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George Kaftan

George A. Kaftan (The Golden Greek)

Position: Forward
Height: 6-3    Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: February 22, 1928 in New York, New York
High School: Xavier in New York, New York
College: College of the Holy Cross

Drafted by the Boston Celtics in the 2nd round of the 1949 BAA draft.

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Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1948-49 20 BOS BAA 21 116 315 .368 72 115 .626 61 28 304
1949-50 21 BOS NBA 55 199 535 .372 136 208 .654 145 92 534
1950-51 22 NYK NBA 61 111 286 .388 78 125 .624 153 74 102 300
1951-52 23 NYK NBA 52 955 115 307 .375 92 134 .687 196 88 107 322
1952-53 24 BLB NBA 23 380 45 142 .317 44 67 .657 75 31 59 134
Career TOT 212 1335 586 1585 .370 422 649 .650 424 399 388 1594
NBA 191 1335 470 1270 .370 350 534 .655 424 338 360 1290
BAA 21 116 315 .368 72 115 .626 61 28 304

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1948-49 20 BOS BAA 21 5.5 15.0 .368 3.4 5.5 .626 2.9 1.3 14.5
1949-50 21 BOS NBA 55 3.6 9.7 .372 2.5 3.8 .654 2.6 1.7 9.7
1950-51 22 NYK NBA 61 1.8 4.7 .388 1.3 2.0 .624 2.5 1.2 1.7 4.9
1951-52 23 NYK NBA 52 18.4 2.2 5.9 .375 1.8 2.6 .687 3.8 1.7 2.1 6.2
1952-53 24 BLB NBA 23 16.5 2.0 6.2 .317 1.9 2.9 .657 3.3 1.3 2.6 5.8
Career TOT 212 17.8 2.8 7.5 .370 2.0 3.1 .650 3.1 1.9 1.8 7.5
NBA 191 17.8 2.5 6.6 .370 1.8 2.8 .655 3.1 1.8 1.9 6.8
BAA 21 5.5 15.0 .368 3.4 5.5 .626 2.9 1.3 14.5

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1948-49 20 BOS BAA 21 .368 .626
1949-50 21 BOS NBA 55 .372 .654
1950-51 22 NYK NBA 61 .388 .624
1951-52 23 NYK NBA 52 955 4.3 11.6 .375 3.5 5.1 .687 7.4 3.3 4.0 12.1
1952-53 24 BLB NBA 23 380 4.3 13.5 .317 4.2 6.3 .657 7.1 2.9 5.6 12.7
Career TOT 212 1335 4.3 12.1 .370 3.7 5.4 .650 7.3 3.2 4.5 12.3
NBA 191 1335 4.3 12.1 .370 3.7 5.4 .655 7.3 3.2 4.5 12.3
BAA 21 .368 .626

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1948-49 20 BOS BAA 21 .416 .368
1949-50 21 BOS NBA 55 .426 .372
1950-51 22 NYK NBA 61 .440 .388
1951-52 23 NYK NBA 52 955 14.6 .440 .375 1.0 0.8 1.7
1952-53 24 BLB NBA 23 380 11.4 .391 .317 -0.2 0.1 -0.1
Career TOT 212 1335 13.6 .426 .370 0.7 0.8 1.6
NBA 191 1335 13.6 .429 .370 0.7 0.8 1.6
BAA 21 .416 .368

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1950-51 22 NYK NBA 8 6 18 1 3 6 2 7 13 .333 .333 1.6 0.8 0.3
1951-52 23 NYK NBA 13 232 26 66 28 42 30 22 41 80 .394 .667 17.8 6.2 2.3 1.7
Career NBA 21 232 32 84 29 45 36 24 48 93 .381 .644 17.8 4.4 1.7 1.1

Playoffs Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1950-51 22 NYK NBA 8 .336 .333
1951-52 23 NYK NBA 13 232 12.6 .473 .394 20.8 0.2 0.1 0.3
Career NBA 21 232 12.6 .448 .381 20.8 0.2 0.1 0.3

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

1946-47 NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player

Honors

1947-48 NCAA AP All-America (2nd)

Transactions

March 21, 1949: Drafted by the Boston Celtics in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1949 BAA Draft.

June 21, 1950: Sold by the Boston Celtics to the New York Knickerbockers.

November 20, 1952: Sold by the New York Knickerbockers to the Baltimore Bullets.

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