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 | 73 | 2 | 895 | 140 | 316 | 2 | 7 | 47 | 58 | 80 | 231 | 39 | 39 | 28 | 45 | 138 | 329 | .443 | .286 | .810 | 12.3 | 4.5 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 37 | 0 | 427 | 74 | 163 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 34 | 42 | 113 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 26 | 65 | 176 | .454 | .000 | .824 | 11.5 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 0.5 |
| Road | 36 | 2 | 468 | 66 | 153 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 38 | 118 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 73 | 153 | .431 | .333 | .792 | 13.0 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 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 | 41 | 0 | 536 | 88 | 202 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 49 | 144 | 22 | 25 | 11 | 28 | 90 | 205 | .436 | .333 | .818 | 13.1 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 0.5 |
| Post | 32 | 2 | 359 | 52 | 114 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 25 | 31 | 87 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 48 | 124 | .456 | .000 | .800 | 11.2 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 39 | 1 | 470 | 83 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 39 | 41 | 117 | 26 | 24 | 16 | 26 | 71 | 196 | .483 | .769 | 12.1 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 0.7 | |
| Loss | 34 | 1 | 425 | 57 | 144 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 39 | 114 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 67 | 133 | .396 | .286 | .895 | 12.5 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 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 |
| Month | October | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 18.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | ||
| November | 13 | 0 | 168 | 34 | 66 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 41 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 81 | .515 | .000 | .929 | 12.9 | 6.2 | 3.2 | 0.6 | |
| December | 12 | 0 | 154 | 28 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 44 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 61 | .483 | .556 | 12.8 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 0.5 | ||
| January | 12 | 0 | 167 | 23 | 61 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 51 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 31 | 57 | .377 | .500 | .900 | 13.9 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 0.6 | |
| February | 13 | 0 | 141 | 23 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 56 | .418 | .000 | .714 | 10.8 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 0.4 | |
| March | 12 | 2 | 168 | 20 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 47 | .400 | 1.000 | 14.0 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 0.7 | ||
| April | 10 | 0 | 79 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 27 | .600 | .750 | 7.9 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 4 | 0 | 53 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | .313 | .333 | 13.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 0.8 | |
| Monday | 5 | 1 | 53 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | .375 | .000 | 1.000 | 10.6 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Tuesday | 12 | 0 | 121 | 18 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 37 | .360 | .000 | .500 | 10.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 0.3 | |
| Wednesday | 12 | 0 | 154 | 26 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 38 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 57 | .481 | 1.000 | 12.8 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 0.7 | ||
| Thursday | 10 | 0 | 133 | 24 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 61 | .480 | 1.000 | .857 | 13.3 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 0.5 | |
| Friday | 12 | 1 | 181 | 20 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 44 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 48 | .333 | .727 | 15.1 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 0.8 | ||
| Saturday | 18 | 0 | 200 | 41 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 24 | 18 | 54 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 101 | .586 | .000 | .792 | 11.1 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 2 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .222 | 1.000 | 16.5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | |
| Reserve | 71 | 0 | 862 | 138 | 307 | 2 | 7 | 45 | 56 | 78 | 227 | 36 | 37 | 24 | 43 | 135 | 323 | .450 | .286 | .804 | 12.1 | 4.5 | 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 |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 2 | 0 | 71 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 24 | .478 | .400 | 35.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.0 | |
| 20-29 | 10 | 1 | 220 | 41 | 85 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 51 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 98 | .482 | .000 | .762 | 22.0 | 9.8 | 5.1 | 1.1 | |
| 10-19 | 27 | 1 | 382 | 58 | 134 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 22 | 39 | 95 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 23 | 70 | 139 | .433 | 1.000 | .955 | 14.1 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 0.5 | |
| 0-9 | 34 | 0 | 222 | 30 | 74 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 61 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 38 | 68 | .405 | .000 | .800 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 20 | 0 | 279 | 50 | 99 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 73 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 121 | .505 | .250 | .833 | 14.0 | 6.1 | 3.7 | 0.8 |
| 1 Day | 34 | 2 | 401 | 52 | 125 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 90 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 27 | 67 | 121 | .416 | .500 | .727 | 11.8 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 0.5 | |
| 2 Days | 8 | 0 | 88 | 13 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 30 | .371 | .000 | 1.000 | 11.0 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 0.1 | |
| 3+ Days | 10 | 0 | 109 | 25 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 57 | .490 | .875 | 10.9 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 20 | 2 | 292 | 46 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 73 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 41 | 100 | .422 | .727 | 14.6 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 0.6 | |
| Western | 53 | 0 | 603 | 94 | 207 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 47 | 52 | 158 | 28 | 25 | 15 | 30 | 97 | 229 | .454 | .286 | .830 | 11.4 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 8 | 0 | 128 | 24 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 41 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 48 | .429 | 16.0 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 0.3 | ||
| Central | 12 | 2 | 164 | 22 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 52 | .415 | .727 | 13.7 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 0.8 | ||
| Midwest | 26 | 0 | 288 | 42 | 102 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 30 | 27 | 85 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 51 | 109 | .412 | .000 | .833 | 11.1 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 0.4 | |
| Pacific | 27 | 0 | 315 | 52 | 105 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 25 | 73 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 19 | 46 | 120 | .495 | .333 | .824 | 11.7 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | .375 | 11.5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Boston | 2 | 0 | 42 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 18 | .529 | 21.0 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Chicago | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .333 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | |||
| Cleveland | 2 | 0 | 52 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 26 | .522 | .400 | 26.0 | 13.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Dallas | 6 | 0 | 78 | 14 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 28 | .500 | 13.0 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 0.3 | |||
| Denver | 6 | 0 | 54 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 22 | .333 | 1.000 | 9.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 0.3 | ||
| 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 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 20 | .529 | 1.000 | 12.5 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 0.8 | ||
| Houston | 6 | 0 | 80 | 16 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 39 | .410 | .000 | .700 | 13.3 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 0.8 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .000 | 1.000 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | ||
| LA Clippers | 5 | 0 | 77 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 26 | .545 | .667 | 15.4 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 1.2 | ||
| LA Lakers | 3 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | .308 | .500 | 7.3 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | .375 | 1.000 | 14.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | ||
| New Jersey | 2 | 0 | 36 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 18 | .474 | 18.0 | 9.0 | 7.5 | 0.5 | |||
| New York | 2 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | .444 | 13.5 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | |||
| Phoenix | 5 | 0 | 39 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | .714 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 7.8 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 0.2 | |
| Portland | 5 | 0 | 55 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 24 | .478 | .000 | 1.000 | 11.0 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 0.6 | |
| Sacramento | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .111 | 5.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | |||
| San Antonio | 4 | 0 | 53 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 18 | .545 | .750 | 13.3 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Seattle | 5 | 0 | 72 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 27 | .478 | .500 | 1.000 | 14.4 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 0.8 | |
| Washington | 2 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | .182 | 11.5 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | |||