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Howard Komives

Howard K. Komives (Howie, Butch)

Position: Guard ▪ Height: 6-1 ▪ Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: May 9, 1941 in Toledo, Ohio
High School: Woodward in Toledo, Ohio
College: Bowling Green State University
Draft: New York Knicks, 2nd round (6th pick, 13th overall), 1964 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 17, 1964

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 6:57AM
All-Time Rank: #521. Darwin Cook… #522. Chris Childs… #523. HOWARD KOMIVES… #524. Foots Walker… #525. Ben Poquette… 

Totals

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1964-65 23 NYK NBA 80 2378 381 1020 .374 212 254 .835 195 265 246 974
1965-66 24 NYK NBA 80 2612 436 1116 .391 241 280 .861 281 425 278 1113
1966-67 25 NYK NBA 65 2282 402 995 .404 217 253 .858 183 401 213 1021
1967-68 26 NYK NBA 78 1660 233 631 .369 132 161 .820 168 246 170 598
1968-69 27 TOT NBA 85 2562 379 974 .389 211 264 .799 299 403 274 969
1968-69 27 NYK NBA 32 836 107 309 .346 73 86 .849 95 137 96 287
1968-69 27 DET NBA 53 1726 272 665 .409 138 178 .775 204 266 178 682
1969-70 28 DET NBA 82 2418 363 878 .413 190 234 .812 193 312 247 916
1970-71 29 DET NBA 82 1932 275 715 .385 121 151 .801 152 262 184 671
1971-72 30 DET NBA 79 2071 262 702 .373 164 203 .808 172 291 196 688
1972-73 31 BUF NBA 67 1468 163 429 .380 85 98 .867 118 239 155 411
1973-74 32 KCO NBA 44 830 78 192 .406 33 38 .868 10 33 43 97 32 3 83 189
Career NBA 742 20213 2972 7652 .388 1606 1936 .830 10 33 1804 2941 32 3 2046 7550

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1964-65 23 NYK NBA 80 29.7 4.8 12.8 .374 2.7 3.2 .835 2.4 3.3 3.1 12.2
1965-66 24 NYK NBA 80 32.7 5.5 14.0 .391 3.0 3.5 .861 3.5 5.3 3.5 13.9
1966-67 25 NYK NBA 65 35.1 6.2 15.3 .404 3.3 3.9 .858 2.8 6.2 3.3 15.7
1967-68 26 NYK NBA 78 21.3 3.0 8.1 .369 1.7 2.1 .820 2.2 3.2 2.2 7.7
1968-69 27 TOT NBA 85 30.1 4.5 11.5 .389 2.5 3.1 .799 3.5 4.7 3.2 11.4
1968-69 27 NYK NBA 32 26.1 3.3 9.7 .346 2.3 2.7 .849 3.0 4.3 3.0 9.0
1968-69 27 DET NBA 53 32.6 5.1 12.5 .409 2.6 3.4 .775 3.8 5.0 3.4 12.9
1969-70 28 DET NBA 82 29.5 4.4 10.7 .413 2.3 2.9 .812 2.4 3.8 3.0 11.2
1970-71 29 DET NBA 82 23.6 3.4 8.7 .385 1.5 1.8 .801 1.9 3.2 2.2 8.2
1971-72 30 DET NBA 79 26.2 3.3 8.9 .373 2.1 2.6 .808 2.2 3.7 2.5 8.7
1972-73 31 BUF NBA 67 21.9 2.4 6.4 .380 1.3 1.5 .867 1.8 3.6 2.3 6.1
1973-74 32 KCO NBA 44 18.9 1.8 4.4 .406 0.8 0.9 .868 0.2 0.8 1.0 2.2 0.7 0.1 1.9 4.3
Career NBA 742 27.2 4.0 10.3 .388 2.2 2.6 .830 0.2 0.8 2.4 4.0 0.7 0.1 2.8 10.2

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1964-65 23 NYK NBA 80 2378 5.8 15.4 .374 3.2 3.8 .835 3.0 4.0 3.7 14.7
1965-66 24 NYK NBA 80 2612 6.0 15.4 .391 3.3 3.9 .861 3.9 5.9 3.8 15.3
1966-67 25 NYK NBA 65 2282 6.3 15.7 .404 3.4 4.0 .858 2.9 6.3 3.4 16.1
1967-68 26 NYK NBA 78 1660 5.1 13.7 .369 2.9 3.5 .820 3.6 5.3 3.7 13.0
1968-69 27 TOT NBA 85 2562 5.3 13.7 .389 3.0 3.7 .799 4.2 5.7 3.9 13.6
1968-69 27 NYK NBA 32 836 4.6 13.3 .346 3.1 3.7 .849 4.1 5.9 4.1 12.4
1968-69 27 DET NBA 53 1726 5.7 13.9 .409 2.9 3.7 .775 4.3 5.5 3.7 14.2
1969-70 28 DET NBA 82 2418 5.4 13.1 .413 2.8 3.5 .812 2.9 4.6 3.7 13.6
1970-71 29 DET NBA 82 1932 5.1 13.3 .385 2.3 2.8 .801 2.8 4.9 3.4 12.5
1971-72 30 DET NBA 79 2071 4.6 12.2 .373 2.9 3.5 .808 3.0 5.1 3.4 12.0
1972-73 31 BUF NBA 67 1468 4.0 10.5 .380 2.1 2.4 .867 2.9 5.9 3.8 10.1
1973-74 32 KCO NBA 44 830 3.4 8.3 .406 1.4 1.6 .868 0.4 1.4 1.9 4.2 1.4 0.1 3.6 8.2
Career NBA 742 20213 5.3 13.6 .388 2.9 3.4 .830 0.4 1.4 3.2 5.2 1.4 0.1 3.6 13.4

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1964-65 23 NYK NBA 80 2378 10.5 .430 .374 16.0 -0.5 1.2 0.7 .014
1965-66 24 NYK NBA 80 2612 12.0 .449 .391 21.5 0.4 0.6 1.0 .018
1966-67 25 NYK NBA 65 2282 13.0 .461 .404 23.2 0.7 0.8 1.5 .031
1967-68 26 NYK NBA 78 1660 9.9 .426 .369 18.9 -1.1 1.4 0.3 .010
1968-69 27 TOT NBA 85 2562 11.5 .444 .389 20.6 -0.2 1.6 1.4 .026
1968-69 27 NYK NBA 32 836 10.4 .414 .346 21.0 -0.7 1.0 0.3 .018
1968-69 27 DET NBA 53 1726 12.1 .459 .409 20.4 0.5 0.6 1.1 .030
1969-70 28 DET NBA 82 2418 10.6 .467 .413 17.3 -0.1 0.9 0.9 .017
1970-71 29 DET NBA 82 1932 9.7 .429 .385 3.8 18.6 -1.2 1.4 0.2 .004
1971-72 30 DET NBA 79 2071 9.6 .435 .373 3.9 18.7 -1.1 0.3 -0.8 -0.019
1972-73 31 BUF NBA 67 1468 9.1 .435 .380 3.8 20.7 -0.5 0.3 -0.1 -0.005
1973-74 32 KCO NBA 44 830 8.1 .453 .406 1.3 4.2 2.7 15.4 1.7 0.2 103 -0.1 0.3 0.1 .008
Career NBA 742 20213 10.7 .444 .388 1.3 4.2 3.7 19.3 1.7 0.2 103 -3.7 8.8 5.0 .012

Playoffs

Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1966-67 25 NYK NBA 4 128 16 59 10 13 11 15 13 42 .271 .769 32.0 10.5 2.8 3.8
1967-68 26 NYK NBA 6 135 15 44 4 6 14 23 22 34 .341 .667 22.5 5.7 2.3 3.8
Career NBA 10 263 31 103 14 19 25 38 35 76 .301 .737 26.3 7.6 2.5 3.8

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1966-67 25 NYK NBA 4 128 4.8 .324 .271 15.0 -0.4 0.1 -0.3 -0.115
1967-68 26 NYK NBA 6 135 6.7 .364 .341 21.1 -0.2 0.1 -0.2 -0.055
Career NBA 10 263 5.8 .341 .301 18.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.5 -0.084

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 10 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Howard Komives 1.5 1.4 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.8
Rex Walters 74.8 1.6 1.6 1.2 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.3
Tony Smith 67.2 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.3 0.6 0.5 0.1 -0.1 -0.2
John Wetzel 64.9 2.0 1.5 1.1 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.4
Brook Steppe 63.0 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.7 0.6
Pat Riley 61.1 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.0 -0.3 -0.6
Dahntay Jones 58.4 2.0 1.8 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.4 -0.4
Todd Lichti 57.7 1.8 1.3 1.2 1.0 0.2
Joe Hassett 55.9 2.0 1.6 1.4 0.9 0.5 0.0
Claude Terry 55.0 2.4 1.8 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.0
Marcus Banks 53.6 2.3 1.9 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.0
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Howard Komives 1.5 1.4 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.8
Rex Walters 74.8 1.6 1.6 1.2 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.3
Tony Smith 67.2 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.3 0.6 0.5 0.1 -0.1 -0.2
John Wetzel 64.9 2.0 1.5 1.1 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.4
Brook Steppe 63.0 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.7 0.6
Pat Riley 61.1 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.0 -0.3 -0.6
Dahntay Jones 58.4 2.0 1.8 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.4 -0.4
Todd Lichti 57.7 1.8 1.3 1.2 1.0 0.2
Joe Hassett 55.9 2.0 1.6 1.4 0.9 0.5 0.0
Claude Terry 55.0 2.4 1.8 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.0
Marcus Banks 53.6 2.3 1.9 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors
1963-64 NCAA AP All-America (3rd)
1964-65 NBA All-Rookie (1st)
Games
1964-65 NBA 80 (1)
1965-66 NBA 80 (1)
1968-69 NBA 85 (2)
1969-70 NBA 82 (1)
1970-71 NBA 82 (2)
Free Throw Pct
1964-65 NBA .835 (3)
1965-66 NBA .861 (3)
Career NBA .830 (91)
Assists
1965-66 NBA 425 (6)
1966-67 NBA 401 (7)
Assists Per Game
1965-66 NBA 5.3 (6)
1966-67 NBA 6.2 (5)
Assist Pct
1964-65 NBA 16.0 (10)
1965-66 NBA 21.5 (8)
1966-67 NBA 23.2 (3)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.001 (544)
NBA Elo Player Rating
523rd (overall) as of Feb 11, 2012, 6:57AM

Transactions

October 18, 1963: Traded by the St. Louis Hawks (as a 1964 2nd round draft pick) with cash to the New York Knicks for Richie Guerin.

May 4, 1964: Drafted by the New York Knicks in the 2nd round (15th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

December 19, 1968: Traded by the New York Knicks with Walt Bellamy to the Detroit Pistons for Dave DeBusschere.

September 29, 1972: Traded by the Detroit Pistons to the Buffalo Braves for a 1973 2nd round draft pick (Mike D'Antoni).

October 8, 1973: Signed as a free agent with the Kansas City-Omaha Kings.

July 9, 1974: Waived by the Kansas City-Omaha Kings.

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