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Don Kojis
Don Kojis stats, teams and career impact
#224 all-timeCareer averages · 12.2 PPG · 5.6 RPG · 1.4 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Small forward
- Final NBA team
- Kansas City–Omaha Kings
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) · 215 lb (98 kg)
- Born
- July 15, 1939
- Died
- November 19, 2021 (82 yrs old)
- College
- Marquette
- NBA seasons
- 12 seasons · 1963–64 to 1974–75
Career summaryDon Kojis was a small forward who played 12 NBA seasons, from 1963–64 through 1974–75.
- Career PPG
- 12.2
- Career RPG
- 5.6
- Career APG
- 1.4
- #19 in 1967–68
- #224 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Don Kojis ranks #224 all time
Don Kojis ranks #224 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #22.3. His full-career value ranks #465, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity.
450+ minutes required per season
814 games · Career Value Rank #465
NBA honors2× All-StarContext only; honors are not model inputs.
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Baltimore Bullets, Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls, San Diego Rockets, Seattle SuperSonics, and Kansas City–Omaha Kings
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 44.6%FG%
- Three-point
- —3P%
- Free throw
- 72.0%FT%
814 career games · 19,241 minutes
Sources and updateConventional stats and measurements: Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 13, 2026. hussEyquation ranking data through 2025–26. Life dates: Wikidata; conflicting dates checked against Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 17, 2026.
Traditional box score
Don Kojis stats by season
Start with scoring and impact, then switch views for shooting or the full advanced picture. Career percentages use total makes and attempts.
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| 1974–75 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 0.5 | -3.11 | KCO | 21 | 0 | 11.0 | 46.9% | — | 66.7% | — | -5.6 |
| 1973–74 | 13.1 | 5.0 | 1.4 | -0.05 | KCO | 77 | 0 | 27.2 | 47.8% | — | 77.2% | #78 | 89.9 |
| 1972–73 | 8.5 | 2.6 | 1.0 | -1.68 | KCO | 77 | 0 | 16.1 | 48.0% | — | 77.4% | #120 | 8.9 |
| 1971–72 | 11.4 | 4.6 | 1.1 | -1.02 | SEA | 73 | 0 | 25.4 | 46.9% | — | 79.3% | #89 | 42.1 |
| 1970–71 | 14.6 | 5.5 | 1.6 | -0.86 | SEA | 79 | 0 | 27.1 | 44.6% | — | 77.8% | #96 | 59.2 |
| 1969–70 | 15.3 | 6.9 | 1.4 | +0.64 | SDR | 56 | 0 | 28.2 | 44.7% | — | 75.1% | #36 | 108.5 |
| 1968–69 | 22.5 | 9.6 | 2.6 | +1.45 | SDR | 81 | 0 | 38.6 | 43.4% | — | 74.8% | #21 | 278.8 |
| 1967–68 | 19.7 | 10.3 | 2.6 | +1.61 | SDR | 69 | 0 | 36.9 | 44.6% | — | 72.6% | #19 | 233.9 |
| 1966–67 | 10.2 | 6.1 | 0.9 | -0.50 | CHI | 78 | 0 | 21.2 | 42.6% | — | 60.4% | #42 | 63.1 |
| 1965–66 | 7.3 | 4.3 | 0.7 | -0.17 | DET | 60 | 0 | 13.1 | 41.5% | — | 53.9% | #36 | 36.8 |
| 1964–65 | 6.5 | 3.7 | 1.0 | +0.45 | DET | 65 | 0 | 12.9 | 43.3% | — | 63.3% | #27 | 50.8 |
| 1963–64 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 0.7 | -1.36 | BAL | 78 | 0 | 14.7 | 41.9% | — | 56.2% | #54 | 17.8 |
| Career | 12.2 | 5.6 | 1.4 | — | BAL/CHI/DET/KCO/SDR/SEA | 814 | — | 23.6 | 44.6% | — | 72.0% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
What these measures mean
- Era-centered box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average.
- Impact Rate Rank
- The player's place among qualified players in one season.
- Value contribution / Season Value
- Completed seasons use a fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. The live season instead uses Season Value, combining that season's impact with workload.
- Career Impact Rank
- An all-time rank weighted toward the player's best three, five, and ten seasons.
29.5 composite · lower is better
27.8 average league finish
984 total value
Career standing
How Don Kojis ranks all time
These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.
Best in the league
Elite finishes
Upper-tier finishes
Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons
Career Composite Score29.5
Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes receive 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights. Missing seasons receive a replacement finish just below the player's typical qualified field. Lower is better.
- Best 3 effective weight
- 74%
- Missing-season finish
- 135.0
- Qualified seasons
- 11
- All-time rank
- #224
Strongest seasons
Every season
Don Kojis advanced stats by season
Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.
More advanced statsAge, minutes, impact, rank, value and data coverage
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| 1974–75Historical Defense Estimate | KCO | 36 | 21 | 232 | -3.11 | — | — | -5.6 | — | Limited |
| 1973–74Historical Defense Estimate | KCO | 35 | 77 | 2,091 | -0.05 | 56.3 | #78 | 89.9 | 64th | Broad |
| 1972–73Historical Defense Estimate | KCO | 34 | 77 | 1,240 | -1.68 | 30.8 | #120 | 8.9 | 31st | Modeled |
| 1971–72Historical Defense Estimate | SEA | 33 | 73 | 1,857 | -1.02 | 46.3 | #89 | 42.1 | 49th | Modeled |
| 1970–71Historical Defense Estimate | SEA | 32 | 79 | 2,143 | -0.86 | 43.1 | #96 | 59.2 | 51st | Modeled |
| 1969–70Historical Defense Estimate | SDR | 31 | 56 | 1,578 | +0.64 | 75.2 | #36 | 108.5 | 66th | Modeled |
| 1968–69Historical Defense Estimate | SDR | 30 | 81 | 3,130 | +1.45 | 85.0 | #21 | 278.8 | 89th | Modeled |
| 1967–68Historical Defense Estimate | SDR | 29 | 69 | 2,548 | +1.61 | 85.0 | #19 | 233.9 | 86th | Modeled |
| 1966–67Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 28 | 78 | 1,655 | -0.50 | 59.0 | #42 | 63.1 | 55th | Modeled |
| 1965–66Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 27 | 60 | 783 | -0.17 | 62.4 | #36 | 36.8 | 46th | Modeled |
| 1964–65Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 26 | 65 | 836 | +0.45 | 70.8 | #27 | 50.8 | 51st | Modeled |
| 1963–64Historical Defense Estimate | BAL | 25 | 78 | 1,148 | -1.36 | 42.4 | #54 | 17.8 | 37th | Modeled |
Career movement
Don Kojis's career impact by season
Peak +1.61 in 1967–68 · 12 seasons · 19,241 minutes
The same historical box-score model is used for every season, making the career shape comparable through time. The vertical scale adapts to this player's range and always includes zero.
Era-centered box impactMinutesModeled estimate
Player-specific impact scaleWorkload
Career comparison
Compare the shape, not the calendar
Align by NBA experience to compare season one with season one, or by age to compare players at the same stage of life.
Don KojisMario Elie
| NBA season | Don Kojis | Mario Elie |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -1.4 | -1.4 |
| 2 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| 3 | -0.2 | 1.4 |
| 4 | -0.5 | -0.1 |
| 5 | 1.6 | 0.2 |
| 6 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| 7 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
| 8 | -0.9 | -0.8 |
| 9 | -1.0 | 1.6 |
| 10 | -1.7 | -1.0 |
| 11 | -0.1 | -0.0 |
| 12 | -3.1 | Did not play |
NBA season number
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