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Ed Kalafat

Edward L. Kalafat (Ed)

Position: Center-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-6 ▪ Weight: 245 lbs.
Born: October 13, 1932
High School: Anaconda in Anaconda, Montana
College: University of Minnesota
Draft: Minneapolis Lakers, 1st round (9th pick, 9th overall), 1954 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 30, 1954

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1954-55 22 MNL NBA PF 72 1102 118 375 .315 111 168 .661 317 75 205 347
1955-56 23 MNL NBA SF 72 1639 194 540 .359 186 252 .738 440 130 236 574
1956-57 24 MNL NBA SF 65 1617 178 507 .351 197 298 .661 425 105 243 553
Career NBA 209 4358 490 1422 .345 494 718 .688 1182 310 684 1474

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1954-55 22 MNL NBA PF 72 15.3 1.6 5.2 .315 1.5 2.3 .661 4.4 1.0 2.8 4.8
1955-56 23 MNL NBA SF 72 22.8 2.7 7.5 .359 2.6 3.5 .738 6.1 1.8 3.3 8.0
1956-57 24 MNL NBA SF 65 24.9 2.7 7.8 .351 3.0 4.6 .661 6.5 1.6 3.7 8.5
Career NBA 209 20.9 2.3 6.8 .345 2.4 3.4 .688 5.7 1.5 3.3 7.1

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1954-55 22 MNL NBA PF 72 1102 3.9 12.3 .315 3.6 5.5 .661 10.4 2.5 6.7 11.3
1955-56 23 MNL NBA SF 72 1639 4.3 11.9 .359 4.1 5.5 .738 9.7 2.9 5.2 12.6
1956-57 24 MNL NBA SF 65 1617 4.0 11.3 .351 4.4 6.6 .661 9.5 2.3 5.4 12.3
Career NBA 209 4358 4.0 11.7 .345 4.1 5.9 .688 9.8 2.6 5.7 12.2

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1954-55 22 MNL NBA PF 72 1102 9.7 .386 .315 -0.9 1.6 0.7 .029
1955-56 23 MNL NBA SF 72 1639 12.6 .441 .359 0.8 1.3 2.1 .062
1956-57 24 MNL NBA SF 65 1617 11.6 .433 .351 0.8 1.7 2.6 .076
Career NBA 209 4358 11.5 .424 .345 0.7 4.6 5.3 .059

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1954-55 22 MNL NBA PF 7 76 2 22 .091 3 10 .300 18 0 16 7
1955-56 23 MNL NBA SF 3 55 9 21 .429 15 19 .789 21 2 13 33
1956-57 24 MNL NBA SF 5 104 21 36 .583 21 31 .677 24 9 20 63
Career NBA 15 235 32 79 .405 39 60 .650 63 11 49 103

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1954-55 22 MNL NBA PF 7 10.9 0.3 3.1 .091 0.4 1.4 .300 2.6 0.0 2.3 1.0
1955-56 23 MNL NBA SF 3 18.3 3.0 7.0 .429 5.0 6.3 .789 7.0 0.7 4.3 11.0
1956-57 24 MNL NBA SF 5 20.8 4.2 7.2 .583 4.2 6.2 .677 4.8 1.8 4.0 12.6
Career NBA 15 15.7 2.1 5.3 .405 2.6 4.0 .650 4.2 0.7 3.3 6.9

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1954-55 22 MNL NBA PF 7 76 0.9 10.4 .091 1.4 4.7 .300 8.5 0.0 7.6 3.3
1955-56 23 MNL NBA SF 3 55 5.9 13.7 .429 9.8 12.4 .789 13.7 1.3 8.5 21.6
1956-57 24 MNL NBA SF 5 104 7.3 12.5 .583 7.3 10.7 .677 8.3 3.1 6.9 21.8
Career NBA 15 235 4.9 12.1 .405 6.0 9.2 .650 9.7 1.7 7.5 15.8

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1954-55 22 MNL NBA PF 7 76 -7.5 .133 .091 0.0 -0.5 0.1 -0.4 -0.255
1955-56 23 MNL NBA SF 3 55 19.9 .562 .429 5.7 0.2 0.1 0.3 .260
1956-57 24 MNL NBA SF 5 104 21.9 .635 .583 13.2 0.6 0.0 0.6 .283
Career NBA 15 235 11.9 .489 .405 7.2 0.3 0.2 0.5 .103

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 3 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3
Ed Kalafat 2.6 2.1 0.7
Marc Jackson 95.8 2.6 2.0 0.6
Howie Schultz 88.1 3.0 2.0 0.6
Predrag Drobnjak 85.2 2.4 1.6 0.7
Jim McIlvaine 84.0 3.0 1.8 0.8
Mikki Moore 82.9 2.8 2.2 0.1
Hub Reed 82.7 2.8 1.7 1.0
Joel Anthony 81.4 3.1 1.7 0.6
Tom LaGarde 80.7 2.2 1.7 0.4
Joe Kleine 79.3 3.1 2.6 0.9
Sean Rooks 79.0 3.0 2.2 1.5
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6
Ed Kalafat 2.6 2.1 0.7
Howie Schultz 88.1 3.0 2.0 0.6
Gene Conley 87.4 2.8 2.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1
Bob Christian 80.9 2.4 1.9 0.9 0.5 0.0
Hasheem Thabeet 78.5 2.2 2.0 0.3 0.3
Pete Cross 74.2 2.6 1.8 -0.2
Vladimir Stepania 72.9 2.9 1.7 0.8 0.2 -0.1 -0.3
George Nostrand 70.6 2.0 2.0 1.3 0.4
Predrag Drobnjak 70.5 2.4 1.6 1.0 0.7
Reggie Harding 69.9 3.1 2.6 1.6 0.0
Charlie Tyra 68.0 2.3 1.5 1.1 0.2 -0.2

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Games
1954-55 NBA 72 (2)
1955-56 NBA 72 (2)

Transactions

April 24, 1954: Drafted by the Minneapolis Lakers in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1954 NBA Draft.

May 14, 1957: Traded by the Minneapolis Lakers to the Fort Wayne Pistons for Corky Devlin.

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