Point Guard · Sacramento Kings
Howard Komives
Age 85 · USA · 185 cm (6'1") · 84 kg · Born May 9, 1941 · Bowling Green
10.0 PPG
2.6 RPG
3.9 APG
680 games
8 seasons
Career snapshot
8seasons
680games
6,832career pts
10.7PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
New York Knicks
· 270 games · 1964-65–1968-69
Position rank · 1973-74
#15PPG rank
#18PER rank
#18WS rank
Among 20 Point Guard players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
13.9
1965-66 · NYK
RPG
3.8
1968-69 · DET
APG
5.3
1965-66 · NYK
PER
12.1
1968-69 · DET
WS
1.1
1968-69 · DET
Draft
Honors & awards
1×
All-Rookie Team
1964
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
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Born on May 9
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.