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Jan van Breda Kolff
Jan van Breda Kolff stats, teams and career impact
#1191 all-timeCareer averages · 6.0 PPG · 4.1 RPG · 1.9 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Small forward
- Final NBA team
- New Jersey Nets
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) · 195 lb (88 kg)
- Born
- December 16, 1951 (74 yrs old)
- College
- Vanderbilt
- NBA seasons
- 7 seasons · 1976–77 to 1982–83
Career summaryJan van Breda Kolff was a small forward who played 7 NBA seasons, from 1976–77 through 1982–83.
- Career PPG
- 6.0
- Career RPG
- 4.1
- Career APG
- 1.9
- #69 in 1978–79
- #1191 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Jan van Breda Kolff ranks #1191 all time
Jan van Breda Kolff ranks #1191 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #89.3. His full-career value ranks #1004, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.
450+ minutes required per season
434 games · Career Value Rank #1004
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- New York Nets and New Jersey Nets
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 43.9%FG%
- Three-point
- 30.0%3P%
- Free throw
- 81.4%FT%
434 career games · 10,155 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
Jan van Breda Kolff stats by season
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| 1982–83 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | -7.72 | NJN | 13 | 0 | 4.8 | 35.7% | — | 83.3% | — | -7.8 |
| 1981–82 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | -1.00 | NJN | 41 | 0 | 11.0 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 81.6% | #149 | 9.7 |
| 1980–81 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 1.7 | -2.95 | NJN | 78 | 0 | 18.3 | 40.8% | 25.0% | 83.8% | #219 | -29.6 |
| 1979–80 | 6.8 | 5.2 | 3.0 | -0.21 | NJN | 82 | 0 | 29.3 | 46.3% | 35.0% | 83.9% | #107 | 94.9 |
| 1978–79 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 2.3 | +0.51 | NJN | 80 | 0 | 25.0 | 46.3% | — | 79.8% | #69 | 114.3 |
| 1977–78 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 1.5 | -1.70 | NJN | 68 | 0 | 20.9 | 36.6% | — | 70.7% | #167 | 9.8 |
| 1976–77 | 10.2 | 6.4 | 1.6 | +0.18 | NYN | 72 | 0 | 33.3 | 44.5% | — | 85.5% | #92 | 113.0 |
| Career | 6.0 | 4.1 | 1.9 | — | NJN/NYN | 434 | — | 23.4 | 43.9% | 30.0% | 81.4% | — | — |
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.
115.1 composite · lower is better
116.8 average league finish
304 total value
Career standing
How Jan van Breda Kolff 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 Score115.1
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
- —
- Qualified seasons
- 6
- All-time rank
- #1191
Strongest seasons
Every season
Jan van Breda Kolff 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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| 1982–83Historical Defense Estimate | NJN | 31 | 13 | 63 | -7.72 | — | — | -7.8 | — | Limited |
| 1981–82Historical Defense Estimate | NJN | 30 | 41 | 452 | -1.00 | 41.7 | #149 | 9.7 | 31st | Standard |
| 1980–81Historical Defense Estimate | NJN | 29 | 78 | 1,426 | -2.95 | 12.1 | #219 | -29.6 | 9th | Broad |
| 1979–80Historical Defense Estimate | NJN | 28 | 82 | 2,399 | -0.21 | 54.1 | #107 | 94.9 | 61st | Broad |
| 1978–79Historical Defense Estimate | NJN | 27 | 80 | 1,998 | +0.51 | 70.0 | #69 | 114.3 | 70th | Broad |
| 1977–78Historical Defense Estimate | NJN | 26 | 68 | 1,419 | -1.70 | 29.7 | #167 | 9.8 | 30th | Broad |
| 1976–77Historical Defense Estimate | NYN | 25 | 72 | 2,398 | +0.18 | 62.6 | #92 | 113.0 | 70th | Broad |
Career movement
Jan van Breda Kolff's career impact by season
Peak +0.51 in 1978–79 · 7 seasons · 10,155 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 impactMinutes
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.
Jan van Breda KolffFred Hetzel
| NBA season | Jan van Breda Kolff | Fred Hetzel |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.2 | -2.0 |
| 2 | -1.7 | -0.9 |
| 3 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| 4 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
| 5 | -2.9 | -0.2 |
| 6 | -1.0 | -2.8 |
| 7 | -7.7 | Did not play |
NBA season number
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