Benedict Jay Poquette (Ben, Gentle Ben)
Position: Forward-Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-9 ▪ Weight: 235 lbs.
Born: May 7, 1955 in Ann Arbor, Michigan
High School: East Lansing in East Lansing, Michigan
College: Central Michigan University
Draft: Detroit Pistons, 2nd round (14th pick, 36th overall), 1977 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 22, 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 | 81 | 3 | 1496 | 166 | 348 | 2 | 10 | 72 | 100 | 122 | 373 | 78 | 33 | 32 | 68 | 187 | 406 | .477 | .200 | .720 | 18.5 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 40 | 0 | 694 | 89 | 176 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 48 | 55 | 176 | 40 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 87 | 214 | .506 | .000 | .750 | 17.4 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 1.0 |
| Road | 41 | 3 | 802 | 77 | 172 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 52 | 67 | 197 | 38 | 22 | 20 | 43 | 100 | 192 | .448 | .333 | .692 | 19.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 49 | 3 | 910 | 106 | 230 | 1 | 7 | 37 | 55 | 74 | 221 | 44 | 20 | 24 | 39 | 121 | 250 | .461 | .143 | .673 | 18.6 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 0.9 |
| Post | 32 | 0 | 586 | 60 | 118 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 45 | 48 | 152 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 29 | 66 | 156 | .508 | .333 | .778 | 18.3 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 28 | 0 | 512 | 59 | 125 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 38 | 49 | 133 | 28 | 18 | 14 | 23 | 69 | 146 | .472 | .000 | .737 | 18.3 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| Loss | 53 | 3 | 984 | 107 | 223 | 2 | 9 | 44 | 62 | 73 | 240 | 50 | 15 | 18 | 45 | 118 | 260 | .480 | .222 | .710 | 18.6 | 4.9 | 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 | 77 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 22 | .444 | .500 | .625 | 19.3 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 1.5 |
| November | 13 | 1 | 210 | 21 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 52 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 49 | .429 | .000 | .467 | 16.2 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 0.8 | |
| December | 15 | 0 | 308 | 44 | 87 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 83 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 37 | 99 | .506 | .000 | .786 | 20.5 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 0.8 | |
| January | 15 | 2 | 297 | 32 | 74 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 70 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 78 | .432 | .000 | .778 | 19.8 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 0.9 | |
| February | 12 | 0 | 252 | 28 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 27 | 72 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 71 | .571 | .789 | 21.0 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 1.7 | ||
| March | 14 | 0 | 229 | 20 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 47 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 27 | 53 | .513 | .333 | .800 | 16.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 0.9 | |
| April | 8 | 0 | 123 | 13 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 34 | .406 | .727 | 15.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 6 | 0 | 87 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 23 | .364 | .500 | 14.5 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 0.2 | |
| Monday | 8 | 0 | 189 | 22 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 51 | .489 | .000 | .778 | 23.6 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 1.5 | |
| Tuesday | 18 | 2 | 322 | 38 | 73 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 28 | 82 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 42 | 91 | .521 | .000 | .882 | 17.9 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 0.6 | |
| Wednesday | 8 | 0 | 169 | 21 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 34 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 58 | .583 | .000 | .889 | 21.1 | 7.3 | 4.3 | 1.0 | |
| Thursday | 13 | 0 | 204 | 20 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 66 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 47 | .455 | .583 | 15.7 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 1.1 | ||
| Friday | 13 | 1 | 243 | 24 | 59 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 62 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 60 | .407 | 1.000 | .769 | 18.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 1.2 | |
| Saturday | 15 | 0 | 282 | 33 | 69 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 65 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 36 | 76 | .478 | .000 | .588 | 18.8 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 3 | 3 | 98 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | .391 | .000 | .750 | 32.7 | 7.0 | 11.7 | 1.7 |
| Reserve | 78 | 0 | 1398 | 157 | 325 | 2 | 9 | 69 | 96 | 110 | 338 | 73 | 31 | 29 | 62 | 176 | 385 | .483 | .222 | .719 | 17.9 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 1 | 1 | 42 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | .385 | .500 | 42.0 | 11.0 | 17.0 | 2.0 | |
| 30-39 | 5 | 1 | 166 | 18 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 52 | .450 | .000 | .762 | 33.2 | 10.4 | 8.0 | 1.8 | |
| 20-29 | 30 | 1 | 689 | 75 | 157 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 48 | 60 | 184 | 41 | 11 | 12 | 36 | 85 | 188 | .478 | .250 | .771 | 23.0 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 1.4 | |
| 10-19 | 36 | 0 | 539 | 63 | 123 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 36 | 120 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 19 | 71 | 142 | .512 | .200 | .600 | 15.0 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 0.7 | |
| 0-9 | 9 | 0 | 60 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13 | .333 | .750 | 6.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 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 | 22 | 2 | 451 | 47 | 104 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 38 | 28 | 105 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 59 | 121 | .452 | .000 | .711 | 20.5 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| 1 Day | 36 | 1 | 650 | 73 | 149 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 42 | 66 | 181 | 41 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 84 | 176 | .490 | .250 | .690 | 18.1 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 1.1 | |
| 2 Days | 14 | 0 | 232 | 33 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 53 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 72 | .478 | .000 | .667 | 16.6 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 0.4 | |
| 3+ Days | 8 | 0 | 138 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 32 | .500 | .909 | 17.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 57 | 1 | 1025 | 113 | 230 | 1 | 7 | 52 | 73 | 75 | 242 | 56 | 20 | 20 | 45 | 131 | 279 | .491 | .143 | .712 | 18.0 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 1.0 |
| Western | 24 | 2 | 471 | 53 | 118 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 131 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 56 | 127 | .449 | .333 | .741 | 19.6 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 29 | 0 | 482 | 56 | 107 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 35 | 32 | 111 | 32 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 61 | 134 | .523 | .000 | .629 | 16.6 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 1.1 |
| Central | 28 | 1 | 543 | 57 | 123 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 38 | 43 | 131 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 70 | 145 | .463 | .333 | .789 | 19.4 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 0.9 | |
| Midwest | 12 | 2 | 278 | 32 | 71 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 81 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 73 | .451 | .000 | .692 | 23.2 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 1.0 | |
| Pacific | 12 | 0 | 193 | 21 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 50 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 54 | .447 | 1.000 | .786 | 16.1 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 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 | 6 | 0 | 108 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 28 | .409 | .769 | 18.0 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 0.2 | |
| Boston | 6 | 0 | 98 | 13 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 32 | .448 | .000 | .667 | 16.3 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 1.2 | |
| Chicago | 5 | 0 | 104 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 21 | .625 | 1.000 | .000 | 20.8 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 1.8 | |
| Dallas | 2 | 1 | 62 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 19 | .450 | .500 | 31.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Denver | 2 | 0 | 60 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | .368 | .600 | 30.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Detroit | 6 | 1 | 147 | 16 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 44 | .432 | .000 | .923 | 24.5 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 1.5 | |
| Golden State | 2 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | .375 | 17.0 | 3.0 | 6.5 | 0.5 | |||
| Houston | 2 | 1 | 53 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | .375 | .000 | 1.000 | 26.5 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 0.5 | |
| Indiana | 5 | 0 | 89 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 20 | .571 | .000 | .800 | 17.8 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 0.8 | |
| LA Clippers | 2 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | .429 | 1.000 | 17.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | ||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .500 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Milwaukee | 6 | 0 | 95 | 14 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 32 | .412 | .667 | 15.8 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 0.2 | ||
| New Jersey | 6 | 0 | 117 | 14 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 35 | .560 | .000 | .636 | 19.5 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 1.7 | |
| New York | 5 | 0 | 84 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | .500 | .500 | 16.8 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 0.6 | ||
| Philadelphia | 6 | 0 | 96 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 24 | .500 | .000 | .571 | 16.0 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 1.0 | |
| Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 45 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | .500 | .833 | 22.5 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Portland | 2 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .400 | .667 | 11.5 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Sacramento | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .429 | 13.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | |||
| San Antonio | 2 | 0 | 45 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | .545 | 1.000 | 22.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Seattle | 2 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .429 | 1.000 | 17.5 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | .667 | .000 | .500 | 15.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 0.5 | |
| Washington | 6 | 0 | 87 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 28 | .632 | .000 | .667 | 14.5 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 1.0 | |