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 | 72 | 51 | 1344 | 201 | 415 | 1 | 2 | 66 | 83 | 118 | 376 | 80 | 58 | 51 | 57 | 196 | 469 | .484 | .500 | .795 | 18.7 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 1.1 | |
| 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 |
| Place | Home | 36 | 28 | 687 | 109 | 213 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 46 | 61 | 201 | 45 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 90 | 253 | .512 | .000 | .761 | 19.1 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 1.3 |
| Road | 36 | 23 | 657 | 92 | 202 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 37 | 57 | 175 | 35 | 24 | 19 | 28 | 106 | 216 | .455 | 1.000 | .838 | 18.3 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 1.0 | |
| 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 | 45 | 26 | 799 | 126 | 245 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 52 | 77 | 223 | 46 | 31 | 23 | 36 | 119 | 295 | .514 | .000 | .827 | 17.8 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 1.0 |
| Post | 27 | 25 | 545 | 75 | 170 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 31 | 41 | 153 | 34 | 27 | 28 | 21 | 77 | 174 | .441 | 1.000 | .742 | 20.2 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 41 | 31 | 777 | 114 | 233 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 237 | 53 | 36 | 30 | 31 | 114 | 276 | .489 | .828 | 19.0 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 1.3 | |
| Loss | 31 | 20 | 567 | 87 | 182 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 25 | 51 | 139 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 82 | 193 | .478 | .500 | .720 | 18.3 | 6.2 | 4.5 | 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 |
| Month | October | 4 | 0 | 55 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 18 | .444 | .667 | 13.8 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 0.3 | |
| November | 15 | 7 | 252 | 50 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 33 | 84 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 116 | .556 | 1.000 | 16.8 | 7.7 | 5.6 | 1.1 | ||
| December | 13 | 7 | 220 | 30 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 48 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 70 | .517 | .000 | .588 | 16.9 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 0.8 | |
| January | 10 | 9 | 204 | 30 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 51 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 68 | .508 | 1.000 | 20.4 | 6.8 | 5.1 | 1.5 | ||
| February | 14 | 14 | 286 | 42 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 27 | 21 | 83 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 39 | 105 | .472 | .778 | 20.4 | 7.5 | 5.9 | 1.5 | ||
| March | 12 | 12 | 264 | 33 | 81 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 66 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 35 | 73 | .407 | 1.000 | .857 | 22.0 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 1.1 | |
| April | 4 | 2 | 63 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 19 | .400 | .600 | 15.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 1.0 | ||
| 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 | 4 | 90 | 15 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 34 | .429 | 1.000 | .750 | 22.5 | 8.5 | 4.3 | 0.5 |
| Monday | 7 | 6 | 180 | 28 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 40 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 64 | .500 | .727 | 25.7 | 9.1 | 5.7 | 2.0 | ||
| Tuesday | 12 | 8 | 214 | 28 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 53 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 64 | .431 | .889 | 17.8 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 0.8 | ||
| Wednesday | 15 | 11 | 282 | 45 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 75 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 46 | 108 | .506 | .818 | 18.8 | 7.2 | 5.0 | 1.1 | ||
| Thursday | 5 | 3 | 92 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 20 | .381 | .667 | 18.4 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 0.8 | ||
| Friday | 17 | 11 | 280 | 40 | 82 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 28 | 96 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 93 | .488 | .000 | .813 | 16.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 1.1 | |
| Saturday | 12 | 8 | 206 | 37 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 23 | 66 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 86 | .552 | .800 | 17.2 | 7.2 | 5.5 | 1.2 | ||
| 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 | 51 | 51 | 1055 | 157 | 327 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 73 | 91 | 296 | 70 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 146 | 375 | .480 | 1.000 | .822 | 20.7 | 7.4 | 5.8 | 1.4 |
| Reserve | 21 | 0 | 289 | 44 | 88 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 80 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 50 | 94 | .500 | .000 | .600 | 13.8 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 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 | 6 | 6 | 189 | 27 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 46 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 72 | .500 | 1.000 | 31.5 | 12.0 | 7.7 | 1.7 | |
| 20-29 | 28 | 24 | 636 | 97 | 193 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 44 | 63 | 191 | 44 | 26 | 28 | 21 | 81 | 227 | .503 | .500 | .727 | 22.7 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 1.6 | |
| 10-19 | 31 | 20 | 474 | 70 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 36 | 129 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 28 | 85 | 155 | .461 | .750 | 15.3 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | ||
| 0-9 | 7 | 1 | 45 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | .438 | 1.000 | 6.4 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 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 | 19 | 13 | 361 | 63 | 115 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 30 | 97 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 62 | 139 | .548 | .000 | .722 | 19.0 | 7.3 | 5.1 | 1.1 |
| 1 Day | 34 | 28 | 629 | 84 | 192 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 39 | 61 | 193 | 40 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 86 | 200 | .438 | 1.000 | .795 | 18.5 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 1.2 | |
| 2 Days | 10 | 6 | 206 | 32 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 49 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 75 | .500 | .733 | 20.6 | 7.5 | 4.9 | 0.9 | ||
| 3+ Days | 8 | 4 | 143 | 21 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 52 | .500 | 1.000 | 17.9 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 49 | 30 | 904 | 137 | 272 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 60 | 74 | 246 | 58 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 131 | 323 | .504 | .000 | .817 | 18.4 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 1.2 |
| Western | 23 | 21 | 440 | 64 | 143 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 23 | 44 | 130 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 22 | 65 | 146 | .448 | 1.000 | .739 | 19.1 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 1.0 | |
| 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 | 25 | 16 | 450 | 70 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 36 | 33 | 125 | 24 | 16 | 24 | 18 | 67 | 169 | .486 | .806 | 18.0 | 6.8 | 5.0 | 1.0 | |
| Central | 24 | 14 | 454 | 67 | 128 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 24 | 41 | 121 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 17 | 64 | 154 | .523 | .000 | .833 | 18.9 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 1.4 | |
| Midwest | 12 | 11 | 240 | 34 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 73 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 80 | .515 | .706 | 20.0 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 1.1 | ||
| Pacific | 11 | 10 | 200 | 30 | 77 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 57 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 66 | .390 | 1.000 | .833 | 18.2 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 4 | 3 | 82 | 14 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 33 | .538 | 1.000 | 20.5 | 8.3 | 6.0 | 1.8 | |
| Boston | 4 | 3 | 70 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 22 | .550 | 17.5 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 0.5 | |||
| Chicago | 5 | 2 | 93 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 27 | .478 | .833 | 18.6 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 1.6 | ||
| Cleveland | 5 | 4 | 110 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 26 | .458 | .000 | 1.000 | 22.0 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 1.6 | |
| Dallas | 2 | 2 | 33 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 19 | .615 | .750 | 16.5 | 9.5 | 7.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Denver | 2 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | .400 | .500 | 15.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Golden State | 2 | 2 | 35 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | .412 | 1.000 | 17.5 | 7.5 | 9.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 2 | 38 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | .600 | 19.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 0.0 | |||
| Indiana | 5 | 3 | 76 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 26 | .500 | .667 | 15.2 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 1.0 | ||
| LA Clippers | 1 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .333 | 21.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | |||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 2 | 37 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .533 | .500 | 18.5 | 8.5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Milwaukee | 5 | 2 | 93 | 19 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 42 | .613 | .667 | 18.6 | 8.4 | 5.4 | 1.2 | ||
| New Jersey | 5 | 3 | 98 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 16 | .333 | .500 | 19.6 | 3.2 | 5.6 | 0.6 | ||
| New York | 5 | 3 | 95 | 14 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 43 | .500 | .789 | 19.0 | 8.6 | 7.0 | 1.4 | ||
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16 | .471 | 19.5 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | |||
| Portland | 2 | 2 | 45 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | .200 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 22.5 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 0.0 | |
| Sacramento | 2 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | .556 | .667 | 16.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | ||
| San Antonio | 2 | 2 | 51 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 16 | .500 | .800 | 25.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Seattle | 2 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | .286 | 1.000 | 11.5 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 0.5 | ||
| 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 | 6 | 4 | 111 | 21 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 50 | .477 | .889 | 18.5 | 8.3 | 5.2 | 1.3 | ||