Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Butch Van Breda Kolff Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Butch Van Breda Kolff and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

Butch Van Breda Kolff

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
B. Van Breda Kolff: 1946-47 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 B. Van Breda Kolff 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 B. Van Breda Kolff 4

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 B. Van Breda Kolff 4

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 B. Van Breda Kolff 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 B. Van Breda Kolff 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 B. Van Breda Kolff 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 B. Van Breda Kolff 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 B. Van Breda Kolff 4.7

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 B. Van Breda Kolff 1.5

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 B. Van Breda Kolff 826

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 B. Van Breda Kolff 256

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 B. Van Breda Kolff 175

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 B. Van Breda Kolff .305

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 B. Van Breda Kolff .669

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) B. Van Breda Kolff 7.0 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) B. Van Breda Kolff 2.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 21.7 B. Van Breda Kolff 6.1

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.4 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 B. Van Breda Kolff 0.9

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 498 B. Van Breda Kolff 92

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 125 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 112 B. Van Breda Kolff 13

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 26 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 25 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 23 B. Van Breda Kolff 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .476 B. Van Breda Kolff .318

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .433 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .831 B. Van Breda Kolff .720

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 30.2 (2024) B. Van Breda Kolff 8.2 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 7.2 (2024) B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.4 (2024) B. Van Breda Kolff 1.2 (1949)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.3 (2024) B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.7 (2024) B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.