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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
Draft: Boston Celtics, 2nd round, 1949 BAA Draft

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Totals

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

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

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

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1948-49 20 BOS BAA 21 .416 .368 1.6 0.8 2.4
1949-50 21 BOS NBA 55 .426 .372 2.3 1.0 3.4
1950-51 22 NYK NBA 61 .440 .388 1.1 0.4 1.6
1951-52 23 NYK NBA 52 955 14.7 .440 .375 1.0 0.8 1.7 .088
1952-53 24 BLB NBA 23 380 11.2 .391 .317 -0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.018
Career TOT 212 1335 13.7 .426 .370 5.8 3.1 8.9 .057
NBA 191 1335 13.7 .429 .370 4.2 2.3 6.5 .057
BAA 21 .416 .368 1.6 0.8 2.4

Playoffs

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

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1950-51 22 NYK NBA 8 .336 .333 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
1951-52 23 NYK NBA 13 232 12.6 .473 .394 20.8 0.2 0.1 0.3 .071
Career NBA 21 232 12.6 .448 .381 20.8 0.1 0.2 0.3 .071

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 5 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5
George Kaftan 3.4 2.4 1.7 1.6 -0.1
Billy Thompson 90.7 3.6 2.8 1.7 1.6 -0.1
Michael Curry 89.8 3.2 2.9 1.7 1.6 -0.2
Don Barksdale 89.3 3.1 2.3 2.2 1.5
George Trapp 89.3 3.5 2.4 1.5 1.0 -0.2
Bob Doll 86.7 4.0 2.8 1.8 1.6
Fred Roberts 86.7 3.0 2.6 1.9 1.8 0.2
Josh Boone 86.3 3.7 1.8 1.8 1.7
Travis Outlaw 84.6 3.2 2.3 1.4 0.9 0.0
Lew Hitch 84.2 3.3 2.7 2.2 2.2
Shellie McMillon 83.9 2.5 2.2 1.7 1.7
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
George Kaftan 3.4 2.4 1.7 1.6 -0.1
Don Barksdale 89.3 3.1 2.3 2.2 1.5
Billy Thompson 88.8 3.6 2.8 1.7 1.6 0.0 -0.1
Bob Doll 86.7 4.0 2.8 1.8 1.6
Josh Boone 86.3 3.7 1.8 1.8 1.7
George Trapp 85.8 3.5 2.4 1.5 1.0 0.1 -0.2
Shellie McMillon 83.9 2.5 2.2 1.7 1.7
Anthony Bonner 82.5 4.1 2.4 1.8 1.6 0.7 0.0
Ira Newble 80.9 3.3 2.3 1.9 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1
Reggie Johnson 79.6 3.9 3.0 2.4 1.6
Andray Blatche 79.5 3.4 3.0 2.4 1.4 0.5 0.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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 Knicks.

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

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