Kent Benson
Michael Kent Benson , "Kent, Benny"
Born: December 27, 1954
New Castle, IN USA
Position: C
High School: Chrysler
College: Indiana
Drafted: 1977, Round 1 Pick 1, #1 Overall
Height: 6'10"
Weight: 235
Career: 1977-78-1987-88
Kent Benson averaged 9.1 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game in his 680-game career with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks and Utah Jazz. He began playing during the 1977-78 season and last took the court during the 1987-88 campaign.
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Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1977-78 | Milwaukee Bucks | 69 | 22 | 1288 | 473 | 220 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 92 | 89 | 206 | 295 | 99 | 69 | 54 | 119 | 177 | 532 |
1978-79 | Milwaukee Bucks | 82 | 65 | 2132 | 798 | 413 | 0 | 0 | 245 | 180 | 187 | 397 | 584 | 204 | 89 | 81 | 156 | 280 | 1006 |
1979-80 | Detroit Pistons | 17 | 10 | 502 | 187 | 86 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 33 | 30 | 90 | 120 | 51 | 19 | 18 | 51 | 68 | 206 |
1979-80 | Milwaukee Bucks | 56 | 47 | 1389 | 431 | 213 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 66 | 96 | 237 | 333 | 127 | 54 | 74 | 106 | 178 | 492 |
1980-81 | Detroit Pistons | 59 | 57 | 1956 | 770 | 364 | 4 | 0 | 254 | 196 | 124 | 276 | 400 | 172 | 72 | 67 | 190 | 184 | 924 |
1981-82 | Detroit Pistons | 75 | 72 | 2467 | 802 | 405 | 11 | 3 | 158 | 127 | 219 | 434 | 653 | 159 | 66 | 98 | 160 | 214 | 940 |
1982-83 | Detroit Pistons | 21 | 15 | 599 | 182 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 38 | 53 | 102 | 155 | 49 | 14 | 17 | 35 | 61 | 208 |
1983-84 | Detroit Pistons | 82 | 58 | 1734 | 451 | 248 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 83 | 117 | 292 | 409 | 130 | 71 | 53 | 79 | 230 | 579 |
1984-85 | Detroit Pistons | 72 | 35 | 1401 | 397 | 201 | 3 | 0 | 94 | 76 | 103 | 221 | 324 | 93 | 53 | 44 | 68 | 207 | 478 |
1985-86 | Detroit Pistons | 72 | 51 | 1344 | 415 | 201 | 2 | 1 | 83 | 66 | 118 | 258 | 376 | 80 | 58 | 51 | 58 | 196 | 469 |
1986-87 | Utah Jazz | 73 | 2 | 895 | 316 | 140 | 7 | 2 | 58 | 47 | 80 | 151 | 231 | 39 | 39 | 28 | 45 | 138 | 329 |
1987-88 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Totals | 680 | 434 | 15719 | 5224 | 2578 | 34 | 7 | 1327 | 1005 | 1216 | 2665 | 3881 | 1203 | 605 | 586 | 1069 | 1935 | 6168 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1977-78 | Milwaukee Bucks | 69 | 22 | 18.7 | 46.5 | 65.2 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 7.7 | |
1978-79 | Milwaukee Bucks | 82 | 65 | 26.0 | 51.8 | 73.5 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 7.1 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 12.3 | |
1979-80 | Detroit Pistons | 17 | 10 | 29.5 | 46.0 | 25.0 | 75.0 | 1.8 | 5.3 | 7.1 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 12.1 |
1979-80 | Milwaukee Bucks | 56 | 47 | 24.8 | 49.4 | 0.0 | 68.0 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 8.8 |
1980-81 | Detroit Pistons | 59 | 57 | 33.2 | 47.3 | 0.0 | 77.2 | 2.1 | 4.7 | 6.8 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 15.7 |
1981-82 | Detroit Pistons | 75 | 72 | 32.9 | 50.5 | 27.3 | 80.4 | 2.9 | 5.8 | 8.7 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 12.5 |
1982-83 | Detroit Pistons | 21 | 15 | 28.5 | 46.7 | 0.0 | 76.0 | 2.5 | 4.9 | 7.4 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 9.9 |
1983-84 | Detroit Pistons | 82 | 58 | 21.1 | 55.0 | 0.0 | 82.2 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 7.1 |
1984-85 | Detroit Pistons | 72 | 35 | 19.5 | 50.6 | 0.0 | 80.9 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 6.6 |
1985-86 | Detroit Pistons | 72 | 51 | 18.7 | 48.4 | 50.0 | 79.5 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 6.5 |
1986-87 | Utah Jazz | 73 | 2 | 12.3 | 44.3 | 28.6 | 81.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 4.5 |
1987-88 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | 100.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | |
Averages | 680 | 434 | 23.1 | 49.3 | 20.6 | 75.7 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 9.1 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1977-78 | Milwaukee Bucks | 9 | 103 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 28 | ||
1983-84 | Detroit Pistons | 5 | 129 | 37 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 38 | ||
1984-85 | Detroit Pistons | 9 | 142 | 46 | 25 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 63 | ||
1985-86 | Detroit Pistons | 4 | 55 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | ||
1986-87 | Utah Jazz | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 29 | 432 | 116 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 25 | 26 | 68 | 94 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 72 | 137 |
Postseason Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1977-78 | Milwaukee Bucks | 9 | 11.4 | 47.8 | 54.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 3.1 | |
1983-84 | Detroit Pistons | 5 | 25.8 | 43.2 | 60.0 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 7.6 | |
1984-85 | Detroit Pistons | 9 | 15.8 | 54.3 | 86.7 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 7.0 | |
1985-86 | Detroit Pistons | 4 | 13.8 | 40.0 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 2.0 | ||
1986-87 | Utah Jazz | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
Averages | 680 | 14.9 | 48.3 | 69.4 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 4.7 |