Jalen Suggs vs. Butch Van Breda Kolff Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Butch Van Breda Kolff and Jalen Suggs, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Jalen Suggs played 3 years in the NBA, 1 less than Butch Van Breda Kolff, who played 4. Jalen Suggs had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Butch Van Breda Kolff had his rookie season in 1946-47. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Jalen Suggs 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24
Butch Van Breda Kolff 4 4 1946-47 to 1949-50

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jalen Suggs Butch Van Breda Kolff
Season 2021-221946-47
Team Orlando MagicNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost Semifinals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Suggs 48 27.2 11.8 0.5 3.0 3.6 4.4 1.2 0.4 3.0 3.0 4.1 11.4 .361 0.9 4.1 .214 2.6 3.4 .773
Butch Van Breda Kolff 16 - 1.6 - - - 0.4 - - - 0.6 0.4 2.1 .206 - - - 0.7 1.1 .647
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------
Butch Van Breda Kolff 5 - 4.2 - - - 0.8 - - - 1.0 1.4 6.4 .219 - - - 1.4 2.6 .538

Season 2

Jalen Suggs Butch Van Breda Kolff
Season 2022-231947-48
Team Orlando MagicNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Suggs 53 23.5 9.9 1.0 2.0 3.0 2.9 1.3 0.5 1.8 2.3 3.5 8.4 .419 1.2 3.8 .327 1.6 2.2 .723
Butch Van Breda Kolff 44 - 4.1 - - - 0.7 - - - 1.8 1.2 4.4 .276 - - - 1.7 2.7 .617
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------
Butch Van Breda Kolff 3 - 7.3 - - - 0.7 - - - 2.7 2.0 5.3 .375 - - - 3.3 4.7 .714

Season 3

Jalen Suggs Butch Van Breda Kolff
Season 2023-241948-49
Team Orlando MagicNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdKnicks Lost East Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Suggs 75 27.0 12.6 0.6 2.4 3.1 2.7 1.4 0.6 1.8 2.7 4.5 9.5 .471 2.0 5.1 .397 1.6 2.1 .756
Butch Van Breda Kolff 59 - 7.0 - - - 2.4 - - - 2.5 2.2 6.8 .317 - - - 2.7 4.1 .671
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Suggs 7 33.1 14.7 1.6 3.6 5.1 3.3 1.3 0.4 2.9 2.6 4.7 11.7 .402 2.0 6.9 .292 3.3 4.3 .767
Butch Van Breda Kolff 6 - 8.2 - - - 1.2 - - - 2.3 2.5 6.7 .375 - - - 3.2 3.8 .826

Season 4

Jalen Suggs Butch Van Breda Kolff
Season -1949-50
Team -New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Knicks Lost East Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------
Butch Van Breda Kolff 56 - 3.7 - - - 1.4 - - - 2.0 1.0 3.0 .329 - - - 1.7 2.4 .716
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------
Butch Van Breda Kolff 1 - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - 2.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - 0.0 0.0 -