Desmond Bane vs. Butch Van Breda Kolff Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Butch Van Breda Kolff and Desmond Bane 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

Desmond Bane

vs.

Butch Van Breda Kolff

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Desmond Bane: 2020-21 to 2023-24
B. Van Breda Kolff: 1946-47 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Desmond Bane 0 B. Van Breda Kolff 0

NBA Seasons Desmond Bane 4 B. Van Breda Kolff 4

Playoffs Played Desmond Bane 3 B. Van Breda Kolff 4

All-Star Games Desmond Bane 0 B. Van Breda Kolff 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 17.4 B. Van Breda Kolff 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.2 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.3 B. Van Breda Kolff 1.5

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.0 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.4 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 4,253 B. Van Breda Kolff 826

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 1,020 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Assists Desmond Bane 810 B. Van Breda Kolff 256

Total Steals Desmond Bane 232 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 89 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Games Desmond Bane 244 B. Van Breda Kolff 175

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .468 B. Van Breda Kolff .305

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .415 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .879 B. Van Breda Kolff .669

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.7 (2024) B. Van Breda Kolff 7.0 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 5.0 (2023) B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 5.5 (2024) B. Van Breda Kolff 2.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.2 (2022) B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 (2024) B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 17.1 B. Van Breda Kolff 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.3 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 2.4 B. Van Breda Kolff 0.9

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 394 B. Van Breda Kolff 92

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 98 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Assists Desmond Bane 55 B. Van Breda Kolff 13

Total Steals Desmond Bane 18 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 11 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Games Desmond Bane 23 B. Van Breda Kolff 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .463 B. Van Breda Kolff .318

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .433 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .891 B. Van Breda Kolff .720

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.5 (2023) B. Van Breda Kolff 8.2 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 6.0 (2023) B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.2 (2023) B. Van Breda Kolff 1.2 (1949)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.9 (2022) B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 (2022) 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.