Career snapshot
11seasons
753games
6,869career pts
13.6PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Detroit Pistons
· 398 games · 1979-80–1985-86
Position rank · 1986-87
#50PPG rank
#34PER rank
#36WS rank
Among 62 Center players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
15.7
1980-81 · DET
RPG
8.7
1981-82 · DET
APG
2.9
1980-81 · DET
PER
17.3
1978-79 · MIL
WS
6.4
1978-79 · MIL
Draft
Career by team
Cleveland Cavaliers
1987-88 – 1987-88 · 1 seasons
2.5 PPG
0.5 RPG
0.0 APG
2 games
Utah Jazz
1986-87 – 1986-87 · 1 seasons
4.5 PPG
3.2 RPG
0.5 APG
73 games
Detroit Pistons
1979-80 – 1985-86 · 7 seasons
9.6 PPG
6.1 RPG
1.8 APG
398 games
Milwaukee Bucks
1977-78 – 1979-80 · 3 seasons
9.8 PPG
5.8 RPG
2.1 APG
207 games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | MIL | 69 | 0 | 18.7 | 7.7 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 46.5 | 0.0 | 65.2 | 13.2 | 1.7 |
| 1978-79 | MIL | 82 | 0 | 26.0 | 12.3 | 7.1 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 51.8 | 0.0 | 73.5 | 17.3 | 6.4 |
| 1979-80 | NBA | 73 | 0 | 25.9 | 9.6 | 6.2 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 48.4 | 20.0 | 70.2 | — | — |
| 1979-80 | MIL | 56 | 0 | 24.8 | 8.8 | 5.9 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 49.4 | 0.0 | 68.0 | 13.3 | 2.9 |
| 1979-80 | DET | 17 | 0 | 29.5 | 12.1 | 7.1 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 46.0 | 25.0 | 75.0 | 12.4 | 0.3 |
| 1980-81 | DET | 59 | 0 | 33.2 | 15.7 | 6.8 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 47.3 | 0.0 | 77.2 | 15.1 | 3.1 |
| 1981-82 | DET | 75 | 72 | 32.9 | 12.5 | 8.7 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 50.5 | 27.3 | 80.4 | 14.4 | 5.2 |
| 1982-83 | DET | 21 | 15 | 28.5 | 9.9 | 7.4 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 46.7 | 0.0 | 76.0 | 13.2 | 1.1 |
| 1983-84 | DET | 82 | 58 | 21.1 | 7.1 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 55.0 | 0.0 | 82.2 | 14.0 | 4.7 |
| 1984-85 | DET | 72 | 35 | 19.5 | 6.6 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 50.6 | 0.0 | 80.9 | 12.6 | 3.3 |
| 1985-86 | DET | 72 | 51 | 18.7 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 48.4 | 50.0 | 79.5 | 13.8 | 3.2 |
| 1986-87 | UTA | 73 | 2 | 12.3 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 44.3 | 28.6 | 81.0 | 11.7 | 1.7 |
| 1987-88 | CLE | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 11.8 | 0.0 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1987 | Utah Jazz | Cleveland Cavaliers | |
| Jul 1986 | Detroit Pistons | Utah Jazz | |
| Jul 1979 | Milwaukee Bucks | Detroit Pistons | |
All entries are season change.
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About Kent Benson
Michael Kent Benson is an American former professional basketball player. He was a two-time All-American for the Indiana Hoosiers, winning the 1976 Helms Foundation Player of the Year and helping lead the Hoosiers to the 1976 NCAA championship with a perfect 32–0 record, with Benson being named the 1976 NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player. Benson was the No. 1 overall pick of the 1977 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks, playing 11 seasons in the NBA for Milwaukee (1977–1980), the Detroit Pistons (1980–1986), Utah Jazz (1986–1987) and Cleveland Cavaliers (1988).