D.J. Mbenga
C · NOH
Seasons 2004-05–2010-11 · 7 on record · Ht 7-0 · b. 1980
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Player info
| Nickname | D.J., Congo Cash |
|---|---|
| Position | C |
| Number | #28 |
| Height | 7-0 |
| Weight | 245 lb |
| Born | 1980-12-30 |
| Seasons | 2004-05–2010-11 (7) |
Career averages
1.8 PPG, 1.5 RPG, 0.2 APG · 234 games · .470 FG% · 0.000 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 | DAL | 24 | 15 | 3.9 | .429 | — | .750 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 3.8 | .476 |
| 2005-06 | DAL | 25 | 43 | 5.5 | .533 | 0.000 | .500 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 13.4 | .538 |
| 2006-07 | DAL | 26 | 21 | 3.8 | .313 | — | .875 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 7.2 | .435 |
| 2007-08 | 2TM | 27 | 42 | 7.8 | .464 | — | .417 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 9.4 | .465 |
| GSW | 27 | 16 | 8.1 | .391 | — | .500 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 6.7 | .398 | |
| LAL | 27 | 26 | 7.5 | .492 | — | .400 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 11.2 | .489 | |
| 2008-09 | LAL | 28 | 23 | 7.9 | .474 | 0.000 | .875 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 13.9 | .504 |
| 2009-10 | LAL | 29 | 49 | 7.2 | .466 | — | .474 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 11.6 | .471 |
| 2010-11 | NOH | 30 | 41 | 8.0 | .469 | — | .722 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 9.7 | .518 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 | DAL | 15 | 1 | 58 | 6 | 14 | .429 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 2005-06 | DAL | 43 | 1 | 237 | 32 | 60 | .533 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 56 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 16 | 74 |
| 2006-07 | DAL | 21 | 0 | 79 | 5 | 16 | .313 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| 2007-08 | 2TM | 42 | 0 | 326 | 39 | 84 | .464 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 72 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 12 | 83 |
| GSW | 16 | 0 | 130 | 9 | 23 | .391 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 19 | |
| LAL | 26 | 0 | 196 | 30 | 61 | .492 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 64 | |
| 2008-09 | LAL | 23 | 0 | 181 | 27 | 57 | .474 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 13 | 61 |
| 2009-10 | LAL | 49 | 2 | 355 | 48 | 103 | .466 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 87 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 15 | 105 |
| 2010-11 | NOH | 41 | 0 | 330 | 23 | 49 | .469 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 86 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 59 |
| Career | 234 | — | — | 180 | 383 | .470 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 89 | 351 | 41 | 37 | 141 | 87 | 414 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 | DAL | 15 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 8.7 | .429 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 9.3 |
| 2005-06 | DAL | 43 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 9.1 | .533 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 8.5 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 11.2 |
| 2006-07 | DAL | 21 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 7.3 | .313 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 7.7 |
| 2007-08 | 2TM | 42 | 7.8 | 4.3 | 9.3 | .464 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 8.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 9.2 |
| GSW | 16 | 8.1 | 2.5 | 6.4 | .391 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 8.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 5.3 | |
| LAL | 26 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 11.2 | .492 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 7.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 11.8 | |
| 2008-09 | LAL | 23 | 7.9 | 5.4 | 11.3 | .474 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 6.2 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 12.1 |
| 2009-10 | LAL | 49 | 7.2 | 4.9 | 10.4 | .466 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 8.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 10.6 |
| 2010-11 | NOH | 41 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 5.3 | .469 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 9.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 6.4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 | DAL | 15 | 58 | 3.8 | .476 | 16.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -.029 | -9.2 | -0.4 | -9.6 | -0.1 |
| 2005-06 | DAL | 43 | 237 | 13.4 | .538 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | .092 | -4.7 | +2.1 | -2.6 | +0.0 |
| 2006-07 | DAL | 21 | 79 | 7.2 | .435 | 14.5 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .055 | -6.5 | +2.8 | -3.7 | +0.0 |
| 2007-08 | 2TM | 42 | 326 | 9.4 | .465 | 13.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | .066 | -5.7 | +0.4 | -5.3 | -0.3 |
| GSW | 16 | 130 | 6.7 | .398 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .048 | -6.2 | +1.1 | -5.1 | -0.1 | |
| LAL | 26 | 196 | 11.2 | .489 | 16.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .078 | -5.3 | -0.1 | -5.4 | -0.2 | |
| 2008-09 | LAL | 23 | 181 | 13.9 | .504 | 17.8 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | .091 | -5.0 | +4.4 | -0.6 | +0.1 |
| 2009-10 | LAL | 49 | 355 | 11.6 | .471 | 16.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | .084 | -4.9 | +0.8 | -4.1 | -0.2 |
| 2010-11 | NOH | 41 | 330 | 9.7 | .518 | 11.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | .076 | -4.7 | +1.8 | -2.8 | -0.1 |
| Career | 234 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.4 | — | — | — | — | -0.6 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | 13 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .333 | — | .515 |
| 2007-08 | 17 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .625 | — | .625 |
| 2008-09 | 21 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .167 | — | .167 |
| 2009-10 | 22 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .333 | — | .388 |
| 2010-11 | 6 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.000 | — | .868 |
| Career | 79 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .440 | — | .478 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 200 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 158–42 |
| Away | 210 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 128–82 |
| In wins | 286 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 286–0 |
| In losses | 124 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0–124 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 9 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 6–3 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 8 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 6–2 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 12 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 9–3 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 17 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 13–4 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 5–2 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 5–4 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 14 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 8–6 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 17 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 10–7 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 11 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 6–5 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 17 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 12–5 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 20 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 17–3 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 7–1 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 19 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 13–6 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 13 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 4–9 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 15 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 11–4 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 11 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 10–1 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 8–1 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 18 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 13–5 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 7 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 5–2 |
| OKC Oklahoma City Thunder | 11 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 7–4 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 11 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 6–5 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 9 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 5–4 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 18 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 11–7 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 21 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 14–7 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 21 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 17–4 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 20 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 10–10 |
| TOR Toronto Raptors | 10 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 10–0 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 17 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 11–6 |
| WAS Washington Wizards | 11 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 10–1 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Shooting by distance — 2010-11
Darker = a larger share of this player’s shots came from that range; the number is field-goal % from there.
| Range | % of shots | FG% |
|---|---|---|
| At the rim (0-3 ft) | 55% | .630 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 26% | .308 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 18% | .222 |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 0% | — |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 0% | — |
Average shot distance 4.6 ft · 10% of attempts were dunks
Frequently asked questions
What are D.J. Mbenga's career stats?
D.J. Mbenga has averaged 1.8 PPG, 1.5 RPG, 0.2 APG over 7 seasons (2004-05–2010-11).
How tall is D.J. Mbenga?
D.J. Mbenga is 7-0 (245 lb).