Michael Kent Benson (Kent, Benny)
Position: Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-10 ▪ Weight: 235 lbs.
Born: December 27, 1954 in New Castle, Indiana
High School: Chrysler in New Castle, Indiana
College: Indiana University
Draft: Milwaukee Bucks, 1st round (1st pick, 1st overall), 1977 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 18, 1977
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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 | 147 | 53 | 2251 | 343 | 733 | 3 | 9 | 114 | 143 | 198 | 608 | 119 | 98 | 80 | 104 | 336 | 803 | .468 | .333 | .797 | 15.3 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 0.8 | |
| 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 | 73 | 28 | 1114 | 183 | 376 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 80 | 103 | 314 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 55 | 155 | 429 | .487 | .000 | .788 | 15.3 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 0.9 |
| Road | 74 | 25 | 1137 | 160 | 357 | 3 | 7 | 51 | 63 | 95 | 294 | 55 | 46 | 39 | 49 | 181 | 374 | .448 | .429 | .810 | 15.4 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 0.7 | |
| 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 | 87 | 26 | 1342 | 215 | 448 | 2 | 7 | 71 | 87 | 126 | 368 | 68 | 57 | 35 | 65 | 210 | 503 | .480 | .286 | .816 | 15.4 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 0.8 |
| Post | 60 | 27 | 909 | 128 | 285 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 56 | 72 | 240 | 51 | 41 | 45 | 39 | 126 | 300 | .449 | .500 | .768 | 15.2 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 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 | 81 | 32 | 1254 | 198 | 406 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 99 | 108 | 355 | 79 | 61 | 47 | 58 | 186 | 475 | .488 | .798 | 15.5 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 1.0 | |
| Loss | 66 | 21 | 997 | 145 | 327 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 44 | 90 | 253 | 40 | 37 | 33 | 46 | 150 | 328 | .443 | .333 | .795 | 15.1 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 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 | 5 | 0 | 73 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 18 | .333 | .667 | 14.6 | 3.6 | 6.6 | 0.4 | |
| November | 28 | 7 | 420 | 84 | 156 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 30 | 52 | 125 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 69 | 197 | .538 | .000 | .967 | 15.0 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 0.9 | |
| December | 25 | 7 | 374 | 58 | 116 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 26 | 29 | 92 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 16 | 43 | 131 | .500 | .000 | .577 | 15.0 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 0.6 | |
| January | 22 | 9 | 371 | 53 | 120 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 28 | 102 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 64 | 125 | .442 | .500 | .944 | 16.9 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 1.0 | |
| February | 29 | 14 | 439 | 67 | 146 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 43 | 36 | 114 | 26 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 61 | 166 | .459 | .000 | .744 | 15.1 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 0.9 | |
| March | 24 | 14 | 432 | 53 | 131 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 30 | 106 | 21 | 16 | 26 | 14 | 57 | 120 | .405 | 1.000 | .929 | 18.0 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 0.9 | |
| April | 14 | 2 | 142 | 20 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 46 | .500 | .667 | 10.1 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 8 | 4 | 143 | 20 | 51 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 45 | .392 | .500 | .750 | 17.9 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 0.6 |
| Monday | 12 | 7 | 233 | 34 | 72 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 55 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 78 | .472 | .000 | .769 | 19.4 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 1.2 | |
| Tuesday | 24 | 8 | 335 | 46 | 115 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 88 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 54 | 101 | .400 | .000 | .818 | 14.0 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 0.6 | |
| Wednesday | 28 | 11 | 443 | 72 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 29 | 34 | 114 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 65 | 168 | .500 | .828 | 15.8 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 0.9 | ||
| Thursday | 15 | 3 | 225 | 32 | 71 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 65 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 81 | .451 | 1.000 | .800 | 15.0 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 0.6 | |
| Friday | 29 | 12 | 461 | 60 | 142 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 27 | 46 | 140 | 28 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 66 | 141 | .423 | .000 | .778 | 15.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 1.0 | |
| Saturday | 31 | 8 | 411 | 79 | 138 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 39 | 41 | 120 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 22 | 73 | 189 | .572 | .000 | .795 | 13.3 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 0.8 | |
| 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 | 53 | 53 | 1088 | 159 | 336 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 75 | 93 | 300 | 73 | 48 | 49 | 46 | 149 | 381 | .473 | 1.000 | .827 | 20.5 | 7.2 | 5.7 | 1.4 |
| Reserve | 94 | 0 | 1163 | 184 | 397 | 2 | 8 | 52 | 68 | 105 | 308 | 46 | 50 | 31 | 58 | 187 | 422 | .463 | .250 | .765 | 12.4 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 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 | 30-39 | 8 | 6 | 260 | 38 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 70 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 34 | 96 | .494 | .870 | 32.5 | 12.0 | 8.8 | 1.5 | |
| 20-29 | 38 | 25 | 856 | 138 | 278 | 1 | 6 | 48 | 65 | 77 | 242 | 55 | 35 | 36 | 27 | 102 | 325 | .496 | .167 | .738 | 22.5 | 8.6 | 6.4 | 1.4 | |
| 10-19 | 58 | 21 | 856 | 128 | 286 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 42 | 75 | 224 | 39 | 39 | 27 | 51 | 155 | 294 | .448 | 1.000 | .857 | 14.8 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 0.7 | |
| 0-9 | 43 | 1 | 279 | 39 | 92 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 72 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 45 | 88 | .424 | .000 | .769 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 39 | 13 | 640 | 113 | 214 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 42 | 56 | 170 | 36 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 99 | 260 | .528 | .200 | .786 | 16.4 | 6.7 | 4.4 | 0.9 |
| 1 Day | 68 | 30 | 1030 | 136 | 317 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 61 | 87 | 283 | 58 | 47 | 44 | 57 | 153 | 321 | .429 | .667 | .770 | 15.1 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 0.9 | |
| 2 Days | 18 | 6 | 294 | 45 | 99 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 19 | 27 | 76 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 105 | .455 | .000 | .789 | 16.3 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 0.6 | |
| 3+ Days | 19 | 4 | 257 | 47 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 69 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 111 | .500 | .944 | 13.5 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 0.7 | ||
| 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 | 71 | 32 | 1208 | 185 | 383 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 73 | 102 | 320 | 69 | 53 | 50 | 52 | 174 | 428 | .483 | .000 | .795 | 17.0 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 1.0 |
| Western | 76 | 21 | 1043 | 158 | 350 | 3 | 8 | 56 | 70 | 96 | 288 | 50 | 45 | 30 | 52 | 162 | 375 | .451 | .375 | .800 | 13.7 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 0.7 | |
| 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 | 35 | 16 | 590 | 96 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 167 | 26 | 22 | 28 | 26 | 94 | 222 | .475 | .789 | 16.9 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 0.7 | |
| Central | 36 | 16 | 618 | 89 | 181 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 35 | 53 | 153 | 43 | 31 | 22 | 26 | 80 | 206 | .492 | .000 | .800 | 17.2 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 1.2 | |
| Midwest | 38 | 11 | 528 | 76 | 168 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 47 | 50 | 158 | 24 | 22 | 14 | 25 | 93 | 189 | .452 | .000 | .787 | 13.9 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 0.6 | |
| Pacific | 38 | 10 | 515 | 82 | 182 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 46 | 130 | 26 | 23 | 16 | 27 | 69 | 186 | .451 | .429 | .826 | 13.6 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 0.7 | |
| 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 | 3 | 105 | 17 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 39 | .500 | 1.000 | 17.5 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 1.3 | |
| Boston | 6 | 3 | 112 | 20 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 40 | .541 | 18.7 | 6.7 | 4.2 | 0.3 | |||
| Chicago | 7 | 2 | 110 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 29 | .462 | .833 | 15.7 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 1.3 | ||
| Cleveland | 7 | 4 | 162 | 23 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 52 | .489 | .000 | .667 | 23.1 | 7.4 | 5.7 | 1.4 | |
| Dallas | 8 | 2 | 111 | 22 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 47 | .537 | .750 | 13.9 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 0.8 | ||
| Denver | 8 | 2 | 85 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 27 | .350 | .929 | 10.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 0.6 | ||
| Detroit | 2 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | .375 | 1.000 | 14.5 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Golden State | 6 | 2 | 85 | 16 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 35 | .471 | 1.000 | 14.2 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 0.8 | ||
| Houston | 8 | 2 | 118 | 22 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 51 | .449 | .000 | .700 | 14.8 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 0.6 | |
| Indiana | 7 | 4 | 91 | 12 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 28 | .444 | .800 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 0.7 | ||
| LA Clippers | 6 | 1 | 98 | 14 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 30 | .500 | .667 | 16.3 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 1.2 | ||
| LA Lakers | 5 | 2 | 59 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 27 | .429 | .500 | 11.8 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 0.4 | ||
| Milwaukee | 7 | 3 | 121 | 22 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 50 | .564 | .750 | 17.3 | 7.1 | 4.4 | 1.3 | ||
| New Jersey | 7 | 3 | 134 | 16 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 43 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 34 | .400 | .500 | 19.1 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 0.6 | ||
| New York | 8 | 3 | 127 | 19 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 40 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 53 | .500 | .789 | 15.9 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 0.9 | ||
| Oklahoma City | 7 | 1 | 95 | 13 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 32 | .433 | .500 | 1.000 | 13.6 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 0.7 | |
| Philadelphia | 5 | 3 | 76 | 17 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 38 | .548 | 1.000 | 15.2 | 7.6 | 4.0 | 0.8 | ||
| Phoenix | 7 | 2 | 78 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 29 | .542 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 11.1 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 0.6 | |
| Portland | 7 | 2 | 100 | 14 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 33 | .368 | .250 | 1.000 | 14.3 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 0.4 | |
| Sacramento | 6 | 1 | 55 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 14 | .333 | .667 | 9.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 0.2 | ||
| San Antonio | 6 | 2 | 104 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 34 | .522 | .769 | 17.3 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 0.8 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 2 | 55 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | .412 | .667 | 27.5 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Washington | 9 | 4 | 141 | 24 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 39 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 57 | .429 | .818 | 15.7 | 6.3 | 4.3 | 1.0 | ||