Howard Komives vs. Jeremy Lin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jeremy Lin and Howard Komives, 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.

Howard Komives played 10 years in the NBA, 1 more than Jeremy Lin, who played 9. Howard Komives had the first of his seasons in 1964-65, while Jeremy Lin had his rookie season in 2010-11. 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
Howard Komives 10 2 1964-65 to 1973-74
Jeremy Lin 9 4 2010-11 to 2018-19

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Howard Komives Jeremy Lin
Season 1964-652010-11
Team New York KnicksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Komives 80 29.7 12.2 - - 2.4 3.3 - - - 3.1 4.8 12.8 .374 - - - 2.7 3.2 .835
Jeremy Lin 29 9.8 2.6 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.4 1.1 0.3 0.6 1.1 1.0 2.5 .389 0.0 0.2 .200 0.7 0.9 .760
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Komives ------- --- ----------
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Howard Komives Jeremy Lin
Season 1965-662011-12
Team New York KnicksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Komives 80 32.7 13.9 - - 3.5 5.3 - - - 3.5 5.5 14.0 .391 - - - 3.0 3.5 .861
Jeremy Lin 35 26.9 14.6 0.5 2.5 3.1 6.2 1.6 0.3 3.6 2.2 4.9 10.9 .446 0.7 2.1 .320 4.2 5.2 .798
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Komives ------- --- ----------
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Howard Komives Jeremy Lin
Season 1966-672012-13
Team New York KnicksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisRockets Lost West Conf 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 %
Howard Komives 65 35.1 15.7 - - 2.8 6.2 - - - 3.3 6.2 15.3 .404 - - - 3.3 3.9 .858
Jeremy Lin 82 32.2 13.4 0.4 2.6 3.0 6.1 1.6 0.4 2.9 2.5 4.8 10.9 .441 1.1 3.1 .339 2.6 3.4 .785
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Komives 4 32.0 10.5 - - 2.8 3.8 - - - 3.3 4.0 14.8 .271 - - - 2.5 3.3 .769
Jeremy Lin 4 21.0 4.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.5 0.3 2.0 2.3 1.5 6.0 .250 0.5 3.0 .167 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 4
Howard Komives Jeremy Lin
Season 1967-682013-14
Team New York KnicksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisRockets Lost West Conf 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 %
Howard Komives 78 21.3 7.7 - - 2.2 3.2 - - - 2.2 3.0 8.1 .369 - - - 1.7 2.1 .820
Jeremy Lin 71 28.9 12.5 0.5 2.2 2.6 4.1 1.0 0.4 2.5 2.3 4.2 9.3 .446 1.2 3.2 .358 3.1 3.7 .823
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Komives 6 22.5 5.7 - - 2.3 3.8 - - - 3.7 2.5 7.3 .341 - - - 0.7 1.0 .667
Jeremy Lin 6 29.5 11.3 1.2 2.5 3.7 4.3 0.5 0.2 2.2 2.5 4.2 10.2 .410 0.8 3.8 .217 2.2 2.7 .813

Season 5
Howard Komives Jeremy Lin
Season 1968-692014-15
Team New York Knicks, Detroit PistonsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Komives 85 30.1 11.4 - - 3.5 4.7 - - - 3.2 4.5 11.5 .389 - - - 2.5 3.1 .799
Jeremy Lin 74 25.8 11.2 0.4 2.3 2.6 4.6 1.1 0.4 2.2 2.6 3.7 8.8 .424 0.9 2.4 .369 2.9 3.6 .795
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Komives ------- --- ----------
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Howard Komives Jeremy Lin
Season 1969-702015-16
Team Detroit PistonsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHornets Lost East Conf 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 %
Howard Komives 82 29.5 11.2 - - 2.4 3.8 - - - 3.0 4.4 10.7 .413 - - - 2.3 2.9 .812
Jeremy Lin 78 26.3 11.7 0.5 2.7 3.2 3.0 0.7 0.5 1.9 2.1 3.8 9.3 .412 1.0 2.9 .336 3.1 3.7 .815
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Komives ------- --- ----------
Jeremy Lin 7 27.0 12.4 0.4 1.9 2.3 2.6 0.7 0.0 1.6 3.0 3.7 9.0 .413 0.4 2.0 .214 4.6 5.6 .821

Season 7
Howard Komives Jeremy Lin
Season 1970-712016-17
Team Detroit PistonsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Komives 82 23.6 8.2 - - 1.9 3.2 - - - 2.2 3.4 8.7 .385 - - - 1.5 1.8 .801
Jeremy Lin 36 24.5 14.5 0.3 3.4 3.8 5.1 1.2 0.4 2.4 2.2 4.9 11.1 .438 1.6 4.3 .372 3.2 3.9 .816
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Komives ------- --- ----------
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Howard Komives Jeremy Lin
Season 1971-722017-18
Team Detroit PistonsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Komives 79 26.2 8.7 - - 2.2 3.7 - - - 2.5 3.3 8.9 .373 - - - 2.1 2.6 .808
Jeremy Lin 1 25.0 18.0 0.0 0.0 0 4.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 5.0 12.0 .417 1.0 2.0 .500 7.0 7.0 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Komives ------- --- ----------
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Howard Komives Jeremy Lin
Season 1972-732018-19
Team Buffalo BravesAtlanta Hawks, Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Komives 67 21.9 6.1 - - 1.8 3.6 - - - 2.3 2.4 6.4 .380 - - - 1.3 1.5 .867
Jeremy Lin 74 19.4 9.6 0.3 2.1 2.4 3.1 0.6 0.2 1.7 1.9 3.2 7.3 .440 0.7 2.5 .294 2.4 2.8 .838
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Komives ------- --- ----------
Jeremy Lin 8 3.4 1.1 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.6 0.3 0.3 1.1 .222 0.1 0.3 .500 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 10
Howard Komives Jeremy Lin
Season 1973-74-
Team Kansas City-Omaha Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Komives 44 18.9 4.3 0.2 0.8 1.0 2.2 0.7 0.1 - 1.9 1.8 4.4 .406 - - - 0.8 0.9 .868
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Komives ------- --- ----------
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------
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