Elmer Bennett vs. Adrian Dantley Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Adrian Dantley and Elmer Bennett, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Elmer Bennett played 3 years in the NBA, 12 less than Adrian Dantley, who played 15. Elmer Bennett had the first of his seasons in 1994-95, while Adrian Dantley had his rookie season in 1976-77. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Elmer Bennett |
3 |
0 |
1994-95 to 1996-97 |
Adrian Dantley |
15 |
7 |
1976-77 to 1990-91 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Elmer Bennett |
Adrian Dantley |
Season |
1994-95 | 1976-77 |
Team |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Buffalo Braves |
Honors & Awards |
- | Rookie of the Year |
- | All-Rookie First Team |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmer Bennett |
4 |
4.5 |
3.8 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
2.8 |
.545 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.750 |
Adrian Dantley |
77 |
36.6 |
20.3 |
3.3 |
4.4 |
7.6 |
1.9 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
- |
2.8 |
7.1 |
13.6 |
.520 |
- |
- |
- |
6.2 |
7.6 |
.818 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmer Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Adrian Dantley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmer Bennett |
8 |
8.3 |
1.4 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
.235 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.750 |
Adrian Dantley |
79 |
37.1 |
21.5 |
3.4 |
4.5 |
7.8 |
3.2 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
7.3 |
14.3 |
.512 |
- |
- |
- |
6.8 |
8.6 |
.796 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmer Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Adrian Dantley |
3 |
34.7 |
17.0 |
3.0 |
5.3 |
8.3 |
3.7 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
6.7 |
11.7 |
.571 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
5.7 |
.647 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmer Bennett |
9 |
8.3 |
2.4 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
.316 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.333 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
.700 |
Adrian Dantley |
60 |
29.6 |
17.3 |
2.2 |
3.5 |
5.7 |
2.3 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
6.2 |
12.2 |
.510 |
- |
- |
- |
4.9 |
5.7 |
.854 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmer Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Adrian Dantley |
8 |
29.5 |
17.6 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
4.1 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
6.3 |
11.1 |
.562 |
- |
- |
- |
5.1 |
6.5 |
.788 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmer Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Adrian Dantley |
68 |
39.3 |
28.0 |
2.7 |
4.9 |
7.6 |
2.8 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
3.4 |
3.1 |
10.7 |
18.6 |
.576 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
6.5 |
7.7 |
.842 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmer Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Adrian Dantley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmer Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Adrian Dantley |
80 |
42.7 |
30.7 |
2.4 |
4.0 |
6.4 |
4.0 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
3.5 |
3.1 |
11.4 |
20.3 |
.559 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.286 |
7.9 |
9.8 |
.806 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmer Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Adrian Dantley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmer Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Adrian Dantley |
81 |
39.8 |
30.3 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
6.3 |
4.0 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
3.7 |
3.1 |
11.2 |
19.6 |
.570 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.333 |
8.0 |
10.1 |
.792 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmer Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Adrian Dantley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmer Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Adrian Dantley |
22 |
40.3 |
30.7 |
2.6 |
3.7 |
6.4 |
4.8 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
3.7 |
2.8 |
10.6 |
18.3 |
.580 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
9.5 |
11.3 |
.847 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmer Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Adrian Dantley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmer Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Adrian Dantley |
79 |
37.8 |
30.6 |
2.3 |
3.4 |
5.7 |
3.9 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
3.3 |
2.5 |
10.2 |
18.2 |
.558 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.250 |
10.3 |
12.0 |
.859 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmer Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Adrian Dantley |
11 |
41.3 |
32.2 |
3.4 |
4.2 |
7.5 |
4.2 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
3.5 |
2.7 |
10.6 |
21.1 |
.504 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
10.9 |
12.6 |
.863 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmer Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Adrian Dantley |
55 |
35.8 |
26.6 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
5.9 |
3.4 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
3.1 |
2.4 |
9.3 |
17.5 |
.531 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
8.0 |
9.9 |
.804 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmer Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Adrian Dantley |
10 |
39.8 |
25.3 |
2.5 |
5.0 |
7.5 |
2.0 |
1.6 |
0.0 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
7.9 |
15.1 |
.523 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
9.5 |
12.2 |
.779 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmer Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Adrian Dantley |
76 |
36.1 |
29.8 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
5.2 |
3.5 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
3.0 |
2.7 |
10.8 |
19.1 |
.563 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.091 |
8.3 |
10.5 |
.791 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmer Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Adrian Dantley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmer Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Adrian Dantley |
81 |
33.8 |
21.5 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
4.1 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
7.4 |
13.9 |
.534 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.167 |
6.7 |
8.2 |
.812 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmer Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Adrian Dantley |
15 |
33.3 |
20.5 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
4.5 |
2.3 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
7.4 |
13.7 |
.539 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
5.7 |
7.4 |
.775 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmer Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Adrian Dantley |
69 |
31.1 |
20.0 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
3.3 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
6.4 |
12.5 |
.514 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
7.1 |
8.3 |
.860 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmer Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Adrian Dantley |
23 |
35.0 |
19.4 |
1.6 |
3.0 |
4.7 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
6.7 |
12.7 |
.524 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
6.1 |
7.7 |
.787 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmer Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Adrian Dantley |
73 |
33.2 |
19.2 |
1.6 |
2.7 |
4.3 |
2.3 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
6.4 |
13.1 |
.493 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
6.3 |
7.8 |
.810 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmer Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Adrian Dantley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmer Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Adrian Dantley |
45 |
28.9 |
14.7 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
3.8 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
5.1 |
10.8 |
.477 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
4.4 |
5.6 |
.787 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmer Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Adrian Dantley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmer Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Adrian Dantley |
10 |
12.6 |
5.7 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
5.0 |
.380 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.333 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
.692 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elmer Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Adrian Dantley |
3 |
6.3 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
.143 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.750 |