Kenneth Bannister (Ken, The Animal)
Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6-9 Weight: 235 lbs.
Born: April 1, 1960 in Baltimore, Maryland
High School: Southwestern in Baltimore, Maryland
College: Saint Augustine's College
Drafted by the New York Knickerbockers in the 7th round (17th pick, 156th overall) of the 1984 NBA draft.
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New York Knickerbockers 1985-1986 |
Los Angeles Clippers 1989-1991 |
| Game Logs | 1990-91 | 1989-90 | 1988-89 | Finder |
| Splits | 1990-91 | 1989-90 | 1988-89 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | Usg% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | LS | WSAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | 24 | NYK | NBA | 75 | 1404 | 7.3 | .481 | .470 | 8.7 | 18.9 | 13.6 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 21.0 | 19.7 | 86 | 108 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 4 | 21 | -8.5 |
| 1985-86 | 25 | NYK | NBA | 70 | 1405 | 10.4 | .511 | .491 | 6.8 | 19.7 | 13.0 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 18.0 | 21.4 | 91 | 104 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 4 | 17 | -6.5 |
| 1988-89 | 28 | LAC | NBA | 9 | 130 | 17.9 | .624 | .611 | 4.9 | 22.1 | 13.6 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 11.9 | 20.4 | 116 | 106 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 1989-90 | 29 | LAC | NBA | 52 | 589 | 7.6 | .492 | .478 | 7.7 | 14.0 | 10.9 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 17.4 | 18.0 | 92 | 109 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 2 | 7 | -2.5 |
| 1990-91 | 30 | LAC | NBA | 47 | 339 | 7.8 | .506 | .531 | 10.6 | 20.0 | 15.3 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 18.6 | 16.1 | 93 | 107 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1 | 3 | -1.0 |
| 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 | 0.4 | 10.9 | 12 | 48 | -18.0 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 23 | 25 | 32 | 102 | 375 | .503 | .590 | 29.1 | 13.9 | 6.6 | 0.9 | |||||
| 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 | 23 | 25 | 32 | 102 | 723 | .527 | .568 | 29.1 | 15.1 | 9.4 | 0.5 | |||||||
| Season | Team | Lg | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | New York Knickerbockers | NBA | $65,000 |
| 1985-86 | New York Knickerbockers | NBA | $105,000 |
| 1988-89 | Los Angeles Clippers | NBA | *$100,000 |
| 1989-90 | Los Angeles Clippers | NBA | *$250,000 |
| 1990-91 | Los Angeles Clippers | NBA | $400,000 |
| 1991-92 | Los Angeles Clippers | NBA | $300,000 |
| Career | (may be incomplete) | $1,220,000 |