Ben Warley Explained

Ben Warley
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lb:200
Birth Date:4 September 1936
Birth Place:Washington, D.C., U.S.
Death Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
College:Tennessee State (1957–1960)
Draft Year:1961
Draft Round:1
Draft Pick:6
Draft Team:Syracuse Nationals
Career Start:1960
Career End:1974
Position:Small forward / shooting guard
Number:14, 33, 40, 44
Years1:1960–1962
Team1:Cleveland Pipers
Years2:1962–1963
Team2:Long Beach Chiefs
Years3:
Team3:Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers
Years4:
Team4:Baltimore Bullets
Years5:19671969
Team5:Anaheim Amigos / Los Angeles Stars
Years6:1969–1970
Team6:Denver Rockets
Years7:1970–1971
Team7:Camden Bullets
Years8:1971–1972
Team8:Wilkes-Barre Barons
Years9:1972–1973
Team9:Hazleton Bullets
Years10:1973–1974
Team10:Cherry Hill Rookies
Highlights:
Stats League:NBA and ABA
Stat1label:Points
Stat1value:3,686 (8.4 ppg)
Stat2label:Rebounds
Stat2value:2,436 (5.6 rpg)
Stat3label:Assists
Stat3value:356 (0.8 apg)

Benjamin Vallentina Warley (September 4, 1936  - April 5, 2002) was an American professional basketball player.

A 6'5" forward/guard from Tennessee State University, Warley played five seasons (1962–1967) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Syracuse Nationals, Philadelphia 76ers, and Baltimore Bullets. He averaged 8.4 points per game and 5.6 rebounds per game. Warley later played with several teams in the American Basketball Association, representing the Anaheim Amigos in the 1968 ABA All-Star Game.[1]

Warley settled in Philadelphia after his playing career was over. He died of liver cancer in 2002.[2]

Career statistics

NBA/ABA

Source[1]

Regular season

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGPPG
Syracuse26 7.9 .450 .714 3.3 .2 4.8
Philadelphia79 22.0 .435 .721 7.8 .9 8.2
Philadelphia64 14.1 .372 .705 4.3 .8 4.9
Philadelphia1 6.0 .333  - 2.0 .0 2.0
Baltimore56 13.7 .409 .660 3.8 .4 5.3
Baltimore62 16.7 .401 .788 5.2 .8 6.2
Anaheim (ABA)71 32.4 .442 .313 .805 8.6 1.4 17.4
L.A. Stars (ABA)35 25.0 .407 .256 .748 5.5 .7 14.0
Denver (ABA)42 11.3 .353 .259 .763 2.6 .7 4.6
Career (NBA)288 16.2 .413 .724 5.3 .7 6.1
Career (ABA)148 24.6 .423 .284 .785 6.2 1.0 13.0
Career (overall)436 19.0 .418 .284 .751 5.6 .8 8.5
All-Star (ABA)1 17.0 .286 .000 1.000 1.0 3.0 8.0

Playoffs

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGPPG
1963Syracuse2 4.5 .000 .500 1.5 .0 1.0
1964Philadelphia4 21.3 .391 .667 8.3 .5 7.0
1965Philadelphia2 3.0 .000  - .5 .5 .0
1966Baltimore2 4.5 .000 1.000 1.0 .0 .5
1970Denver (ABA)10 12.9 .421 .438 .600 2.9 1.1 4.5
Career (NBA)10 10.9 .281 .650 3.9 .3 3.1
Career (overall)20 11.9 .357 .438 .633 3.4 .7 3.8

Notes

Notes and References

  1. w/warlebe01 . Ben Warley NBA/ABA stats . March 4, 2024.
  2. http://www.nba.com/sixers/news/warley_020407.html Obituary