Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kent Benson and Michael Jordan

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kent Benson and Michael Jordan played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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They faced each other a total of 8 times in NBA games. Kent Benson has a 5-3 winning record over Michael Jordan. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kent Benson:
1977-78 to 1987-88
Michael Jordan:
1984-85 to 2002-03
8 Games played
8 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kent Benson
5
5
0
Michael Jordan
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kent Benson 5.4 5.1 1.4 0.50.5
Michael Jordan 31.4 6.0 4.33.11.4
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kent Benson 13 13 4 13
Michael Jordan 49 15 7 64
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kent Benson 0

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3

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1

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0

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1

game
Michael Jordan 8

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5

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5

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8

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5

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Both had same stat 0

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0

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2

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0

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1984
1. Pistons 118   Kent Benson 13 6 3 1 1 1 4 37 5-8 .625 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Bulls 122   Michael Jordan 25 4 3 3 1 5 5 27 9-19 .474 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Dec. 11, 1984
2. Pistons 108   Kent Benson 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 09 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 101   Michael Jordan 27 8 6 2 0 3 4 37 13-28 .464 0-1 .000 1-3 .333
Dec. 12, 1984
3. Pistons 102   Kent Benson 2 3 2 0 0 4 4 12 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 95   Michael Jordan 21 1 2 2 1 1 5 30 6-17 .353 0-2 .000 9-10 .900
Feb. 12, 1985
4. Pistons 126   Kent Benson 9 13 0 1 3 2 6 40 3-4 .750 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
OT Bulls 139   Michael Jordan 49 15 5 4 0 6 5 45 19-31 .613 0-0 - 11-13 .846
Feb. 27, 1985
5. Pistons 108   Kent Benson 10 2 4 0 0 1 4 15 3-4 .750 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Bulls 99   Michael Jordan 24 6 2 4 1 4 3 35 8-17 .471 0-1 .000 8-9 .889
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 26, 1985
6. Pistons 118   Kent Benson 7 12 1 1 0 1 6 17 3-6 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Bulls 121   Michael Jordan 33 7 6 2 3 6 5 41 9-24 .375 0-0 - 15-16 .938
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 03, 1986
7. Jazz 99   Kent Benson 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 08 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 94   Michael Jordan 45 3 3 6 1 2 3 40 17-33 .515 0-2 .000 11-13 .846
Dec. 20, 1986
8. Jazz 91   Kent Benson 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 09 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bulls 89   Michael Jordan 27 4 7 2 4 5 3 38 10-26 .385 0-0 - 7-8 .875