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Ken Bannister

Kenneth Darnell Bannister (Ken, The Animal)

Position: Forward-Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-9 ▪ Weight: 235 lbs.
Born: April 1, 1960 in Baltimore, Maryland
High School: Southwestern in Baltimore, Maryland
College: Saint Augustine's College
Draft: New York Knicks, 7th round (17th pick, 156th overall), 1984 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 27, 1984

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1984-85 24 NYK NBA PF 75 50 1404 209 445 .470 0 0 91 192 .474 108 222 330 39 38 40 141 279 509
1985-86 25 NYK NBA PF 70 15 1405 235 479 .491 0 1 .000 131 249 .526 89 233 322 42 42 24 129 208 601
1988-89 28 LAC NBA PF 9 2 130 22 36 .611 0 1 .000 30 53 .566 6 27 33 3 7 2 8 17 74
1989-90 29 LAC NBA PF 52 1 589 77 161 .478 0 1 .000 52 110 .473 39 73 112 18 17 7 44 92 206
1990-91 30 LAC NBA PF 47 3 339 43 81 .531 0 1 .000 25 65 .385 34 62 96 9 5 7 25 73 111
Career NBA 253 71 3867 586 1202 .488 0 4 .000 329 669 .492 276 617 893 111 109 80 347 669 1501

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1984-85 24 NYK NBA PF 75 50 18.7 2.8 5.9 .470 0.0 0.0 1.2 2.6 .474 1.4 3.0 4.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.9 3.7 6.8
1985-86 25 NYK NBA PF 70 15 20.1 3.4 6.8 .491 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 3.6 .526 1.3 3.3 4.6 0.6 0.6 0.3 1.8 3.0 8.6
1988-89 28 LAC NBA PF 9 2 14.4 2.4 4.0 .611 0.0 0.1 .000 3.3 5.9 .566 0.7 3.0 3.7 0.3 0.8 0.2 0.9 1.9 8.2
1989-90 29 LAC NBA PF 52 1 11.3 1.5 3.1 .478 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 2.1 .473 0.8 1.4 2.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.8 1.8 4.0
1990-91 30 LAC NBA PF 47 3 7.2 0.9 1.7 .531 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 1.4 .385 0.7 1.3 2.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.5 1.6 2.4
Career NBA 253 71 15.3 2.3 4.8 .488 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 2.6 .492 1.1 2.4 3.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 1.4 2.6 5.9

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1984-85 24 NYK NBA PF 75 50 1404 5.4 11.4 .470 0.0 0.0 2.3 4.9 .474 2.8 5.7 8.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 3.6 7.2 13.1
1985-86 25 NYK NBA PF 70 15 1405 6.0 12.3 .491 0.0 0.0 .000 3.4 6.4 .526 2.3 6.0 8.3 1.1 1.1 0.6 3.3 5.3 15.4
1988-89 28 LAC NBA PF 9 2 130 6.1 10.0 .611 0.0 0.3 .000 8.3 14.7 .566 1.7 7.5 9.1 0.8 1.9 0.6 2.2 4.7 20.5
1989-90 29 LAC NBA PF 52 1 589 4.7 9.8 .478 0.0 0.1 .000 3.2 6.7 .473 2.4 4.5 6.8 1.1 1.0 0.4 2.7 5.6 12.6
1990-91 30 LAC NBA PF 47 3 339 4.6 8.6 .531 0.0 0.1 .000 2.7 6.9 .385 3.6 6.6 10.2 1.0 0.5 0.7 2.7 7.8 11.8
Career NBA 253 71 3867 5.5 11.2 .488 0.0 0.0 .000 3.1 6.2 .492 2.6 5.7 8.3 1.0 1.0 0.7 3.2 6.2 14.0

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1984-85 24 NYK NBA PF 75 1404 7.3 .481 .470 8.7 18.9 13.6 3.9 1.3 1.7 21.0 19.7 86 108 -2.2 1.4 -0.8 -0.028
1985-86 25 NYK NBA PF 70 1405 10.4 .511 .491 6.8 19.7 13.0 4.6 1.5 1.1 18.0 21.4 91 104 -1.3 2.0 0.7 .025
1988-89 28 LAC NBA PF 9 130 17.9 .624 .611 4.9 22.1 13.6 3.2 2.5 0.9 11.9 20.4 116 106 0.3 0.2 0.4 .150
1989-90 29 LAC NBA PF 52 589 7.6 .492 .478 7.7 14.0 10.9 4.3 1.4 0.7 17.4 18.0 92 109 -0.5 0.5 0.1 .005
1990-91 30 LAC NBA PF 47 339 7.8 .506 .531 10.6 20.0 15.3 3.6 0.7 1.2 18.6 16.1 93 107 -0.2 0.4 0.2 .028
Career NBA 253 3867 8.9 .502 .488 7.9 18.6 13.1 4.2 1.4 1.3 18.8 19.8 90 106 -4.0 4.6 0.6 .007

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 5 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5
Ken Bannister 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.1 -0.8
Bob Thornton 30.7 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.1 -0.3
Bill Curley 18.9 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.0
Ansu Sesay 16.3 0.8 0.5 0.2 -0.1
Jerrod Mustaf 14.8 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.0
Michael Smith 13.9 0.7 0.3 0.3
Antonio Lang 12.3 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.1 -0.1
Hank McDowell 11.2 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.1
Bob Peterson 11.0 0.9 0.4 0.2
Ronald Dupree 10.4 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.0
Randy White 10.4 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.2 -0.2
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6
Ken Bannister 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.1 -0.8
Bill Curley 18.9 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.0
Ansu Sesay 16.3 0.8 0.5 0.2 -0.1
Jerrod Mustaf 14.8 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.0
Michael Smith 13.9 0.7 0.3 0.3
Bob Peterson 11.0 0.9 0.4 0.2
Randy White 10.4 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.2 -0.2
Obinna Ekezie 9.5 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.2
Cal Bowdler 8.6 1.0 0.5 0.2
Ronald Dupree 8.3 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0
Hank McDowell 4.9 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1981-82 21 INDIANAST 27 786 153 304 69 117 177 25 32 102 375 .503 .590 29.1 13.9 6.6
1983-84 23 STAUGUSTNE 21 142 256 64 117 276 348 .555 .547 16.6 13.1
Career 48 786 295 560 133 234 453 25 32 102 723 .527 .568 29.1 15.1 9.4

Transactions

June 19, 1984: Drafted by the New York Knicks in the 7th round (156th pick) of the 1984 NBA Draft.

October 21, 1988: Waived by the New York Knicks.

April 5, 1989: Signed a 10-day contract with the Los Angeles Clippers.

April 14, 1989: Signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Clippers.

June 21, 1991: Waived by the Los Angeles Clippers.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 New York Knicks NBA $105,000
1990-91 Los Angeles Clippers NBA $400,000
1990-91 Utah Jazz NBA $50,000
1991-92 Los Angeles Clippers NBA $300,000
Career (may be incomplete) $855,000

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