Howard Komives vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young 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, 4 more than Trae Young, who played 6. Howard Komives had the first of his seasons in 1964-65, while Trae Young had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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
Trae Young 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Howard Komives Trae Young
Season 1964-652018-19
Team New York KnicksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement 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
Trae Young 81 30.9 19.1 0.8 2.9 3.7 8.1 0.9 0.2 3.8 1.7 6.5 15.5 .418 1.9 6.0 .324 4.2 5.1 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Komives ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Howard Komives Trae Young
Season 1965-662019-20
Team New York KnicksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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
Trae Young 60 35.3 29.6 0.5 3.7 4.3 9.3 1.1 0.1 4.8 1.7 9.1 20.8 .437 3.4 9.5 .361 8.0 9.3 .860
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Komives ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Howard Komives Trae Young
Season 1966-672020-21
Team New York KnicksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisHawks Lost East Conf 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 %
Howard Komives 65 35.1 15.7 - - 2.8 6.2 - - - 3.3 6.2 15.3 .404 - - - 3.3 3.9 .858
Trae Young 63 33.7 25.3 0.6 3.3 3.9 9.4 0.8 0.2 4.1 1.8 7.7 17.7 .438 2.2 6.3 .343 7.7 8.7 .886
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
Trae Young 16 37.7 28.8 0.4 2.4 2.8 9.5 1.3 0.0 4.0 2.2 9.4 22.4 .418 2.8 9.0 .313 7.3 8.4 .866

Season 4

Howard Komives Trae Young
Season 1967-682021-22
Team New York KnicksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisHawks 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 78 21.3 7.7 - - 2.2 3.2 - - - 2.2 3.0 8.1 .369 - - - 1.7 2.1 .820
Trae Young 76 34.9 28.4 0.7 3.1 3.7 9.7 0.9 0.1 4.0 1.7 9.4 20.3 .460 3.1 8.0 .382 6.6 7.3 .904
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
Trae Young 5 37.2 15.4 1.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 0.6 0.0 6.2 2.6 4.4 13.8 .319 1.4 7.6 .184 5.2 6.6 .788

Season 5

Howard Komives Trae Young
Season 1968-692022-23
Team New York Knicks, Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 85 30.1 11.4 - - 3.5 4.7 - - - 3.2 4.5 11.5 .389 - - - 2.5 3.1 .799
Trae Young 73 34.8 26.2 0.8 2.2 3.0 10.2 1.1 0.1 4.1 1.4 8.2 19.0 .429 2.1 6.3 .335 7.8 8.8 .886
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Komives ------- --- ----------
Trae Young 6 38.3 29.2 0.8 2.8 3.7 10.2 1.7 0.7 4.0 1.8 10.0 24.8 .403 3.0 9.0 .333 6.2 7.2 .860

Season 6

Howard Komives Trae Young
Season 1969-702023-24
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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 29.5 11.2 - - 2.4 3.8 - - - 3.0 4.4 10.7 .413 - - - 2.3 2.9 .812
Trae Young 54 36.0 25.7 0.4 2.3 2.8 10.8 1.3 0.2 4.4 2.0 8.0 18.7 .430 3.2 8.7 .373 6.4 7.5 .855
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Komives ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Howard Komives Trae Young
Season 1970-71-
Team Detroit Pistons-
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 82 23.6 8.2 - - 1.9 3.2 - - - 2.2 3.4 8.7 .385 - - - 1.5 1.8 .801
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Komives ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Howard Komives Trae Young
Season 1971-72-
Team Detroit Pistons-
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 79 26.2 8.7 - - 2.2 3.7 - - - 2.5 3.3 8.9 .373 - - - 2.1 2.6 .808
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Komives ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Howard Komives Trae Young
Season 1972-73-
Team Buffalo Braves-
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 67 21.9 6.1 - - 1.8 3.6 - - - 2.3 2.4 6.4 .380 - - - 1.3 1.5 .867
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Komives ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Howard Komives Trae Young
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
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Komives ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------