Leon Benbow

Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-4 ▪ Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: July 23, 1950 in Columbia, South Carolina
High School: Booker T. Washington in Columbia, South Carolina
College: Jacksonville University
Draft: Chicago Bulls, 2nd round (9th pick, 27th overall), 1974 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 19, 1974

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Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
1974-75	24	CHI	NBA	SG	39	252	35	94	.372	15	18	.833	14	24	38	25	11	6	41	85
1975-76	25	CHI	NBA	SG	76	1586	219	551	.397	105	140	.750	65	111	176	158	62	11	186	543
Career			NBA		115	1838	254	645	.394	120	158	.759	79	135	214	183	73	17	227	628

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
1974-75	24	CHI	NBA	SG	39	6.5	0.9	2.4	.372	0.4	0.5	.833	0.4	0.6	1.0	0.6	0.3	0.2	1.1	2.2
1975-76	25	CHI	NBA	SG	76	20.9	2.9	7.3	.397	1.4	1.8	.750	0.9	1.5	2.3	2.1	0.8	0.1	2.4	7.1
Career			NBA		115	16.0	2.2	5.6	.394	1.0	1.4	.759	0.7	1.2	1.9	1.6	0.6	0.1	2.0	5.5

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
1974-75	24	CHI	NBA	SG	39	252	5.0	13.4	.372	2.1	2.6	.833	2.0	3.4	5.4	3.6	1.6	0.9	5.9	12.1
1975-76	25	CHI	NBA	SG	76	1586	5.0	12.5	.397	2.4	3.2	.750	1.5	2.5	4.0	3.6	1.4	0.2	4.2	12.3
Career			NBA		115	1838	5.0	12.6	.394	2.4	3.1	.759	1.5	2.6	4.2	3.6	1.4	0.3	4.4	12.3

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	DRtg	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
1974-75	24	CHI	NBA	SG	39	252	10.8	.417	.372	5.9	10.0	7.9	15.1	2.1	1.3	94	-0.2	0.4	0.2	.033
1975-76	25	CHI	NBA	SG	76	1586	10.9	.443	.397	3.9	7.6	5.6	15.4	1.9	0.4	99	0.1	1.4	1.5	.045
Career			NBA		115	1838	10.9	.439	.394	4.2	7.9	5.9	15.4	1.9	0.5	99	-0.1	1.8	1.7	.044

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
1974-75	24	CHI	NBA	SG	2		5	2	4	.500				1	2	.500	1	0	1	2	0	0		0	5
Career			NBA		2		5	2	4	.500				1	2	.500	1	0	1	2	0	0		0	5

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
1974-75	24	CHI	NBA	SG	2		2.5	1.0	2.0	.500				0.5	1.0	.500	0.5	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	2.5
Career			NBA		2		2.5	1.0	2.0	.500				0.5	1.0	.500	0.5	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	2.5

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
1974-75	24	CHI	NBA	SG	2		5	14.4	28.8	.500				7.2	14.4	.500	7.2	0.0	7.2	14.4	0.0	0.0		0.0	36.0
Career			NBA		2		5	14.4	28.8	.500				7.2	14.4	.500	7.2	0.0	7.2	14.4	0.0	0.0		0.0	36.0

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
1974-75	24	CHI	NBA	SG	2	5	40.9	.512	.500	20.5	0.0	10.4	100.0	0.0	0.0				102	0.0	0.0	0.0	.293
Career			NBA		2	5	40.9	.512	.500	20.5	0.0	10.4	100.0	0.0	0.0				102	0.0	0.0	0.0	.293

September 10, 1973: Traded by the Buffalo Braves (as a 1974 2nd round draft pick) with John Hummer and a 1975 2nd round draft pick (Larry Fogle) to the Chicago Bulls for Gar Heard and Kevin Kunnert.

May 28, 1974: Drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the 2nd round (27th pick) of the 1974 NBA Draft.

October 21, 1976: Waived by the Chicago Bulls.

February 2, 1977: Signed as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls.

October 5, 1977: Waived by the Chicago Bulls.

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