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Butch Van Breda Kolff

Willem Hendrik Van Breda Kolff (Bill, Butch)

Position: Guard-Forward ▪ Height: 6-3 ▪ Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: October 28, 1922 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey
Died: August 22, 2007
College: New York University
NBA Debut: February 8, 1947
As Coach: 10 Yrs, 287-316, .476 W-L% (Full Record)
As Executive: MMS franchise, 1973-1974 (Full Record)
Relatives: Father of Jan Van Breda Kolff

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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
1946-47 24 NYK BAA 16 7 34 .206 11 17 .647 6 10 25
1947-48 25 NYK BAA 44 53 192 .276 74 120 .617 29 81 180
1948-49 26 NYK BAA 59 127 401 .317 161 240 .671 143 148 415
1949-50 27 NYK NBA 56 55 167 .329 96 134 .716 78 111 206
Career TOT 175 242 794 .305 342 511 .669 256 350 826
BAA 119 187 627 .298 246 377 .653 178 239 620
NBA 56 55 167 .329 96 134 .716 78 111 206

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
1946-47 24 NYK BAA 16 0.4 2.1 .206 0.7 1.1 .647 0.4 0.6 1.6
1947-48 25 NYK BAA 44 1.2 4.4 .276 1.7 2.7 .617 0.7 1.8 4.1
1948-49 26 NYK BAA 59 2.2 6.8 .317 2.7 4.1 .671 2.4 2.5 7.0
1949-50 27 NYK NBA 56 1.0 3.0 .329 1.7 2.4 .716 1.4 2.0 3.7
Career TOT 175 1.4 4.5 .305 2.0 2.9 .669 1.5 2.0 4.7
BAA 119 1.6 5.3 .298 2.1 3.2 .653 1.5 2.0 5.2
NBA 56 1.0 3.0 .329 1.7 2.4 .716 1.4 2.0 3.7

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
1946-47 24 NYK BAA 16 .206 .647
1947-48 25 NYK BAA 44 .276 .617
1948-49 26 NYK BAA 59 .317 .671
1949-50 27 NYK NBA 56 .329 .716
Career TOT 175 .305 .669
BAA 119 .298 .653
NBA 56 .329 .716

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
1946-47 24 NYK BAA 16 .301 .206 0.0 0.1 0.2
1947-48 25 NYK BAA 44 .368 .276 1.3 1.2 2.5
1948-49 26 NYK BAA 59 .410 .317 2.4 2.0 4.4
1949-50 27 NYK NBA 56 .456 .329 1.6 0.7 2.3
Career TOT 175 .405 .305 5.4 4.0 9.4
BAA 119 .391 .298 3.8 3.3 7.1
NBA 56 .456 .329 1.6 0.7 2.3

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
1946-47 24 NYK BAA 5 7 32 7 13 4 5 21 .219 .538 4.2 0.8
1947-48 25 NYK BAA 3 6 16 10 14 2 8 22 .375 .714 7.3 0.7
1948-49 26 NYK BAA 6 15 40 19 23 7 14 49 .375 .826 8.2 1.2
1949-50 27 NYK NBA 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.0 0.0
Career TOT 15 28 88 36 50 13 29 92 .318 .720 6.1 0.9
BAA 14 28 88 36 50 13 27 92 .318 .720 6.6 0.9
NBA 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.0 0.0

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
1946-47 24 NYK BAA 5 .278 .219 0.0 0.0 0.0
1947-48 25 NYK BAA 3 .496 .375 0.3 -0.1 0.3
1948-49 26 NYK BAA 6 .489 .375 0.4 0.0 0.5
1949-50 27 NYK NBA 1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career TOT 15 .418 .318 0.7 0.0 0.7
BAA 14 .418 .318 0.7 0.0 0.7
NBA 1 0.0 0.0 0.0

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 4 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4
Butch Van Breda Kolff 4.4 2.5 2.3 0.2
Armond Hill 89.8 4.2 2.6 2.5 0.8
Eddie Robinson 89.3 4.0 3.0 2.2 0.2
Courtney Lee 88.5 4.4 3.1 2.7
Danny Young 87.8 4.8 2.9 2.4 -0.1
Charlie Criss 87.8 3.7 2.8 2.5 0.1
Eddie Jordan 86.8 4.1 2.4 1.9 0.6
Chauncey Billups 86.8 3.7 3.0 2.3 0.1
Marquis Daniels 86.2 4.2 3.2 2.5 0.6
T.J. Ford 85.8 4.3 3.3 2.5 0.7
Winston Garland 85.5 4.5 2.4 1.7 -0.3
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Butch Van Breda Kolff 4.4 2.5 2.3 0.2
Courtney Lee 88.5 4.4 3.1 2.7
Mario Chalmers 82.3 5.2 2.9 2.7
Roger Mason 82.3 4.7 3.4 1.9 0.2 0.1 0.1 -0.1
Eddie Robinson 82.3 4.0 3.0 2.2 0.8 0.2
Don Carlson 80.5 5.8 2.8 2.6 0.2
Sonny Hertzberg 79.5 4.0 2.5 2.3 1.4 0.7
Matt Carroll 79.1 4.6 3.0 2.6 0.8 0.7 0.0 -0.1 -0.1
Earl Tatum 78.7 4.4 2.6 0.7 0.0
Jose Barea 78.1 3.2 2.2 2.2 0.5 0.1
C.J. Watson 77.9 3.3 3.1 2.1 0.4

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