Howard Komives vs. Ricky Rubio Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ricky Rubio 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, 2 less than Ricky Rubio, who played 12. Howard Komives had the first of his seasons in 1964-65, while Ricky Rubio had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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
Ricky Rubio 12 3 2011-12 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Howard Komives Ricky Rubio
Season 1964-652011-12
Team New York KnicksMinnesota Timberwolves
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
Ricky Rubio 41 34.2 10.6 0.5 3.7 4.2 8.2 2.2 0.2 3.2 2.4 3.4 9.5 .357 0.8 2.3 .340 3.1 3.8 .803
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Komives ------- --- ----------
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Howard Komives Ricky Rubio
Season 1965-662012-13
Team New York KnicksMinnesota Timberwolves
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
Ricky Rubio 57 29.7 10.7 0.8 3.2 4.0 7.3 2.4 0.1 3.0 2.5 3.2 9.0 .360 0.5 1.6 .293 3.7 4.6 .799
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Komives ------- --- ----------
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Howard Komives Ricky Rubio
Season 1966-672013-14
Team New York KnicksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisDid 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 65 35.1 15.7 - - 2.8 6.2 - - - 3.3 6.2 15.3 .404 - - - 3.3 3.9 .858
Ricky Rubio 82 32.2 9.5 0.7 3.4 4.2 8.6 2.3 0.1 2.7 2.7 3.1 8.2 .381 0.5 1.6 .331 2.8 3.5 .802
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
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Howard Komives Ricky Rubio
Season 1967-682014-15
Team New York KnicksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisDid 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 78 21.3 7.7 - - 2.2 3.2 - - - 2.2 3.0 8.1 .369 - - - 1.7 2.1 .820
Ricky Rubio 22 31.5 10.3 0.9 4.8 5.7 8.8 1.7 0.0 2.9 2.7 3.5 10.0 .356 0.6 2.3 .255 2.6 3.2 .803
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
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Howard Komives Ricky Rubio
Season 1968-692015-16
Team New York Knicks, Detroit PistonsMinnesota Timberwolves
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
Ricky Rubio 76 30.6 10.1 0.5 3.8 4.3 8.7 2.1 0.1 2.5 2.6 2.9 7.7 .374 0.8 2.5 .326 3.5 4.1 .847
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Komives ------- --- ----------
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Howard Komives Ricky Rubio
Season 1969-702016-17
Team Detroit PistonsMinnesota Timberwolves
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 29.5 11.2 - - 2.4 3.8 - - - 3.0 4.4 10.7 .413 - - - 2.3 2.9 .812
Ricky Rubio 75 32.9 11.1 0.9 3.2 4.1 9.1 1.7 0.1 2.6 2.7 3.5 8.7 .402 0.8 2.6 .306 3.4 3.8 .891
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Komives ------- --- ----------
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Howard Komives Ricky Rubio
Season 1970-712017-18
Team Detroit PistonsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West Conf Semis
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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
Ricky Rubio 77 29.3 13.1 0.6 4.0 4.6 5.3 1.6 0.1 2.7 2.7 4.5 10.7 .418 1.2 3.5 .352 2.9 3.3 .866
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Komives ------- --- ----------
Ricky Rubio 6 30.2 14.0 0.8 6.5 7.3 7.0 1.3 0.5 3.0 2.2 4.7 13.2 .354 1.7 5.3 .313 3.0 3.8 .783

Season 8
Howard Komives Ricky Rubio
Season 1971-722018-19
Team Detroit PistonsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz 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 79 26.2 8.7 - - 2.2 3.7 - - - 2.5 3.3 8.9 .373 - - - 2.1 2.6 .808
Ricky Rubio 68 27.9 12.7 0.5 3.1 3.6 6.1 1.3 0.1 2.6 2.6 4.3 10.7 .404 1.2 3.7 .311 2.9 3.4 .855
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Komives ------- --- ----------
Ricky Rubio 5 33.6 15.4 0.6 2.6 3.2 8.6 2.4 0.2 3.0 2.8 5.6 13.2 .424 0.8 4.0 .200 3.4 4.0 .850

Season 9
Howard Komives Ricky Rubio
Season 1972-732019-20
Team Buffalo BravesPhoenix Suns
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 67 21.9 6.1 - - 1.8 3.6 - - - 2.3 2.4 6.4 .380 - - - 1.3 1.5 .867
Ricky Rubio 65 31.0 13.0 0.7 4.0 4.7 8.8 1.4 0.2 2.7 2.6 4.4 10.6 .415 1.2 3.3 .361 3.0 3.5 .863
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Komives ------- --- ----------
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Howard Komives Ricky Rubio
Season 1973-742020-21
Team Kansas City-Omaha KingsMinnesota Timberwolves
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 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
Ricky Rubio 68 26.1 8.6 0.4 2.9 3.3 6.4 1.4 0.1 1.6 2.0 2.8 7.3 .388 1.0 3.1 .308 1.9 2.2 .867
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Komives ------- --- ----------
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Howard Komives Ricky Rubio
Season -2021-22
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
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 ------- --- ----------
Ricky Rubio 34 28.5 13.1 0.4 3.7 4.1 6.6 1.4 0.2 2.6 2.2 4.4 12.1 .363 1.7 5.1 .339 2.6 3.0 .854
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Komives ------- --- ----------
Ricky Rubio ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Howard Komives Ricky Rubio
Season -2022-23
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Cavaliers 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 ------- --- ----------
Ricky Rubio 33 17.2 5.2 0.3 1.8 2.1 3.5 0.8 0.2 0.9 1.5 1.8 5.4 .343 0.6 2.5 .256 0.8 1.1 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Komives ------- --- ----------
Ricky Rubio 3 5.7 0.0 0.7 1.3 2.0 1.0 0.3 0.0 1.7 1.7 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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