| PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
| 4.7 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Butch Van Breda Kolff G
Willem Van Breda Kolff
Height: 6-3 (191cm)
Weight: 185 lbs (84kg)
Born: Oct 28, 1922 (Passed away Aug 22, 2007, aged 84)
Hometown: Glen Ridge, New Jersey
Nationality: United States

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent
Pre-Draft Team: ()
High School: The Hill School (Pottstown, Pennsylvania)
Butch Van Breda Kolff Player Profile
Career NBA Season Stats
Career NBA Shooting Stats
| FG% | 3P% | FT% |
| 30.5% | .0% | 66.9% |
NBA Career
4 Years Of Service
NBA Regular Season Stats
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946-47 | 24 | NYK | 16 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 | - | - | - | .206 | - | .647 |
| 1947-48 | 25 | NYK | 44 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | - | - | - | .276 | - | .617 |
| 1948-49 | 26 | NYK | 59 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | - | - | - | .317 | - | .671 |
| 1949-50 | 27 | NYK | 56 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 1.4 | - | - | - | .329 | - | .716 |
| CAREER | 175 | 19.0 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 1.5 | - | - | - | .305 | - | .669 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946-47 | 24 | NYK | 16 | - | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 2.1 | .206 | - | - | - | 0.7 | 1.1 | .647 | - | - | 0.0 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| 1947-48 | 25 | NYK | 44 | - | 0.0 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 4.4 | .276 | - | - | - | 1.7 | 2.7 | .617 | - | - | 0.0 | 0.7 | - | - | - | 1.8 |
| 1948-49 | 26 | NYK | 59 | - | 0.0 | 7.0 | 2.2 | 6.8 | .317 | - | - | - | 2.7 | 4.1 | .671 | - | - | 0.0 | 2.4 | - | - | - | 2.5 |
| 1949-50 | 27 | NYK | 56 | - | 0.0 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 3.0 | .329 | - | - | - | 1.7 | 2.4 | .716 | - | - | 0.0 | 1.4 | - | - | - | 2.0 |
| CAREER | 175 | - | 19.0 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 4.5 | .305 | - | - | - | 2.0 | 2.9 | .669 | - | - | 0.0 | 1.5 | - | - | - | 2.0 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946-47 | 24 | NYK | 16 | - | 0 | 25 | 7 | 34 | .206 | - | - | - | 11 | 17 | .647 | - | - | 0 | 6 | - | - | - | 10 |
| 1947-48 | 25 | NYK | 44 | - | 0 | 180 | 53 | 192 | .276 | - | - | - | 74 | 120 | .617 | - | - | 0 | 29 | - | - | - | 81 |
| 1948-49 | 26 | NYK | 59 | - | 0 | 415 | 127 | 401 | .317 | - | - | - | 161 | 240 | .671 | - | - | 0 | 143 | - | - | - | 148 |
| 1949-50 | 27 | NYK | 56 | - | 0 | 206 | 55 | 167 | .329 | - | - | - | 96 | 134 | .716 | - | - | 0 | 78 | - | - | - | 111 |
| CAREER | 175 | - | 0 | 826 | 242 | 794 | .305 | - | - | - | 342 | 511 | .669 | - | - | 0 | 256 | - | - | - | 350 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | TOV% | STL% | BLK% | USG% | Total S % | PPR | PPS | ORtg | DRtg | PER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946-47 | 24 | NYK | 16 | - | .301 | .206 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 85.3 | - | 0.7 | - | - | - |
| 1947-48 | 25 | NYK | 44 | - | .368 | .276 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 89.3 | - | 0.9 | - | - | - |
| 1948-49 | 26 | NYK | 59 | - | .410 | .317 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 98.8 | - | 1.0 | - | - | - |
| 1949-50 | 27 | NYK | 56 | - | .456 | .329 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 104.6 | - | 1.2 | - | - | - |
| CAREER | 175 | - | .405 | .305 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 97.4 | - | 1.0 | - | - | - |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | Dbl Dbl | Tpl Dbl | 40 Pts | 20 Reb | 20 Ast | Techs | HOB | Ast/TO | Stl/TO | FT/FGA | W's | L's | Win % | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946-47 | 24 | NYK | 16 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .009 | - | - | 0.5 | 5 | 7 | .417 | - | - | - |
| 1947-48 | 25 | NYK | 44 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .061 | - | - | 0.6 | 21 | 20 | .512 | - | - | - |
| 1948-49 | 26 | NYK | 59 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .160 | - | - | 0.6 | 31 | 27 | .534 | - | - | - |
| 1949-50 | 27 | NYK | 56 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .070 | - | - | 0.8 | 33 | 21 | .611 | - | - | - |
| CAREER | 175 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .078 | - | - | 0.6 | 90 | 75 | .545 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 9.2 |
NBA Playoff Stats
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946-47 | 24 | NYK | 5 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | - | - | - | .219 | - | .538 |
| 1947-48 | 25 | NYK | 3 | 0.0 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | - | - | - | .375 | - | .714 |
| 1948-49 | 26 | NYK | 6 | 0.0 | 8.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 | - | - | - | .375 | - | .826 |
| 1949-50 | 27 | NYK | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | .000 | - | .000 |
| CAREER | 15 | 19.0 | 6.1 | 0.0 | 0.9 | - | - | - | .318 | - | .720 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946-47 | 24 | NYK | 5 | - | 0.0 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 6.4 | .219 | - | - | - | 1.4 | 2.6 | .538 | - | - | 0.0 | 0.8 | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| 1947-48 | 25 | NYK | 3 | - | 0.0 | 7.3 | 2.0 | 5.3 | .375 | - | - | - | 3.3 | 4.7 | .714 | - | - | 0.0 | 0.7 | - | - | - | 2.7 |
| 1948-49 | 26 | NYK | 6 | - | 0.0 | 8.2 | 2.5 | 6.7 | .375 | - | - | - | 3.2 | 3.8 | .826 | - | - | 0.0 | 1.2 | - | - | - | 2.3 |
| 1949-50 | 27 | NYK | 1 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | - | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 2.0 |
| CAREER | 15 | - | 19.0 | 6.1 | 1.9 | 5.9 | .318 | - | - | - | 2.4 | 3.3 | .720 | - | - | 0.0 | 0.9 | - | - | - | 1.9 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946-47 | 24 | NYK | 5 | - | 0 | 21 | 7 | 32 | .219 | - | - | - | 7 | 13 | .538 | - | - | 0 | 4 | - | - | - | 5 |
| 1947-48 | 25 | NYK | 3 | - | 0 | 22 | 6 | 16 | .375 | - | - | - | 10 | 14 | .714 | - | - | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | 8 |
| 1948-49 | 26 | NYK | 6 | - | 0 | 49 | 15 | 40 | .375 | - | - | - | 19 | 23 | .826 | - | - | 0 | 7 | - | - | - | 14 |
| 1949-50 | 27 | NYK | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 2 |
| CAREER | 15 | - | 0 | 92 | 28 | 88 | .318 | - | - | - | 36 | 50 | .720 | - | - | 0 | 13 | - | - | - | 29 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | TOV% | STL% | BLK% | USG% | Total S % | PPR | PPS | ORtg | DRtg | PER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946-47 | 24 | NYK | 5 | - | .278 | .219 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 75.7 | - | 0.7 | - | - | - |
| 1947-48 | 25 | NYK | 3 | - | .496 | .375 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 108.9 | - | 1.4 | - | - | - |
| 1948-49 | 26 | NYK | 6 | - | .489 | .375 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 120.1 | - | 1.2 | - | - | - |
| 1949-50 | 27 | NYK | 1 | - | .000 | .000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| CAREER | 15 | - | .418 | .318 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 103.8 | - | 1.0 | - | - | - |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | Dbl Dbl | Tpl Dbl | 40 Pts | 20 Reb | 20 Ast | Techs | HOB | Ast/TO | Stl/TO | FT/FGA | W's | L's | Win % | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946-47 | 24 | NYK | 5 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .081 | - | - | 0.4 | 2 | 3 | .400 | - | - | - |
| 1947-48 | 25 | NYK | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .094 | - | - | 0.9 | 1 | 2 | .333 | - | - | - |
| 1948-49 | 26 | NYK | 6 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .140 | - | - | 0.6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | - | - | - |
| 1949-50 | 27 | NYK | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | - | - | - |
| CAREER | 15 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .080 | - | - | 0.6 | 6 | 9 | .400 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 0.8 |
NBA Transactions
| Date | Transaction |
|---|---|
| Feb 1, 1947 | Butch Van Breda Kolff signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks. |
| Jul 1, 1950 | Butch Van Breda Kolff, previously with the New York Knicks, became a free agent. |
| Aug 22, 2007 | Butch Van Breda Kolff passed away. He was 84 years old at the time of his death. |