 12 | 0 - 0 |
| Paul Seymour | 22 - 38 | 0 - 0 | |
| 1969 | Bill VanBredaKolff | 31 - 51 | 0 - 0 |
| 1970 | Bill VanBredaKolff | 45 - 37 | 0 - 0 |
| 1971 | Bill VanBredaKolff | 6 - 6 | 0 - 0 |
| Earl Lloyd | 20 - 50 | 0 - 0 | |
| 1972 | Earl Lloyd | 2 - 5 | 0 - 0 |
| Ray Scott | 38 - 37 | 0 - 0 | |
| 1973 | Ray Scott | 52 - 30 | 3 - 4 |
| 1974 | Ray Scott | 40 - 42 | 1 - 2 |
| 1975 | Ray Scott | 17 - 25 | 0 - 0 |
| Herb Brown | 19 - 21 | 4 - 5 | |
| 1976 | Herb Brown | 44 - 38 | 1 - 2 |
| 1977 | Herb Brown | 9 - 15 | 0 - 0 |
| Bob Kauffman | 29 - 29 | 0 - 0 | |
| 1978 | Dick Vitale | 30 - 52 | 0 - 0 |
| 1979 | Dick Vitale | 4 - 8 | 0 - 0 |
| Richie Adubato | 12 - 58 | 0 - 0 | |
| 1980 | Scotty Robertson | 21 - 61 | 0 - 0 |
| 1981 | Scotty Robertson | 39 - 43 | 0 - 0 |
| 1982 | Scotty Robertson | 37 - 45 | 0 - 0 |
| 1983 | Chuck Daly | 49 - 33 | 2 - 3 |
| 1984 | Chuck Daly | 46 - 36 | 5 - 4 |
| 1985 | Chuck Daly | 46 - 36 | 1 - 3 |
| 1986 | Chuck Daly | 52 - 30 | 10 - 5 |
| 1987 | Chuck Daly | 54 - 28 | 14 - 9 |
| 1988 | Chuck Daly | 63 - 19 | 15 - 2 |
| 1989 | Chuck Daly | 59 - 23 | 15 - 5 |
| 1990 | Chuck Daly | 50 - 32 | 7 - 8 |
| 1991 | Chuck Daly | 48 - 34 | 2 - 3 |
| 1992 | Ron Rothstein | 40 - 42 | 0 - 0 |
| 1993 | Ron Rothstein | 20 - 62 | 0 - 0 |
| 1994 | Don Chaney | 28 - 54 | 0 - 0 |
| 1995 | Doug Collins | 46 - 36 | 0 - 3 |
| 1996 | Doug Collins | 54 - 28 | 2 - 3 |
| 1997 | Doug Collins | 21 - 24 | 0 - 0 |
| Alvin Gentry | 16 - 21 | 0 - 0 | |
| 1998 | Alvin Gentry | 29 - 21 | 2 - 3 |
| 1999 | Alvin Gentry | 28 - 30 | 0 - 0 |
| George Irvine | 14 - 10 | 0 - 3 | |
| 2000 | George Irvine | 32 - 50 | 0 - 0 |
| 2001 | Rick Carlisle | 50 - 32 | 4 - 6 |
| 2002 | Rick Carlisle | 50 - 32 | 8 - 9 |
| 2003 | Larry Brown | 54 - 28 | 16 - 7 |
| 2004 | Larry Brown | 54 - 28 | 15 - 10 |
| 2005 | Flip Saunders | 64 - 18 | 10 - 8 |
| 2006 | Flip Saunders | 53 - 29 | 10 - 6 |
| 2007 | Flip Saunders | 59 - 23 | 10 - 7 |
| 2008 | Michael Curry | 39 - 43 | 0 - 4 |
| 2009 | John Kuester | 27 - 55 | 0 - 0 |
| 2010 | John Kuester | 30 - 52 | 0 - 0 |
