Jim Benning
Position: D
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-0 Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: April 29, 1963 in Edmonton, Alberta
Drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1st round (6th overall) of the 1981 NHL Entry Draft.
| Season |
Age |
Tm |
Lg |
GP |
G |
A |
PTS |
GC |
+/- |
PIM |
EV |
PP |
SH |
GW |
S |
S% |
TOI |
ATOI |
| 1981-82 |
18 |
TOR |
NHL |
74 |
7 |
24 |
31 |
11 |
-27 |
46 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
90 |
7.8 |
|
|
| 1982-83 |
19 |
TOR |
NHL |
74 |
5 |
17 |
22 |
8 |
-8 |
47 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
68 |
7.4 |
|
|
| 1983-84 |
20 |
TOR |
NHL |
79 |
12 |
39 |
51 |
18 |
-4 |
66 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
136 |
8.8 |
|
|
| 1984-85 |
21 |
TOR |
NHL |
80 |
9 |
35 |
44 |
15 |
-39 |
55 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
160 |
5.6 |
|
|
| 1985-86 |
22 |
TOR |
NHL |
52 |
4 |
21 |
25 |
8 |
-4 |
71 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
76 |
5.3 |
|
|
| 1986-87 |
23 |
TOT |
NHL |
59 |
2 |
11 |
13 |
4 |
9 |
44 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
63 |
3.2 |
|
|
| 1986-87 |
23 |
TOR |
NHL |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0.0 |
|
|
| 1986-87 |
23 |
VAN |
NHL |
54 |
2 |
11 |
13 |
4 |
9 |
40 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
60 |
3.3 |
|
|
| 1987-88 |
24 |
VAN |
NHL |
77 |
7 |
26 |
33 |
11 |
0 |
58 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
102 |
6.9 |
|
|
| 1988-89 |
25 |
VAN |
NHL |
65 |
3 |
9 |
12 |
4 |
-4 |
48 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
55 |
5.5 |
|
|
| 1989-90 |
26 |
VAN |
NHL |
45 |
3 |
9 |
12 |
4 |
4 |
26 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
49 |
6.1 |
|
|
| Career |
|
|
NHL |
605 |
52 |
191 |
243 |
82 |
-73 |
461 |
29 |
21 |
2 |
5 |
799 |
6.5 |
|
|
| Season |
Age |
Tm |
Lg |
GP |
G |
A |
PTS |
GC |
PIM |
S |
G |
A |
PTS |
GC |
TGF |
PGF |
TGA |
PGA |
+/- |
OPS |
DPS |
PS |
| 1981-82 |
18 |
TOR |
NHL |
74 |
0.09 |
0.32 |
0.42 |
0.14 |
0.62 |
1.22 |
5 |
18 |
23 |
8 |
82 |
25 |
91 |
7 |
-27 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
| 1982-83 |
19 |
TOR |
NHL |
74 |
0.07 |
0.23 |
0.30 |
0.10 |
0.64 |
0.92 |
4 |
14 |
18 |
6 |
78 |
29 |
58 |
1 |
-8 |
0.5 |
3.4 |
3.9 |
| 1983-84 |
20 |
TOR |
NHL |
79 |
0.15 |
0.49 |
0.65 |
0.22 |
0.84 |
1.72 |
9 |
31 |
40 |
13 |
139 |
54 |
109 |
20 |
-4 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
6.0 |
| 1984-85 |
21 |
TOR |
NHL |
80 |
0.11 |
0.44 |
0.55 |
0.19 |
0.69 |
2.00 |
7 |
28 |
35 |
11 |
110 |
52 |
101 |
4 |
-39 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
4.5 |
| 1985-86 |
22 |
TOR |
NHL |
52 |
0.08 |
0.40 |
0.48 |
0.16 |
1.37 |
1.46 |
3 |
16 |
19 |
6 |
78 |
23 |
64 |
5 |
-4 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
| 1986-87 |
23 |
TOT |
NHL |
59 |
0.03 |
0.19 |
0.22 |
0.07 |
0.75 |
1.07 |
2 |
9 |
11 |
4 |
62 |
13 |
43 |
3 |
9 |
-0.1 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
| 1986-87 |
23 |
TOR |
NHL |
5 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.80 |
0.60 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
-0.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
| 1986-87 |
23 |
VAN |
NHL |
54 |
0.04 |
0.20 |
0.24 |
0.08 |
0.74 |
1.11 |
2 |
9 |
11 |
4 |
57 |
11 |
40 |
3 |
9 |
0.0 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
| 1987-88 |
24 |
VAN |
NHL |
77 |
0.09 |
0.34 |
0.43 |
0.14 |
0.75 |
1.32 |
6 |
22 |
28 |
9 |
97 |
29 |
92 |
24 |
0 |
1.4 |
4.0 |
5.4 |
| 1988-89 |
25 |
VAN |
NHL |
65 |
0.05 |
0.14 |
0.18 |
0.06 |
0.74 |
0.85 |
2 |
7 |
9 |
3 |
45 |
10 |
43 |
4 |
-4 |
-0.2 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
| 1989-90 |
26 |
VAN |
NHL |
45 |
0.07 |
0.20 |
0.27 |
0.09 |
0.58 |
1.09 |
3 |
7 |
10 |
4 |
42 |
6 |
41 |
9 |
4 |
0.2 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
| Career |
|
|
NHL |
605 |
0.09 |
0.32 |
0.40 |
0.14 |
0.76 |
1.32 |
41 |
152 |
193 |
64 |
733 |
241 |
642 |
77 |
-73 |
9.0 |
26.9 |
35.9 |
| Season |
Age |
Tm |
Lg |
|
GP |
G |
A |
PTS |
GC |
+/- |
PIM |
EV |
PP |
SH |
GW |
S |
S% |
TOI |
ATOI |
| 1982-83 |
19 |
TOR |
NHL |
|
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
| 1988-89 |
25 |
VAN |
NHL |
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Career |
|
|
NHL |
|
7 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Season |
Age |
Team |
Lg |
GP |
G |
A |
PTS |
GC |
+/- |
PIM |
EV |
PP |
SH |
GW |
S |
S% |
TOI |
ATOI |
| 1978-79 |
15 |
Fort Saskatchewan Traders |
AJHL |
45 |
14 |
57 |
71 |
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1979-80 |
16 |
Portland Winter Hawks |
WHL |
71 |
11 |
60 |
71 |
|
|
42 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1980-81 |
17 |
Portland Winter Hawks |
WHL |
72 |
28 |
111 |
139 |
|
|
61 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1986-87 |
23 |
Newmarket Saints |
AHL |
10 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1990-91 |
27 |
Milwaukee Admirals |
IHL |
66 |
1 |
31 |
32 |
|
|
75 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1991-92 |
28 |
AS Varese |
Alpenliga |
18 |
3 |
13 |
16 |
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1991-92 |
28 |
AS Varese |
Italy |
18 |
0 |
12 |
12 |
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Career |
|
1 Season |
AHL |
10 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Career |
|
1 Season |
AJHL |
45 |
14 |
57 |
71 |
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Career |
|
1 Season |
Alpenliga |
18 |
3 |
13 |
16 |
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Career |
|
1 Season |
IHL |
66 |
1 |
31 |
32 |
|
|
75 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Career |
|
1 Season |
Italy |
18 |
0 |
12 |
12 |
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Career |
|
2 Seasons |
WHL |
143 |
39 |
171 |
210 |
|
|
103 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Season |
Age |
Team |
Lg |
GP |
G |
A |
PTS |
GC |
+/- |
PIM |
EV |
PP |
SH |
GW |
S |
S% |
TOI |
ATOI |
| 1978-79 |
15 |
Portland Winter Hawks |
WHL |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1979-80 |
16 |
Portland Winter Hawks |
WHL |
8 |
3 |
9 |
12 |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1980-81 |
17 |
Portland Winter Hawks |
WHL |
9 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1990-91 |
27 |
Milwaukee Admirals |
IHL |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1991-92 |
28 |
AS Varese |
Italy |
7 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Career |
|
1 Season |
IHL |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Career |
|
1 Season |
Italy |
7 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Career |
|
3 Seasons |
WHL |
20 |
4 |
14 |
18 |
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Similarity Scores
Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
| Player |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
| Jim Benning |
|
6.0 |
5.4 |
4.5 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
3.5 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Lee Norwood |
91.3 |
5.6 |
5.1 |
4.4 |
4.3 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
|
|
|
| Billy Coutu |
90.7 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Nick Schultz |
90.1 |
5.9 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.3 |
4.2 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
2.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Jon Klemm |
89.5 |
6.3 |
5.2 |
4.8 |
4.3 |
4.1 |
3.6 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
-0.2 |
| Bob Plager |
88.5 |
5.9 |
5.3 |
4.6 |
4.2 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
|
| Ed Kea |
88.4 |
7.3 |
5.6 |
5.0 |
4.6 |
4.5 |
4.4 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Albert Langlois |
88.4 |
5.8 |
4.9 |
4.7 |
4.2 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
2.9 |
2.3 |
0.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Alexander Karpovtsev |
88.2 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
4.8 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
2.2 |
0.1 |
-0.2 |
|
|
|
| Gaston Gingras |
88.0 |
6.8 |
6.3 |
5.0 |
4.1 |
3.6 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
2.7 |
2.1 |
-0.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Willie Huber |
87.5 |
6.1 |
6.1 |
5.5 |
4.6 |
4.2 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
2.7 |
1.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors
Transactions
Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.
December 2, 1986: Traded to Vancouver by Toronto with Dan Hodgson for Rick Lanz, December 2, 1986.