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 | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 70 | 15 | 1405 | 235 | 479 | 0 | 1 | 131 | 249 | 89 | 322 | 41 | 42 | 24 | 129 | 206 | 601 | .491 | .000 | .526 | 20.1 | 8.6 | 4.6 | 0.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 37 | 7 | 784 | 147 | 289 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 124 | 48 | 180 | 22 | 23 | 12 | 75 | 114 | 357 | .509 | .000 | .508 | 21.2 | 9.6 | 4.9 | 0.6 |
| Road | 33 | 8 | 621 | 88 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 125 | 41 | 142 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 54 | 92 | 244 | .463 | .544 | 18.8 | 7.4 | 4.3 | 0.6 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 46 | 2 | 773 | 120 | 247 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 116 | 48 | 197 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 79 | 133 | 300 | .486 | .000 | .517 | 16.8 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 0.4 |
| Post | 24 | 13 | 632 | 115 | 232 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 133 | 41 | 125 | 21 | 27 | 4 | 50 | 73 | 301 | .496 | .534 | 26.3 | 12.5 | 5.2 | 0.9 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 18 | 2 | 356 | 62 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 60 | 26 | 116 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 59 | 154 | .492 | .500 | 19.8 | 8.6 | 6.4 | 0.4 | |
| Loss | 52 | 13 | 1049 | 173 | 353 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 189 | 63 | 206 | 33 | 38 | 16 | 92 | 147 | 447 | .490 | .000 | .534 | 20.2 | 8.6 | 4.0 | 0.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | October | 3 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .375 | 1.000 | 9.3 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.3 | |
| November | 13 | 1 | 246 | 47 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 40 | 17 | 63 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 46 | 114 | .522 | .500 | 18.9 | 8.8 | 4.8 | 0.3 | ||
| December | 14 | 1 | 250 | 40 | 86 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 31 | 14 | 74 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 42 | 95 | .465 | .000 | .484 | 17.9 | 6.8 | 5.3 | 0.6 | |
| January | 13 | 0 | 174 | 16 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 30 | 8 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 32 | 49 | .421 | .567 | 13.4 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 0.4 | ||
| February | 11 | 4 | 283 | 49 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 52 | 17 | 54 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 21 | 33 | 124 | .495 | .500 | 25.7 | 11.3 | 4.9 | 0.5 | ||
| March | 10 | 3 | 243 | 53 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 55 | 17 | 45 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 25 | 137 | .525 | .564 | 24.3 | 13.7 | 4.5 | 0.9 | ||
| April | 6 | 6 | 181 | 27 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 40 | 14 | 44 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 75 | .474 | .525 | 30.2 | 12.5 | 7.3 | 1.3 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 4 | 1 | 99 | 21 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 53 | .525 | .579 | 24.8 | 13.3 | 5.8 | 0.3 | |
| Monday | 6 | 2 | 143 | 14 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 35 | .378 | .389 | 23.8 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 1.3 | ||
| Tuesday | 15 | 2 | 302 | 42 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 59 | 18 | 63 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 47 | 117 | .483 | .559 | 20.1 | 7.8 | 4.2 | 0.3 | ||
| Wednesday | 4 | 2 | 103 | 15 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 38 | .385 | .571 | 25.8 | 9.5 | 6.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Thursday | 13 | 3 | 233 | 43 | 84 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 48 | 19 | 67 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 25 | 36 | 110 | .512 | .000 | .500 | 17.9 | 8.5 | 5.2 | 0.5 | |
| Friday | 10 | 2 | 205 | 35 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 42 | 19 | 52 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 25 | 93 | .473 | .548 | 20.5 | 9.3 | 5.2 | 0.9 | ||
| Saturday | 18 | 3 | 320 | 65 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 49 | 19 | 57 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 52 | 155 | .551 | .510 | 17.8 | 8.6 | 3.2 | 0.5 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 15 | 15 | 454 | 80 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 98 | 36 | 104 | 14 | 22 | 5 | 32 | 60 | 210 | .494 | .510 | 30.3 | 14.0 | 6.9 | 0.9 | |
| Reserve | 55 | 0 | 951 | 155 | 317 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 151 | 53 | 218 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 97 | 146 | 391 | .489 | .000 | .536 | 17.3 | 7.1 | 4.0 | 0.5 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 40+ | 2 | 2 | 88 | 20 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 48 | .513 | .471 | 44.0 | 24.0 | 14.5 | 1.5 | |
| 30-39 | 12 | 7 | 413 | 91 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 92 | 27 | 77 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 34 | 44 | 233 | .542 | .554 | 34.4 | 19.4 | 6.4 | 0.9 | ||
| 20-29 | 21 | 3 | 493 | 79 | 157 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 81 | 34 | 135 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 42 | 73 | 202 | .503 | .000 | .543 | 23.5 | 9.6 | 6.4 | 0.7 | |
| 10-19 | 23 | 3 | 336 | 39 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 43 | 17 | 70 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 61 | 99 | .402 | .488 | 14.6 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 0.5 | ||
| 0-9 | 12 | 0 | 75 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 19 | .333 | .438 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 17 | 5 | 329 | 41 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 37 | 13 | 59 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 55 | 107 | .451 | .676 | 19.4 | 6.3 | 3.5 | 0.6 | |
| 1 Day | 26 | 6 | 583 | 123 | 233 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 114 | 43 | 146 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 42 | 80 | 298 | .528 | .000 | .456 | 22.4 | 11.5 | 5.6 | 0.8 | |
| 2 Days | 16 | 2 | 325 | 52 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 65 | 24 | 86 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 43 | 143 | .468 | .600 | 20.3 | 8.9 | 5.4 | 0.4 | ||
| 3+ Days | 10 | 2 | 153 | 17 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 33 | 9 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 27 | 49 | .436 | .455 | 15.3 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 0.3 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 48 | 12 | 935 | 146 | 314 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 163 | 54 | 208 | 30 | 32 | 16 | 89 | 135 | 376 | .465 | .000 | .515 | 19.5 | 7.8 | 4.3 | 0.6 |
| Western | 22 | 3 | 470 | 89 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 86 | 35 | 114 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 71 | 225 | .539 | .547 | 21.4 | 10.2 | 5.2 | 0.5 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 19 | 5 | 392 | 64 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 67 | 21 | 90 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 39 | 56 | 167 | .471 | .582 | 20.6 | 8.8 | 4.7 | 0.8 | |
| Central | 29 | 7 | 543 | 82 | 178 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 96 | 33 | 118 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 50 | 79 | 209 | .461 | .000 | .469 | 18.7 | 7.2 | 4.1 | 0.5 | |
| Midwest | 10 | 2 | 252 | 48 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 49 | 23 | 65 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 33 | 122 | .552 | .531 | 25.2 | 12.2 | 6.5 | 0.6 | ||
| Pacific | 12 | 1 | 218 | 41 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 37 | 12 | 49 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 38 | 103 | .526 | .568 | 18.2 | 8.6 | 4.1 | 0.4 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 6 | 0 | 85 | 12 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 35 | .400 | .579 | 14.2 | 5.8 | 2.5 | 0.3 | |
| Boston | 5 | 1 | 105 | 24 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 57 | .558 | .474 | 21.0 | 11.4 | 5.8 | 1.2 | ||
| Chicago | 5 | 3 | 135 | 30 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 32 | 11 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 77 | .536 | .531 | 27.0 | 15.4 | 6.0 | 0.4 | ||
| Cleveland | 4 | 1 | 74 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | .385 | .000 | .385 | 18.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 0.5 | |
| Dallas | 1 | 1 | 45 | 14 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 35 | .560 | .583 | 45.0 | 35.0 | 13.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Denver | 2 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | .333 | .750 | 18.0 | 4.5 | 7.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Detroit | 5 | 2 | 91 | 12 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 31 | .387 | .412 | 18.2 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 0.8 | ||
| Golden State | 2 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | .667 | 14.5 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | |||
| Houston | 2 | 0 | 46 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 28 | .667 | .571 | 23.0 | 14.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Indiana | 4 | 1 | 86 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 20 | .375 | .333 | 21.5 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 0.8 | ||
| LA Clippers | 2 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 22 | .467 | .667 | 17.0 | 11.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | ||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 0 | 43 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 24 | .550 | .400 | 21.5 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Milwaukee | 5 | 0 | 72 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 | .583 | .333 | 14.4 | 6.2 | 4.0 | 0.2 | ||
| New Jersey | 4 | 2 | 91 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 32 | .375 | .667 | 22.8 | 8.0 | 3.8 | 1.5 | ||
| Philadelphia | 5 | 2 | 99 | 11 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 29 | .367 | .636 | 19.8 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 0.6 | ||
| Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | .333 | .833 | 17.5 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Portland | 2 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5 | .500 | .500 | 12.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Sacramento | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 14.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | |||
| San Antonio | 2 | 0 | 38 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 14 | .500 | .462 | 19.0 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Seattle | 2 | 0 | 52 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 31 | .619 | .417 | 26.0 | 15.5 | 7.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 1 | 73 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 36 | .556 | .545 | 36.5 | 18.0 | 7.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Washington | 5 | 0 | 97 | 20 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 49 | .513 | .563 | 19.4 | 9.8 | 5.6 | 0.2 | ||