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Point Guard ·Sacramento Kings ·NBA

Howard Komives

Age85 BornMay 9, 1941 FromUSA Height185 cm (6'1") Weight84 kg CollegeBowling Green Draft1964 · #15
Career averages
10.0PPG
2.6RPG
3.9APG
680 games · 8 seasons

At a glance

SAC hub
Career snapshot
8Seasons
680Games
6,832Career points
10.7PER average
Most-played franchise: New York Knicks · 270 games · 1964-65 to 1968-69
Honors and awards1 total
1×
All-Rookie Team1964
All awards
Career highsSingle season
13.9PPG · 1965-66 · NYK
3.8RPG · 1968-69 · DET
5.3APG · 1965-66 · NYK
12.1PER · 1968-69 · DET
1.1Win shares · 1968-69 · DET
Draft1964
2Round
15Overall pick
Selected by New York Knicks · from Bowling Green
Position rank1973-74
#15PPG rank
#18PER rank
#18Win shares rank
Point GuardPosition
Among 20 Point Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

Sacramento Kings
1973-74 - 1973-74 · 1 seasons
4.3 PPG 1.0 RPG 2.2 APG
44 games
Los Angeles Clippers
1972-73 - 1972-73 · 1 seasons
6.1 PPG 1.8 RPG 3.6 APG
67 games
Detroit Pistons
1968-69 - 1971-72 · 3 seasons
10.7 PPG 2.7 RPG 4.1 APG
214 games
New York Knicks
1964-65 - 1968-69 · 4 seasons
11.0 PPG 2.7 RPG 4.0 APG
270 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1964-65 NYK 80 0 29.7 12.2 2.4 3.3 0.0 0.0 37.4 0.0 83.5 10.5 0.7
1965-66 NYK 80 0 32.7 13.9 3.5 5.3 0.0 0.0 39.1 0.0 86.1 12.0 1.0
1967-68 NYK 78 0 21.3 7.7 2.2 3.2 0.0 0.0 36.9 0.0 82.0 9.9 0.3
1968-69 NBA 85 0 30.1 11.4 3.5 4.7 0.0 0.0 38.9 0.0 79.9 - -
1968-69 NYK 32 0 26.1 9.0 3.0 4.3 0.0 0.0 34.6 0.0 84.9 10.4 0.3
1968-69 DET 53 0 32.6 12.9 3.8 5.0 0.0 0.0 40.9 0.0 77.5 12.1 1.1
1969-70 DET 82 0 29.5 11.2 2.4 3.8 0.0 0.0 41.3 0.0 81.2 10.6 0.9
1971-72 DET 79 0 26.2 8.7 2.2 3.7 0.0 0.0 37.3 0.0 80.8 9.6 -0.8
1972-73 LAC 67 0 21.9 6.1 1.8 3.6 0.0 0.0 38.0 0.0 86.7 - -
1973-74 SAC 44 0 18.9 4.3 1.0 2.2 0.7 0.1 40.6 0.0 86.8 - -

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1973 Los Angeles Clippers Sacramento Kings
Jul 1972 Detroit Pistons Los Angeles Clippers
Jul 1968 New York Knicks Detroit Pistons

All entries are season change.

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About Howard Komives

Howard K. "Butch" Komives was an American professional basketball player who spent ten seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons, Buffalo Braves and Kansas City-Omaha Kings.