Tiny Archibald vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton 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.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tiny Archibald: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tiny Archibald 1 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Tiny Archibald 13 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Tiny Archibald 5 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Tiny Archibald 6 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tiny Archibald 3 Mel Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tiny Archibald 5 Mel Payton 0

Scoring Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Mel Payton 0

Assists Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 18.8 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.3 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.4 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.1 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 16,481 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 2,046 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 6,476 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 719 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 81 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Tiny Archibald 876 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .467 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .224 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .810 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 34.0 (1973) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 3.0 (1971) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 11.4 (1973) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.7 (1977) * Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1977) * Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 14.2 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.6 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 6.5 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.7 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.0 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 667 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 77 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 306 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 34 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 2 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Tiny Archibald 47 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .423 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .118 * Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .826 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 20.2 (1975) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.1 (1982) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.9 (1980) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 (1980) * Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1982) * Mel Payton - n/a **

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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.