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Kent Benson
DET · Big · 1983-84 · age 29
7.1 PPG5.0 RPG1.6 APG1.0 TPG21.1 MPG
Kent Benson, 1983-84 with DET: 7.1 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 21.1 minutes a game. Against the 199 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Effective FG% (88th percentile), 2-point % (87th) and True shooting % (83rd); his lowest are FT attempts / g (6th percentile) and Points / 75 (16th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 9 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 199 qualified players in 1983-84; the second number is his rank among the 40 qualified bigs. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 26 | 24 | 21.1 |
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| Minutes share | 33 | 31 | 43.6% |
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| Availability | 90 | 88 | 100.0% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 83 | 75 | .584 |
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| Effective FG% | 88 | 76 | .550 |
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| Points per shot | 66 | 45 | 1.28 |
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| 3-point % | 15 | 32 | 0.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 15 | 35 | 0.0 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 15 | 39 | 0.2% |
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| 2-point % | 87 | 76 | 55.1% |
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| Free throw % | 81 | 84 | 82.2% |
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| FT attempts / g | 6 | 1 | 1.2 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 16 | 1 | 22.4% |
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| % points from 3 | 18 | 36 | 0.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 16 | 24 | 11.6 |
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| Assist % | 30 | 59 | 9.2% |
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| Assists / 75 | 34 | 64 | 2.6 |
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| Assist / turnover | 63 | 94 | 1.65 |
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| Usage % | 7 | 14 | 12.8% |
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| Turnover % | 62 | 76 | 13.8% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 96 | 95 | 1.6 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 53 | 13 | 6.9% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 72 | 30 | 8.2 |
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| Def. rebound % | 78 | 31 | 18.6% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 66 | 96 | 1.4 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 75 | 31 | 1.1 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 74 | 54 | 2.5 |
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| Steal % | 65 | 96 | 1.9% |
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| Block % | 76 | 34 | 1.7% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 41 | 34 | 14.0 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 83 | 71 | .131 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 78 | 74 | +1.5 |
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| Offensive BPM | 50 | 51 | −0.1 |
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| Defensive BPM | 90 | 90 | +1.6 |
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| VORP | 68 | 54 | 1.5 |
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| Game Score / g | 31 | 26 | 6.7 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1979-80 | MIL | 25 | 73 | 25.9 | 9.6 | 6.2 | 2.4 | .513 | −0.3 | 51 | |
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| 1980-81 | DET | 26 | 59 | 33.2 | 15.7 | 6.8 | 2.9 | .524 | +0.1 | 59 | |
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| 1981-82 | DET | 27 | 75 | 32.9 | 12.5 | 8.7 | 2.1 | .539 | +0.4 | 64 | |
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| 1982-83 | DET | 28 | 21 | 28.5 | 9.9 | 7.4 | 2.3 | .510 | −0.6 | 44 | |
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| 1983-84★ | DET | 29 | 82 | 21.1 | 7.1 | 5.0 | 1.6 | .584 | +1.5 | 78 | |
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| 1984-85 | DET | 30 | 72 | 19.5 | 6.6 | 4.5 | 1.3 | .545 | +0.2 | 58 | |
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| 1985-86 | DET | 31 | 72 | 18.7 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 1.1 | .519 | +0.2 | 56 | |
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| 1986-87 | UTA | 32 | 73 | 12.3 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 0.5 | .482 | −1.8 | 26 | |
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| 1987-88 | CLE | 33 | 2 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | .868 | −3.9 | 8 | |
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BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.