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Ben Gordon

Benjamin Gordon ▪ Twitter: @BenGordon8

Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-3 ▪ Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: April 4, 1983 in London, United Kingdom
High School: Mount Vernon in Mount Vernon, New York
College: University of Connecticut
Draft: Chicago Bulls, 1st round (3rd pick, 3rd overall), 2004 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 5, 2004
Age: 30 years, 47 days ▪ Experience: 9 years

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Fine Details ▪ Last updated May 21, 2013 8:17 AM
All-Time Rank: #331. Michael Adams… #332. Nate McMillan… #333. Rony Seikaly… #334. BEN GORDON… #335. Jason Williams… #336. Greg Ballard… #337. Guy Rodgers… 

Totals

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
2004-05 21 CHI NBA SG 82 3 2002 434 1056 .411 134 331 .405 233 270 .863 55 160 215 164 53 10 186 224 1235
2005-06 22 CHI NBA SG 80 47 2482 486 1152 .422 166 382 .435 211 268 .787 43 176 219 240 75 5 180 238 1349
2006-07 23 CHI NBA SG 82 51 2704 609 1338 .455 155 375 .413 380 440 .864 35 223 258 296 64 17 249 252 1753
2007-08 24 CHI NBA SG 72 27 2291 464 1069 .434 142 346 .410 266 293 .908 40 181 221 213 55 8 150 171 1336
2008-09 25 CHI NBA SG 82 76 2999 598 1315 .455 173 422 .410 330 382 .864 52 231 283 279 71 22 200 184 1699
2009-10 26 DET NBA SG 62 17 1730 291 699 .416 75 234 .321 198 230 .861 26 93 119 166 49 6 118 147 855
2010-11 27 DET NBA SG 82 27 2131 339 770 .440 107 266 .402 136 160 .850 41 154 195 171 48 16 141 178 921
2011-12 28 DET NBA SG 52 21 1398 234 530 .442 63 147 .429 117 136 .860 14 107 121 127 34 11 115 114 648
2012-13 29 CHA NBA SG 75 0 1560 310 760 .408 113 292 .387 107 127 .843 18 112 130 141 35 16 136 134 840
Career NBA 669 269 19297 3765 8689 .433 1128 2795 .404 1978 2306 .858 324 1437 1761 1797 484 111 1475 1642 10636

Per Game

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
2004-05 21 CHI NBA SG 82 3 24.4 5.3 12.9 .411 1.6 4.0 .405 2.8 3.3 .863 0.7 2.0 2.6 2.0 0.6 0.1 2.3 2.7 15.1
2005-06 22 CHI NBA SG 80 47 31.0 6.1 14.4 .422 2.1 4.8 .435 2.6 3.4 .787 0.5 2.2 2.7 3.0 0.9 0.1 2.3 3.0 16.9
2006-07 23 CHI NBA SG 82 51 33.0 7.4 16.3 .455 1.9 4.6 .413 4.6 5.4 .864 0.4 2.7 3.1 3.6 0.8 0.2 3.0 3.1 21.4
2007-08 24 CHI NBA SG 72 27 31.8 6.4 14.8 .434 2.0 4.8 .410 3.7 4.1 .908 0.6 2.5 3.1 3.0 0.8 0.1 2.1 2.4 18.6
2008-09 25 CHI NBA SG 82 76 36.6 7.3 16.0 .455 2.1 5.1 .410 4.0 4.7 .864 0.6 2.8 3.5 3.4 0.9 0.3 2.4 2.2 20.7
2009-10 26 DET NBA SG 62 17 27.9 4.7 11.3 .416 1.2 3.8 .321 3.2 3.7 .861 0.4 1.5 1.9 2.7 0.8 0.1 1.9 2.4 13.8
2010-11 27 DET NBA SG 82 27 26.0 4.1 9.4 .440 1.3 3.2 .402 1.7 2.0 .850 0.5 1.9 2.4 2.1 0.6 0.2 1.7 2.2 11.2
2011-12 28 DET NBA SG 52 21 26.9 4.5 10.2 .442 1.2 2.8 .429 2.3 2.6 .860 0.3 2.1 2.3 2.4 0.7 0.2 2.2 2.2 12.5
2012-13 29 CHA NBA SG 75 0 20.8 4.1 10.1 .408 1.5 3.9 .387 1.4 1.7 .843 0.2 1.5 1.7 1.9 0.5 0.2 1.8 1.8 11.2
Career NBA 669 269 28.8 5.6 13.0 .433 1.7 4.2 .404 3.0 3.4 .858 0.5 2.1 2.6 2.7 0.7 0.2 2.2 2.5 15.9

Per 36 Minutes

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
2004-05 21 CHI NBA SG 82 3 2002 7.8 19.0 .411 2.4 6.0 .405 4.2 4.9 .863 1.0 2.9 3.9 2.9 1.0 0.2 3.3 4.0 22.2
2005-06 22 CHI NBA SG 80 47 2482 7.0 16.7 .422 2.4 5.5 .435 3.1 3.9 .787 0.6 2.6 3.2 3.5 1.1 0.1 2.6 3.5 19.6
2006-07 23 CHI NBA SG 82 51 2704 8.1 17.8 .455 2.1 5.0 .413 5.1 5.9 .864 0.5 3.0 3.4 3.9 0.9 0.2 3.3 3.4 23.3
2007-08 24 CHI NBA SG 72 27 2291 7.3 16.8 .434 2.2 5.4 .410 4.2 4.6 .908 0.6 2.8 3.5 3.3 0.9 0.1 2.4 2.7 21.0
2008-09 25 CHI NBA SG 82 76 2999 7.2 15.8 .455 2.1 5.1 .410 4.0 4.6 .864 0.6 2.8 3.4 3.3 0.9 0.3 2.4 2.2 20.4
2009-10 26 DET NBA SG 62 17 1730 6.1 14.5 .416 1.6 4.9 .321 4.1 4.8 .861 0.5 1.9 2.5 3.5 1.0 0.1 2.5 3.1 17.8
2010-11 27 DET NBA SG 82 27 2131 5.7 13.0 .440 1.8 4.5 .402 2.3 2.7 .850 0.7 2.6 3.3 2.9 0.8 0.3 2.4 3.0 15.6
2011-12 28 DET NBA SG 52 21 1398 6.0 13.6 .442 1.6 3.8 .429 3.0 3.5 .860 0.4 2.8 3.1 3.3 0.9 0.3 3.0 2.9 16.7
2012-13 29 CHA NBA SG 75 0 1560 7.2 17.5 .408 2.6 6.7 .387 2.5 2.9 .843 0.4 2.6 3.0 3.3 0.8 0.4 3.1 3.1 19.4
Career NBA 669 269 19297 7.0 16.2 .433 2.1 5.2 .404 3.7 4.3 .858 0.6 2.7 3.3 3.4 0.9 0.2 2.8 3.1 19.8

Advanced

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
2004-05 21 CHI NBA SG 82 2002 14.9 .526 .474 3.1 8.9 6.0 16.3 1.4 0.4 13.7 30.4 100 103 0.8 2.7 3.5 .084
2005-06 22 CHI NBA SG 80 2482 14.5 .531 .494 2.0 8.1 5.1 17.3 1.6 0.2 12.4 26.3 102 106 1.8 2.6 4.4 .086
2006-07 23 CHI NBA SG 82 2704 18.2 .572 .513 1.5 9.3 5.4 20.1 1.2 0.5 14.0 29.3 108 103 4.7 3.9 8.6 .152
2007-08 24 CHI NBA SG 72 2291 16.4 .558 .500 1.9 9.2 5.4 16.9 1.2 0.3 11.1 26.0 110 111 3.6 1.4 5.1 .106
2008-09 25 CHI NBA SG 82 2999 17.0 .573 .521 2.0 8.8 5.4 15.9 1.2 0.5 11.9 25.0 112 112 5.2 1.7 6.9 .110
2009-10 26 DET NBA SG 62 1730 14.0 .534 .470 1.7 7.0 4.2 16.7 1.5 0.3 12.9 24.5 106 114 1.8 0.4 2.1 .059
2010-11 27 DET NBA SG 82 2131 12.4 .548 .510 2.2 9.3 5.6 13.2 1.2 0.6 14.4 21.5 104 115 1.3 0.3 1.7 .037
2011-12 28 DET NBA SG 52 1398 13.5 .549 .501 1.2 9.5 5.2 16.5 1.3 0.6 16.3 23.3 101 109 1.0 0.7 1.7 .058
2012-13 29 CHA NBA SG 75 1560 12.7 .515 .482 1.3 8.5 4.8 17.6 1.2 0.8 14.3 27.8 96 115 -0.4 -0.2 -0.6 -0.018
Career NBA 669 19297 15.2 .548 .498 1.9 8.7 5.3 16.8 1.3 0.4 13.2 26.1 105 109 19.8 13.6 33.4 .083

Playoffs Totals

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
2004-05 21 CHI NBA SG 6 1 153 30 74 .405 7 22 .318 20 25 .800 6 10 16 15 5 2 13 18 87
2005-06 22 CHI NBA SG 6 6 245 43 106 .406 15 41 .366 25 37 .676 5 15 20 18 6 0 17 12 126
2006-07 23 CHI NBA SG 10 10 395 61 147 .415 24 55 .436 58 63 .921 9 29 38 38 9 1 34 34 204
2008-09 25 CHI NBA SG 7 7 304 52 134 .388 17 46 .370 49 56 .875 3 17 20 21 3 1 8 22 170
Career NBA 29 24 1097 186 461 .403 63 164 .384 152 181 .840 23 71 94 92 23 4 72 86 587

Playoffs Per Game

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
2004-05 21 CHI NBA SG 6 1 25.5 5.0 12.3 .405 1.2 3.7 .318 3.3 4.2 .800 1.0 1.7 2.7 2.5 0.8 0.3 2.2 3.0 14.5
2005-06 22 CHI NBA SG 6 6 40.8 7.2 17.7 .406 2.5 6.8 .366 4.2 6.2 .676 0.8 2.5 3.3 3.0 1.0 0.0 2.8 2.0 21.0
2006-07 23 CHI NBA SG 10 10 39.5 6.1 14.7 .415 2.4 5.5 .436 5.8 6.3 .921 0.9 2.9 3.8 3.8 0.9 0.1 3.4 3.4 20.4
2008-09 25 CHI NBA SG 7 7 43.4 7.4 19.1 .388 2.4 6.6 .370 7.0 8.0 .875 0.4 2.4 2.9 3.0 0.4 0.1 1.1 3.1 24.3
Career NBA 29 24 37.8 6.4 15.9 .403 2.2 5.7 .384 5.2 6.2 .840 0.8 2.4 3.2 3.2 0.8 0.1 2.5 3.0 20.2

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

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
2004-05 21 CHI NBA SG 6 1 153 7.1 17.4 .405 1.6 5.2 .318 4.7 5.9 .800 1.4 2.4 3.8 3.5 1.2 0.5 3.1 4.2 20.5
2005-06 22 CHI NBA SG 6 6 245 6.3 15.6 .406 2.2 6.0 .366 3.7 5.4 .676 0.7 2.2 2.9 2.6 0.9 0.0 2.5 1.8 18.5
2006-07 23 CHI NBA SG 10 10 395 5.6 13.4 .415 2.2 5.0 .436 5.3 5.7 .921 0.8 2.6 3.5 3.5 0.8 0.1 3.1 3.1 18.6
2008-09 25 CHI NBA SG 7 7 304 6.2 15.9 .388 2.0 5.4 .370 5.8 6.6 .875 0.4 2.0 2.4 2.5 0.4 0.1 0.9 2.6 20.1
Career NBA 29 24 1097 6.1 15.1 .403 2.1 5.4 .384 5.0 5.9 .840 0.8 2.3 3.1 3.0 0.8 0.1 2.4 2.8 19.3

Playoffs Advanced

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
2004-05 21 CHI NBA SG 6 153 14.0 .512 .453 4.0 7.3 5.6 18.0 1.6 1.0 13.3 27.1 102 110 0.1 0.1 0.2 .055
2005-06 22 CHI NBA SG 6 245 12.8 .515 .476 2.4 7.1 4.7 13.8 1.2 0.0 12.2 25.9 99 111 0.0 0.2 0.2 .031
2006-07 23 CHI NBA SG 10 395 16.0 .584 .497 2.7 8.5 5.6 18.4 1.2 0.2 16.3 24.4 109 106 0.7 0.4 1.1 .132
2008-09 25 CHI NBA SG 7 304 15.8 .536 .451 1.2 6.2 3.8 12.5 0.5 0.2 4.8 25.0 114 116 0.7 0.0 0.7 .105
Career NBA 29 1097 14.9 .543 .472 2.4 7.4 4.9 15.7 1.1 0.3 11.8 25.3 107 110 1.4 0.7 2.1 .091

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 9 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Ben Gordon 8.6 6.9 5.1 4.4 3.5 2.1 1.7 1.7 -0.6
Doug Christie 90.7 8.7 7.0 5.1 4.2 4.0 1.4 1.4 0.1 -0.3
Flynn Robinson 90.3 9.3 6.7 4.9 3.6 3.3 2.2 1.3 1.2
Scott Skiles 89.5 8.0 7.0 4.5 4.4 3.2 2.0 1.3 0.3 -0.2
Butch Beard 88.7 7.6 5.9 5.6 4.4 3.7 2.2 2.0 1.5 0.0
Micheal Ray Richardson 87.8 8.7 6.9 6.0 5.5 3.3 2.4 2.0 0.3
Avery Johnson 87.0 9.1 8.0 5.2 4.1 3.4 1.6 1.3 0.5 0.3
Steve Jones 86.1 8.2 7.1 5.6 5.4 4.4 2.7 1.6 1.1 0.8
Ronnie Brewer 85.9 7.8 6.8 5.4 3.9 3.7 1.7 1.1
Vinny Del Negro 85.6 8.3 6.8 5.7 3.7 3.5 3.1 2.5 2.2 1.6
Eric Snow 84.5 8.4 6.1 5.5 5.5 3.8 3.8 1.9 1.3 0.5
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ben Gordon 8.6 6.9 5.1 4.4 3.5 2.1 1.7 1.7 -0.6
Flynn Robinson 90.3 9.3 6.7 4.9 3.6 3.3 2.2 1.3 1.2
Butch Beard 88.7 7.6 5.9 5.6 4.4 3.7 2.2 2.0 1.5 0.0
Scott Skiles 88.5 8.0 7.0 4.5 4.4 3.2 2.0 1.3 0.3 0.1 -0.2
Micheal Ray Richardson 87.8 8.7 6.9 6.0 5.5 3.3 2.4 2.0 0.3
Steve Jones 86.1 8.2 7.1 5.6 5.4 4.4 2.7 1.6 1.1 0.8
Ronnie Brewer 85.9 7.8 6.8 5.4 3.9 3.7 1.7 1.1
Bill Melchionni 84.3 8.4 6.5 4.8 3.3 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.1 -0.1
Fred Scolari 83.8 8.5 5.6 5.4 4.5 3.1 2.7 1.2 -0.7
Johnny Moore 83.7 7.2 6.6 5.8 3.8 3.2 2.1 1.2 0.3 -0.1
Dave Twardzik 83.1 7.5 5.5 5.1 5.1 3.7 3.0 2.4 1.1

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
2001-02 18 UCONN 34 844 140 315 62 150 85 117 93 105 34 6 427 .444 .413 .726 24.8 12.6 2.7 3.1
2002-03 19 UCONN 33 1101 211 476 80 191 143 177 138 156 38 7 645 .443 .419 .808 33.4 19.5 4.2 4.7
2003-04 20 UCONN 39 1346 239 551 104 240 141 170 184 176 53 6 723 .434 .433 .829 34.5 18.5 4.7 4.5
Career 106 3291 590 1342 246 581 369 464 415 437 125 19 1795 .440 .423 .795 31.0 16.9 3.9 4.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Awards
2004-05 NBA Sixth Man of the Year
Weekly & Monthly Awards

Player of the Week: 4 times (Show/Hide)

Rookie of the Month: 3 times (Show/Hide)
Honors
2004-05 NBA All-Rookie (1st)
Games
2004-05 NBA 82 (2)
2006-07 NBA 82 (1)
 2008-09 NBA 82 (1)
 2010-11 NBA 82 (2)
Field Goal Attempts
2006-07 NBA 1338 (9)
2008-09 NBA 1315 (10)
3-Pt Field Goals
2008-09 NBA 173 (6)
Career NBA 1128 (51)
Career 1128 (51)
3-Pt Field Goal Attempts
2008-09 NBA 422 (8)
Career NBA 2795 (70)
Career 2795 (70)
Turnovers
2006-07 NBA 249 (8)
Points
2006-07 NBA 1753 (7)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct
2005-06 NBA .435 (7)
Career NBA .404 (26)
Career .404 (26)
Free Throw Pct
2007-08 NBA .908 (3)
Active .858 (10)
Career NBA .858 (32)
Career .858 (35)
Usage Pct
2004-05 NBA 30.4 (8)
Career NBA 26.1 (40)
Career 26.1 (48)
Hall of Fame Probability
Active 0.003 (73)
Career 0.003 (396)
NBA Elo Player Rating
335th (overall) as of May 21, 2013, 5:07AM
70th (active) as of May 21, 2013, 5:07AM
    

Transactions

June 24, 2004: Drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 2004 NBA Draft.

July 8, 2009: Signed as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons.

June 26, 2012: Traded by the Detroit Pistons with a future 1st round draft pick to the Charlotte Bobcats for Corey Maggette.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
2004-05 Chicago Bulls NBA $3,358,320
2005-06 Chicago Bulls NBA $3,610,200
2006-07 Chicago Bulls NBA $3,862,080
2007-08 Chicago Bulls NBA $4,881,669
2008-09 Chicago Bulls NBA $6,404,750
2009-10 Detroit Pistons NBA $10,000,000
2010-11 Detroit Pistons NBA $10,800,000
2011-12 Detroit Pistons NBA $11,600,000
Career (may be incomplete) $54,517,019

Contract

Free Agent or Unsigned Draft Pick cap hold ▪ Player, Team, or Early Termination option
Team 2012-13 2013-14
Charlotte Bobcats $12,400,000 $13,200,000
  • Signed July 8, 2009 for an assumed $58,000,000 plus incentives for 5 years.
  • 2013-14 is a Player Option.
  • 2012-13 and 2013-14 each have up to $400,000 in unlikely incentives not included here.

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