Ben Coleman
PF · Detroit Pistons
Seasons 1986-87–1993-94 · 5 on record · Ht 6-9 · b. 1961
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Player info
| Nickname | Big Ben |
|---|---|
| Position | PF |
| Number | #40 (also #54, #44, #51) |
| Team | Detroit Pistons |
| Height | 6-9 |
| Weight | 235 lb |
| Born | 1961-11-14 |
| College | Minnesota → Maryland |
| Drafted | 1984 · Round 2, Pick 37 · Chicago Bulls |
| Seasons | 1986-87–1993-94 (5) |
Career averages
6.6 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 0.6 APG · 227 games · .516 FG% · 0.000 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | NJN | 25 | 68 | 15.1 | .581 | 0.000 | .727 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 6.6 | 13.6 | .617 |
| 1987-88 | 2TM | 26 | 70 | 21.4 | .499 | 0.000 | .762 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 8.5 | 12.0 | .555 |
| NJN | 26 | 27 | 24.3 | .483 | 0.000 | .774 | 6.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 11.0 | 13.2 | .536 | |
| PHI | 26 | 43 | 19.6 | .516 | 0.000 | .752 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 6.9 | 11.0 | .575 | |
| 1988-89 | PHI | 27 | 58 | 12.1 | .485 | — | .792 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 5.1 | 11.2 | .537 |
| 1989-90 | MIL | 28 | 22 | 13.9 | .474 | 0.000 | .829 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 5.7 | 12.2 | .548 |
| 1993-94 | DET | 32 | 9 | 8.6 | .480 | — | .500 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 11.6 | .491 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | NJN | 68 | 7 | 1,029 | 182 | 313 | .581 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 121 | 288 | 37 | 32 | 31 | 94 | 452 |
| 1987-88 | 2TM | 70 | 24 | 1,498 | 226 | 453 | .499 | 0 | 3 | 141 | 185 | 350 | 62 | 43 | 41 | 127 | 593 |
| NJN | 27 | 10 | 657 | 116 | 240 | .483 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 84 | 173 | 39 | 28 | 16 | 72 | 297 | |
| PHI | 43 | 14 | 841 | 110 | 213 | .516 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 101 | 177 | 23 | 15 | 25 | 55 | 296 | |
| 1988-89 | PHI | 58 | 11 | 703 | 117 | 241 | .485 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 77 | 177 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 48 | 295 |
| 1989-90 | MIL | 22 | 0 | 305 | 46 | 97 | .474 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 41 | 87 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 126 |
| 1993-94 | DET | 9 | 0 | 77 | 12 | 25 | .480 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 28 |
| Career | 227 | — | — | 583 | 1,129 | .516 | 0 | 5 | 328 | 432 | 928 | 128 | 94 | 99 | 302 | 1,494 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | NJN | 68 | 15.1 | 6.4 | 11.0 | .581 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 10.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 15.8 |
| 1987-88 | 2TM | 70 | 21.4 | 5.4 | 10.9 | .499 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 8.4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 14.3 |
| NJN | 27 | 24.3 | 6.4 | 13.2 | .483 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 9.5 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 16.3 | |
| PHI | 43 | 19.6 | 4.7 | 9.1 | .516 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 7.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 12.7 | |
| 1988-89 | PHI | 58 | 12.1 | 6.0 | 12.3 | .485 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 9.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 15.1 |
| 1989-90 | MIL | 22 | 13.9 | 5.4 | 11.4 | .474 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 10.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 14.9 |
| 1993-94 | DET | 9 | 8.6 | 5.6 | 11.7 | .480 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 12.2 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 13.1 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | NJN | 68 | 1,029 | 13.6 | .617 | 18.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | .093 | -2.0 | -0.2 | -2.2 | +0.0 |
| 1987-88 | 2TM | 70 | 1,498 | 12.0 | .555 | 18.6 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | .058 | -2.8 | -0.3 | -3.1 | -0.4 |
| NJN | 27 | 657 | 13.2 | .536 | 22.4 | -0.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | .041 | -3.1 | +0.0 | -3.2 | -0.2 | |
| PHI | 43 | 841 | 11.0 | .575 | 15.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | .071 | -2.6 | -0.6 | -3.1 | -0.2 | |
| 1988-89 | PHI | 58 | 703 | 11.2 | .537 | 19.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | .051 | -3.4 | -1.6 | -4.9 | -0.5 |
| 1989-90 | MIL | 22 | 305 | 12.2 | .548 | 19.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | .079 | -3.2 | -1.0 | -4.1 | -0.2 |
| 1993-94 | DET | 9 | 77 | 11.6 | .491 | 20.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -.004 | -3.9 | -3.0 | -6.9 | -0.1 |
| Career | 227 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1 | — | — | — | — | -1.2 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-89 | 3 | 7.7 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .750 | — | .788 |
| Career | 3 | 7.7 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .750 | — | .788 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 112 | 6.9 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 62–50 |
| Away | 115 | 6.3 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 25–90 |
| In wins | 87 | 6.8 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 87–0 |
| In losses | 140 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0–140 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 14 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 3–11 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 17 | 6.7 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 7–10 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 10 | 7.6 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 7–3 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 4 | 7.5 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 2–2 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 14 | 7.1 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 5–9 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 15 | 9.0 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 4–11 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 6 | 9.7 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 1–5 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 6 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 1–5 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 14 | 8.4 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 1–13 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 7 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 2–5 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 6 | 6.7 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 4–2 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 11 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 0.2 | 5–6 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 5 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 4–1 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 6 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0–6 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 3 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 3–0 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 16 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 6–10 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 16 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 10–6 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 8 | 10.6 | 6.1 | 0.6 | 4–4 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 5 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 1–4 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 4 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0–4 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 5 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 2–3 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 5 | 9.0 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 3–2 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 6 | 7.2 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 3–3 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Ben Coleman play for?
Ben Coleman plays PF for the Detroit Pistons.
What are Ben Coleman's career stats?
Ben Coleman has averaged 6.6 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 0.6 APG over 5 seasons (1986-87–1993-94).
How tall is Ben Coleman?
Ben Coleman is 6-9 (235 lb).
When was Ben Coleman drafted?
Ben Coleman was drafted in 1984, round 2, pick 37, by the Chicago Bulls.