Tiny Archibald vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Tiny Archibald that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Tiny Archibald

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tiny Archibald: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tiny Archibald 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Tiny Archibald 13 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Tiny Archibald 5 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Tiny Archibald 6 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tiny Archibald 3 Arvydas Sabonis 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tiny Archibald 5 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Scoring Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Assists Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 18.8 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.3 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.4 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.1 * Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 16,481 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 2,046 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 6,476 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 719 * Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 81 * Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Tiny Archibald 876 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .467 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .224 * Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .810 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 34.0 (1973) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 3.0 (1971) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 11.4 (1973) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.7 (1977) * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1977) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 14.2 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.6 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 6.5 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.7 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.0 * Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 667 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 77 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 306 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 34 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 2 * Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Tiny Archibald 47 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .423 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .118 * Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .826 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 20.2 (1975) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.1 (1982) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.9 (1980) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 (1980) * Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1982) * Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.