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Ben McDonald

Benjamin McDonald (Ben)

Position: Forward
Height: 6-8    Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: July 20, 1962 in Torrance, California
High School: Long Beach Polytechnic in Long Beach, California
College: University of California, Irvine

Drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 3rd round (3rd pick, 50th overall) of the 1984 NBA draft.

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Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1985-86 23 CLE NBA 21 0 266 28 58 .483 0 1 .000 5 8 .625 15 23 38 9 7 1 10 30 61
1986-87 24 GSW NBA 63 34 1284 164 360 .456 1 8 .125 24 38 .632 63 120 183 84 27 8 43 200 353
1987-88 25 GSW NBA 81 41 2039 258 552 .467 9 35 .257 87 111 .784 133 202 335 138 39 8 93 246 612
1988-89 26 GSW NBA 11 0 103 13 19 .684 0 0 9 15 .600 4 8 12 5 4 0 3 11 35
Career NBA 176 75 3692 463 989 .468 10 44 .227 125 172 .727 215 353 568 236 77 17 149 487 1061

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1985-86 23 CLE NBA 21 0 12.7 1.3 2.8 .483 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 0.4 .625 0.7 1.1 1.8 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.5 1.4 2.9
1986-87 24 GSW NBA 63 34 20.4 2.6 5.7 .456 0.0 0.1 .125 0.4 0.6 .632 1.0 1.9 2.9 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.7 3.2 5.6
1987-88 25 GSW NBA 81 41 25.2 3.2 6.8 .467 0.1 0.4 .257 1.1 1.4 .784 1.6 2.5 4.1 1.7 0.5 0.1 1.1 3.0 7.6
1988-89 26 GSW NBA 11 0 9.4 1.2 1.7 .684 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.4 .600 0.4 0.7 1.1 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.3 1.0 3.2
Career NBA 176 75 21.0 2.6 5.6 .468 0.1 0.3 .227 0.7 1.0 .727 1.2 2.0 3.2 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.8 2.8 6.0

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1985-86 23 CLE NBA 21 0 266 3.8 7.8 .483 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 1.1 .625 2.0 3.1 5.1 1.2 0.9 0.1 1.4 4.1 8.3
1986-87 24 GSW NBA 63 34 1284 4.6 10.1 .456 0.0 0.2 .125 0.7 1.1 .632 1.8 3.4 5.1 2.4 0.8 0.2 1.2 5.6 9.9
1987-88 25 GSW NBA 81 41 2039 4.6 9.7 .467 0.2 0.6 .257 1.5 2.0 .784 2.3 3.6 5.9 2.4 0.7 0.1 1.6 4.3 10.8
1988-89 26 GSW NBA 11 0 103 4.5 6.6 .684 0.0 0.0 3.1 5.2 .600 1.4 2.8 4.2 1.7 1.4 0.0 1.0 3.8 12.2
Career NBA 176 75 3692 4.5 9.6 .468 0.1 0.4 .227 1.2 1.7 .727 2.1 3.4 5.5 2.3 0.8 0.2 1.5 4.7 10.3

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1985-86 23 CLE NBA 21 266 6.7 .496 .483 6.2 9.5 7.9 4.4 1.2 0.2 14.0 11.0 100 111 0.0 0.2 0.2
1986-87 24 GSW NBA 63 1284 7.2 .469 .457 5.3 10.3 7.8 8.6 1.0 0.4 10.2 13.2 102 114 0.2 0.5 0.7
1987-88 25 GSW NBA 81 2039 9.0 .509 .476 7.1 11.3 9.1 9.0 0.9 0.2 13.4 13.8 105 116 1.0 0.3 1.3
1988-89 26 GSW NBA 11 103 12.0 .684 .684 3.9 7.7 5.8 6.0 1.7 0.0 10.5 10.5 132 111 0.2 0.1 0.3
Career NBA 176 3692 8.3 .498 .473 6.3 10.8 8.5 8.5 1.0 0.3 12.3 13.3 105 114 1.5 1.0 2.5

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1986-87 24 GSW NBA 5 45 1 11 0 2 0 0 2 6 9 2 0 0 7 2 .091 .000 9.0 0.4 1.2 1.8
1988-89 26 GSW NBA 5 40 2 10 0 3 2 4 4 8 1 3 1 4 8 6 .200 .000 .500 8.0 1.2 1.6 0.2
Career NBA 10 85 3 21 0 5 2 4 6 14 10 5 1 4 15 8 .143 .000 .500 8.5 0.8 1.4 1.0

Playoffs Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1986-87 24 GSW NBA 5 45 2.7 .091 .091 4.7 10.9 7.6 23.3 2.2 0.0 0.0 10.1 71 114 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
1988-89 26 GSW NBA 5 40 0.5 .255 .200 10.1 9.7 9.9 3.0 3.5 1.4 25.4 15.8 58 111 -0.2 0.0 -0.1
Career NBA 10 85 1.7 .176 .143 7.3 10.3 8.7 13.8 2.8 0.7 14.9 12.8 64 113 -0.3 0.1 -0.2

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
1980-81 18 UCIRVINE 27 128 247 40 61 140 72 56 85 296 .518 .656 11.0 5.2 2.7
1981-82 19 UCIRVINE 30 1012 143 259 52 74 151 127 32 4 90 78 338 .552 .703 33.7 11.3 5.0 4.2
1982-83 20 UCIRVINE 28 953 180 342 66 101 214 111 38 5 87 86 426 .526 .653 34.0 15.2 7.6 4.0
1983-84 21 UCIRVINE 29 1001 188 373 76 105 165 116 29 2 77 91 452 .504 .724 34.5 15.6 5.7 4.0
Career 114 2966 639 1221 234 341 670 426 99 11 310 340 1512 .523 .686 34.1 13.3 5.9 3.7

Transactions

June 19, 1984: Drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 3rd round (50th pick) of the 1984 NBA Draft.

March 4, 1986: Signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

September 24, 1986: Signed as a free agent with the Golden State Warriors.

June 16, 1989: Released by the Golden State Warriors.

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
1987-88 Golden State Warriors NBA $135,000
1988-89 Golden State Warriors NBA *$100,000
Career (may be incomplete) $235,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

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