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Jan Van Breda Kolff

Jan Michael Van Breda Kolff (V.B.K.)

Position: Forward-Guard ▪ Height: 6-7 ▪ Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: December 16, 1951 in Palos Verdes, California
High School: Palos Verdes in Rancho Palos Verdes, California
College: Vanderbilt University
Draft: Portland Trail Blazers, 2nd round (2nd pick, 20th overall), 1974 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 22, 1976 ▪ ABA Debut: October 18, 1974
Relatives: Son of Butch 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
1974-75 23 DNA ABA 84 1639 155 342 .453 0 3 .000 177 211 .839 121 237 358 181 48 43 122 164 487
1975-76 24 TOT ABA 80 1978 223 488 .457 2 6 .333 165 198 .833 144 292 436 182 65 96 144 164 613
1975-76 24 VIR ABA 37 1117 128 296 .432 1 4 .250 109 130 .838 81 160 241 101 36 54 80 77 366
1975-76 24 KEN ABA 43 861 95 192 .495 1 2 .500 56 68 .824 63 132 195 81 29 42 64 87 247
1976-77 25 NYN NBA 72 2398 271 609 .445 195 228 .855 156 304 460 117 74 68 205 737
1977-78 26 NJN NBA 68 1419 107 292 .366 87 123 .707 66 178 244 105 52 46 73 192 301
1978-79 27 NJN NBA 80 1998 196 423 .463 146 183 .798 108 274 382 180 85 74 135 235 538
1979-80 28 NJN NBA 82 2399 212 458 .463 7 20 .350 130 155 .839 103 326 429 247 100 76 158 307 561
1980-81 29 NJN NBA 78 1426 100 245 .408 2 8 .250 98 117 .838 48 154 202 129 38 50 108 214 300
1981-82 30 NJN NBA 41 0 452 41 82 .500 0 2 .000 62 76 .816 17 31 48 32 12 13 29 63 144
1982-83 31 NJN NBA 13 0 63 5 14 .357 0 0 5 6 .833 2 11 13 5 2 2 3 9 15
Career TOT 598 0 13772 1310 2953 .444 11 39 .282 1065 1297 .821 765 1807 2572 1178 476 468 772 1553 3696
NBA 434 0 10155 932 2123 .439 9 30 .300 723 888 .814 500 1278 1778 815 363 329 506 1225 2596
ABA 164 3617 378 830 .455 2 9 .222 342 409 .836 265 529 794 363 113 139 266 328 1100

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
1974-75 23 DNA ABA 84 19.5 1.8 4.1 .453 0.0 0.0 .000 2.1 2.5 .839 1.4 2.8 4.3 2.2 0.6 0.5 1.5 2.0 5.8
1975-76 24 TOT ABA 80 24.7 2.8 6.1 .457 0.0 0.1 .333 2.1 2.5 .833 1.8 3.7 5.5 2.3 0.8 1.2 1.8 2.1 7.7
1975-76 24 VIR ABA 37 30.2 3.5 8.0 .432 0.0 0.1 .250 2.9 3.5 .838 2.2 4.3 6.5 2.7 1.0 1.5 2.2 2.1 9.9
1975-76 24 KEN ABA 43 20.0 2.2 4.5 .495 0.0 0.0 .500 1.3 1.6 .824 1.5 3.1 4.5 1.9 0.7 1.0 1.5 2.0 5.7
1976-77 25 NYN NBA 72 33.3 3.8 8.5 .445 2.7 3.2 .855 2.2 4.2 6.4 1.6 1.0 0.9 2.8 10.2
1977-78 26 NJN NBA 68 20.9 1.6 4.3 .366 1.3 1.8 .707 1.0 2.6 3.6 1.5 0.8 0.7 1.1 2.8 4.4
1978-79 27 NJN NBA 80 25.0 2.5 5.3 .463 1.8 2.3 .798 1.4 3.4 4.8 2.3 1.1 0.9 1.7 2.9 6.7
1979-80 28 NJN NBA 82 29.3 2.6 5.6 .463 0.1 0.2 .350 1.6 1.9 .839 1.3 4.0 5.2 3.0 1.2 0.9 1.9 3.7 6.8
1980-81 29 NJN NBA 78 18.3 1.3 3.1 .408 0.0 0.1 .250 1.3 1.5 .838 0.6 2.0 2.6 1.7 0.5 0.6 1.4 2.7 3.8
1981-82 30 NJN NBA 41 0 11.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 1.9 .816 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.5 3.5
1982-83 31 NJN NBA 13 0 4.8 0.4 1.1 .357 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.5 .833 0.2 0.8 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.7 1.2
Career TOT 598 0 23.0 2.2 4.9 .444 0.0 0.1 .282 1.8 2.2 .821 1.3 3.0 4.3 2.0 0.8 0.8 1.5 2.6 6.2
NBA 434 0 23.4 2.1 4.9 .439 0.0 0.1 .300 1.7 2.0 .814 1.2 2.9 4.1 1.9 0.8 0.8 1.4 2.8 6.0
ABA 164 22.1 2.3 5.1 .455 0.0 0.1 .222 2.1 2.5 .836 1.6 3.2 4.8 2.2 0.7 0.8 1.6 2.0 6.7

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
1974-75 23 DNA ABA 84 1639 3.4 7.5 .453 0.0 0.1 .000 3.9 4.6 .839 2.7 5.2 7.9 4.0 1.1 0.9 2.7 3.6 10.7
1975-76 24 TOT ABA 80 1978 4.1 8.9 .457 0.0 0.1 .333 3.0 3.6 .833 2.6 5.3 7.9 3.3 1.2 1.7 2.6 3.0 11.2
1975-76 24 VIR ABA 37 1117 4.1 9.5 .432 0.0 0.1 .250 3.5 4.2 .838 2.6 5.2 7.8 3.3 1.2 1.7 2.6 2.5 11.8
1975-76 24 KEN ABA 43 861 4.0 8.0 .495 0.0 0.1 .500 2.3 2.8 .824 2.6 5.5 8.2 3.4 1.2 1.8 2.7 3.6 10.3
1976-77 25 NYN NBA 72 2398 4.1 9.1 .445 2.9 3.4 .855 2.3 4.6 6.9 1.8 1.1 1.0 3.1 11.1
1977-78 26 NJN NBA 68 1419 2.7 7.4 .366 2.2 3.1 .707 1.7 4.5 6.2 2.7 1.3 1.2 1.9 4.9 7.6
1978-79 27 NJN NBA 80 1998 3.5 7.6 .463 2.6 3.3 .798 1.9 4.9 6.9 3.2 1.5 1.3 2.4 4.2 9.7
1979-80 28 NJN NBA 82 2399 3.2 6.9 .463 0.1 0.3 .350 2.0 2.3 .839 1.5 4.9 6.4 3.7 1.5 1.1 2.4 4.6 8.4
1980-81 29 NJN NBA 78 1426 2.5 6.2 .408 0.1 0.2 .250 2.5 3.0 .838 1.2 3.9 5.1 3.3 1.0 1.3 2.7 5.4 7.6
1981-82 30 NJN NBA 41 0 452 3.3 6.5 .500 0.0 0.2 .000 4.9 6.1 .816 1.4 2.5 3.8 2.5 1.0 1.0 2.3 5.0 11.5
1982-83 31 NJN NBA 13 0 63 2.9 8.0 .357 0.0 0.0 2.9 3.4 .833 1.1 6.3 7.4 2.9 1.1 1.1 1.7 5.1 8.6
Career TOT 598 0 13772 3.4 7.7 .444 0.0 0.2 .282 2.8 3.4 .821 2.0 4.7 6.7 3.1 1.2 1.2 2.4 4.1 9.7
NBA 434 0 10155 3.3 7.5 .439 0.1 0.2 .300 2.6 3.1 .814 1.8 4.5 6.3 2.9 1.3 1.2 2.3 4.3 9.2
ABA 164 3617 3.8 8.3 .455 0.0 0.1 .222 3.4 4.1 .836 2.6 5.3 7.9 3.6 1.1 1.4 2.6 3.3 10.9

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
1974-75 23 DNA ABA 84 1639 11.9 .560 .453 8.3 14.7 11.7 12.6 1.3 1.4 21.9 12.9 110 104 1.9 1.9 3.8 .111
1975-76 24 TOT ABA 80 1978 12.9 .533 .459 7.0 14.7 10.8 12.0 1.5 2.6 20.0 13.7 104 105 1.5 1.9 3.4 .083
1975-76 24 VIR ABA 37 1117 13.2 .518 .434 6.9 14.9 10.8 12.3 1.4 2.5 18.5 14.6 104 107 0.8 0.7 1.6 .067
1975-76 24 KEN ABA 43 861 12.5 .557 .497 7.1 14.4 10.9 11.6 1.5 2.6 22.4 12.7 105 101 0.7 1.2 1.9 .103
1976-77 25 NYN NBA 72 2398 12.0 .520 .445 6.3 13.5 9.7 7.3 1.4 1.6 99 2.0 2.5 4.5 .091
1977-78 26 NJN NBA 68 1419 7.5 .435 .366 4.3 12.8 8.3 9.1 1.6 1.7 17.4 10.9 90 101 -0.2 1.4 1.2 .040
1978-79 27 NJN NBA 80 1998 10.8 .534 .463 5.5 15.0 10.1 11.6 1.9 2.0 21.1 12.0 101 101 0.9 2.7 3.6 .087
1979-80 28 NJN NBA 82 2399 9.5 .533 .471 4.4 14.1 9.3 13.1 1.9 1.7 23.1 11.0 100 102 0.6 3.3 3.9 .078
1980-81 29 NJN NBA 78 1426 6.5 .506 .412 3.7 12.5 8.0 11.2 1.2 2.0 26.7 11.2 91 107 -0.6 1.2 0.6 .019
1981-82 30 NJN NBA 41 452 10.2 .624 .500 4.2 7.8 6.0 8.9 1.2 1.7 20.1 12.8 114 105 0.6 0.5 1.1 .119
1982-83 31 NJN NBA 13 63 8.6 .451 .357 3.6 19.5 11.7 9.8 1.5 1.9 15.3 12.3 99 98 0.0 0.1 0.1 .095
Career TOT 598 13772 10.4 .524 .445 5.6 13.8 9.6 10.9 1.6 1.8 21.5 12.0 101 103 6.7 15.6 22.3 .078
NBA 434 10155 9.7 .516 .441 4.9 13.5 9.1 10.4 1.6 1.8 21.9 11.4 98 102 3.3 11.8 15.1 .071
ABA 164 3617 12.4 .545 .457 7.6 14.7 11.2 12.3 1.4 2.0 20.8 13.4 107 104 3.4 3.8 7.2 .096

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
1974-75 23 DNA ABA 12 192 17 40 0 0 29 31 18 40 15 4 6 14 27 63 .425 .935 16.0 5.3 3.3 1.3
1975-76 24 KEN ABA 10 186 21 40 0 0 11 14 17 36 16 6 5 11 12 53 .525 .786 18.6 5.3 3.6 1.6
1978-79 27 NJN NBA 2 81 8 20 5 6 11 20 7 0 3 5 9 21 .400 .833 40.5 10.5 10.0 3.5
1981-82 30 NJN NBA 2 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .000 8.0 0.0 1.5 0.0
Career TOT 26 475 46 101 0 0 45 51 46 99 38 12 15 31 48 137 .455 .882 18.3 5.3 3.8 1.5
ABA 22 378 38 80 0 0 40 45 35 76 31 10 11 25 39 116 .475 .889 17.2 5.3 3.5 1.4
NBA 4 97 8 21 0 0 5 6 11 23 7 2 4 6 9 21 .381 .833 24.3 5.3 5.8 1.8

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
1974-75 23 DNA ABA 12 192 11.9 .587 .425 9.9 11.9 10.9 9.3 1.0 1.8 20.7 13.8 115 113 0.3 0.1 0.4 .088
1975-76 24 KEN ABA 10 186 12.8 .574 .525 9.1 10.4 9.7 10.2 1.5 1.5 19.2 12.0 113 109 0.2 0.2 0.4 .096
1978-79 27 NJN NBA 2 81 10.3 .464 .400 11.6 11.5 11.6 10.7 0.0 1.9 18.1 12.2 102 111 0.1 0.0 0.1 .032
1981-82 30 NJN NBA 2 16 6.1 .000 .000 0.0 23.1 11.1 0.0 6.2 3.8 50.0 5.4 0 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.002
Career TOT 26 475 11.8 .555 .455 9.6 11.6 10.6 9.6 1.2 1.7 20.1 12.5 111 110 0.5 0.3 0.8 .078
ABA 22 378 12.3 .581 .475 9.5 11.2 10.3 9.7 1.2 1.6 20.0 12.9 114 111 0.5 0.2 0.7 .092
NBA 4 97 9.6 .444 .381 9.7 13.4 11.5 8.9 1.0 2.2 20.2 11.0 96 108 0.0 0.0 0.1 .026

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 9 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Jan Van Breda Kolff 4.5 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.4 1.2 1.1 0.6 0.1
Popeye Jones 92.8 4.3 4.2 3.7 3.6 3.6 1.2 0.6 0.5 0.3
Alvin Scott 90.2 4.4 4.3 4.0 3.8 2.9 1.7 1.2 0.8
Ron Anderson 89.5 4.4 4.1 3.8 3.5 3.1 2.5 1.5 0.5 0.3
Eduardo Najera 89.0 4.8 4.1 4.0 4.0 2.7 1.6 1.1 1.1 0.1
Hakim Warrick 88.3 4.7 4.0 3.7 3.4 3.3 0.8
Dave Stallworth 87.6 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.4 2.8 1.7 1.1 0.0
Frank Brickowski 87.3 4.7 4.1 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.4 1.1 1.0 0.4
Vladimir Radmanovic 86.4 4.2 3.8 3.7 3.5 2.7 2.1 1.9 0.8 0.0
Terry Catledge 86.0 4.6 3.6 3.5 3.3 2.5 1.7 1.6 0.1
Danny Fortson 85.7 4.5 4.4 4.3 3.5 2.3 1.9 1.1 0.2 0.2
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Jan Van Breda Kolff 4.5 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.4 1.2 1.1 0.6 0.1
Popeye Jones 92.7 4.3 4.2 3.7 3.6 3.6 1.2 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0
Alvin Scott 90.2 4.4 4.3 4.0 3.8 2.9 1.7 1.2 0.8
Ron Anderson 88.3 4.4 4.1 3.8 3.5 3.1 2.5 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.3
Hakim Warrick 88.3 4.7 4.0 3.7 3.4 3.3 0.8
Len Chappell 88.2 4.7 3.7 3.6 3.2 2.9 2.1 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.1
Dave Stallworth 87.6 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.4 2.8 1.7 1.1 0.0
Eduardo Najera 86.7 4.8 4.1 4.0 4.0 2.7 1.6 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.2 0.1
Terry Catledge 86.0 4.6 3.6 3.5 3.3 2.5 1.7 1.6 0.1
Danny Fortson 85.6 4.5 4.4 4.3 3.5 2.3 1.9 1.1 0.2 0.2 0.0
Nate Williams 83.5 4.5 4.3 4.0 2.9 2.8 2.5 1.9 0.4

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1970-71 19 VANDY 21 85 185 84 105 175 254 .459 .800 12.1 8.3
1971-72 20 VANDY 26 893 60 152 103 130 122 223 .395 .792 34.3 8.6 4.7
1972-73 21 VANDY 26 911 77 208 58 77 170 212 .370 .753 35.0 8.2 6.5
1973-74 22 VANDY 28 982 123 260 59 71 271 305 .473 .831 35.1 10.9 9.7
Career 80 2786 260 620 220 278 563 740 .419 .791 34.8 9.3 7.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Games
1974-75 ABA 84 (1)
1979-80 NBA 82 (2)
Free Throw Pct
1976-77 NBA .855 (10)
Steals
Career ABA 113 (71)
Blocks
Career ABA 139 (25)
Personal Fouls
1979-80 NBA 307 (10)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.000 (914)
   

Transactions

May 28, 1974: Drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2nd round (20th pick) of the 1974 NBA Draft.

August 5, 1976: Drafted by the New York Nets from the Kentucky Colonels in the dispersal draft.

April 15, 1983: Waived by the New Jersey Nets.

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