C · 11 seasons · 1977-78 – 1987-88
Two lenses, two verdicts. Kent Benson ranks 909th by career totals and 722nd per game. No season of his scores higher than 1981-82, at +4.2, 37th that season and 3877th of 24,555 player-seasons on record. Career value accumulated in blocks (+4.9), rebounds (+3.8) and turnovers (+2.0), and drained away in three-pointers (-3.3), assists (-3.3) and points (-2.2). The 187-place difference between his two bases is not noise: it is what he was worth per night set against how many nights he played. 1982-83 is the sharpest single case: -2.8 on totals against +1.2 per game, off 21 games.
| Season ↑ | Tm | GP | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | MIL | 69 | -1.17 | #141 | #12,661 |
| 1978-79 | MIL | 82 | 3.70 | #39 | #4,508 |
| 1979-80 | DET | 73 | 0.92 | #95 | #8,690 |
| 1980-81 | DET | 59 | 0.60 | #113 | #9,276 |
| 1981-82★ | DET | 75 | 4.25 | #37 | #3,877 |
| 1982-83 | DET | 21 | -2.82 | #216 | #16,511 |
| 1983-84 | DET | 82 | 2.48 | #79 | #6,114 |
| 1984-85 | DET | 72 | 0.36 | #123 | #9,722 |
| 1985-86 | DET | 72 | 0.65 | #125 | #9,195 |
| 1986-87 | UTH | 73 | -1.50 | #176 | #13,390 |
| 1987-88 | CLE | 2 | -4.00 | #296 | #20,413 |
★ Best season by Z (season totals)