Kent Benson
- Seasons
- 1977-78 to 1987-88
- Position
- C
- Height
- 6′11″
- Weight
- 245 lb
- Born
- Dec 27, 1954
- College
- Indiana
- Draft
- 1977, round 1, pick 1
Career advanced
- PER
- 14.2
- True shooting
- .531
- Effective FG
- .493
- Usage rate
- 17.1
- Win shares
- 33.6
- WS per 48
- .103
- Box plus/minus
- 0.2
- VORP
- 8.6
- Best season, WS
- 6.4
- Best season, BPM
- 1.5
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 0
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | MIL | 23 | 69 | 1,288 | 13.2 | .497 | .465 | 19.3 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | .064 | -1.8 | 0.6 | -1.2 | 0.3 | 94 | 100 |
| 1978-79 | MIL | 24 | 82 | 2,132 | 17.3 | .555 | .518 | 19.3 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 6.4 | .143 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 109 | 101 |
| 1979-80 | 2+ teams | 25 | 73 | 1,891 | 13.1 | .513 | .485 | 17.4 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 3.2 | .080 | -1.6 | 1.4 | -0.3 | 0.8 | 99 | 102 |
| 1980-81 | DET | 26 | 59 | 1,956 | 15.1 | .524 | .473 | 22.2 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 3.1 | .075 | -0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 99 | 104 |
| 1981-82 | DET | 27 | 75 | 2,467 | 14.4 | .539 | .507 | 16.3 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 5.2 | .101 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 107 | 105 |
| 1982-83 | DET | 28 | 21 | 599 | 13.2 | .510 | .467 | 15.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | .092 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -0.6 | 0.2 | 106 | 105 |
| 1983-84 | DET | 29 | 82 | 1,734 | 14.0 | .584 | .550 | 12.8 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 4.7 | .131 | -0.1 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 118 | 106 |
| 1984-85 | DET | 30 | 72 | 1,401 | 12.6 | .545 | .506 | 13.9 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.3 | .113 | -1.3 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 112 | 106 |
| 1985-86 | DET | 31 | 72 | 1,344 | 13.8 | .519 | .486 | 14.8 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 3.2 | .116 | -1.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 110 | 104 |
| 1986-87 | UTA | 32 | 73 | 895 | 11.7 | .482 | .446 | 17.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 1.7 | .089 | -3.0 | 1.2 | -1.8 | 0.0 | 100 | 102 |
| 1987-88 | CLE | 33 | 2 | 12 | 11.8 | .868 | 1.000 | 17.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .015 | -6.3 | 2.4 | -3.9 | 0.0 | 82 | 100 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.