This chart shows the average number of bench press repetitions recorded at the NBA Draft Combine, grouped by listed position. It covers 808 prospects who completed the bench press between the 2001 and 2019 combines.
Power forwards led with 12.4 reps on average, followed by PF-C (11.9) and C-PF (11.4) prospects. Point guards averaged 8.4 reps, and SG-PG combo guards had the lowest average at 6.0 reps, from a group of 23 prospects.
Use it to benchmark a prospect's upper-body strength against others who played the same position.