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Ed Kalafat

Edward L. Kalafat (Ed)

Position: Center-Forward ▪ 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 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 72 1102 118 375 .315 111 168 .661 317 75 205 347
1955-56 23 MNL NBA 72 1639 194 540 .359 186 252 .738 440 130 236 574
1956-57 24 MNL NBA 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 72 1102 9.7 .386 .315 -0.9 1.6 0.7 .029
1955-56 23 MNL NBA 72 1639 12.6 .441 .359 0.8 1.3 2.1 .062
1956-57 24 MNL NBA 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 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
1954-55 22 MNL NBA 7 76 2 22 3 10 18 0 16 7 .091 .300 10.9 1.0 2.6 0.0
1955-56 23 MNL NBA 3 55 9 21 15 19 21 2 13 33 .429 .789 18.3 11.0 7.0 0.7
1956-57 24 MNL NBA 5 104 21 36 21 31 24 9 20 63 .583 .677 20.8 12.6 4.8 1.8
Career NBA 15 235 32 79 39 60 63 11 49 103 .405 .650 15.7 6.9 4.2 0.7

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
1954-55 22 MNL NBA 7 76 -7.5 .133 .091 0.0 -0.5 0.1 -0.4 -0.255
1955-56 23 MNL NBA 3 55 19.9 .562 .429 5.7 0.2 0.1 0.3 .260
1956-57 24 MNL NBA 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 2010-11)
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
Charlie Tyra 79.4 2.5 1.5 1.1
Joe Kleine 79.3 3.1 2.6 0.9
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
Spencer Hawes 84.2 2.4 2.1 0.8 0.6
Bob Christian 80.9 2.4 1.9 0.9 0.5 0.0
Pete Cross 74.2 2.6 1.8 -0.2
Charlie Tyra 73.1 2.5 1.5 1.1 0.2 -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
Robin Lopez 70.4 3.2 1.5 1.1

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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