Tiny Archibald vs. Alan Henderson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Alan Henderson and Tiny Archibald, 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.

Tiny Archibald played 13 years in the NBA, 1 more than Alan Henderson, who played 12. Tiny Archibald had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Alan Henderson had his rookie season in 1995-96. 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
Tiny Archibald 13 5 1970-71 to 1983-84
Alan Henderson 12 6 1995-96 to 2006-07

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tiny Archibald Alan Henderson
Season 1970-711995-96
Team Cincinnati RoyalsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East 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 %
Tiny Archibald 82 35.0 16.0 - - 3.0 5.5 - - - 2.7 5.9 13.4 .444 - - - 4.1 5.4 .757
Alan Henderson 79 17.9 6.4 2.1 2.4 4.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 1.1 2.7 2.4 5.5 .442 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.5 .595
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald ------- --- ----------
Alan Henderson 10 14.5 5.3 1.7 1.0 2.7 0.7 0.1 0.4 0.9 2.0 2.3 4.0 .575 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.0 .700

Season 2

Tiny Archibald Alan Henderson
Season 1971-721996-97
Team Cincinnati RoyalsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East 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 %
Tiny Archibald 76 43.1 28.2 - - 2.9 9.2 - - - 2.6 9.7 19.9 .486 - - - 8.9 10.8 .822
Alan Henderson 30 16.7 6.6 1.6 2.3 3.9 0.8 0.7 0.2 1.0 2.4 2.6 5.4 .475 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.5 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald ------- --- ----------
Alan Henderson 10 13.6 5.8 1.1 2.2 3.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.7 2.6 1.9 3.4 .559 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.6 .769

Season 3

Tiny Archibald Alan Henderson
Season 1972-731997-98
Team Kansas City-Omaha KingsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement Most Improved Player
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
Tiny Archibald 80 46.0 34.0 - - 2.8 11.4 - - - 2.6 12.9 26.3 .488 - - - 8.3 9.8 .847
Alan Henderson 69 29.0 14.3 2.9 3.5 6.4 1.1 0.6 0.5 1.6 2.5 5.3 10.9 .485 0.0 0.1 .500 3.7 5.6 .652
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald ------- --- ----------
Alan Henderson 4 31.5 12.8 2.5 3.0 5.5 1.0 0.8 0.3 1.5 3.3 5.0 9.5 .526 0.0 0.3 .000 2.8 4.5 .611

Season 4

Tiny Archibald Alan Henderson
Season 1973-741998-99
Team Kansas City-Omaha KingsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East 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 %
Tiny Archibald 35 36.3 17.6 0.6 1.8 2.4 7.6 1.6 0.2 - 2.2 6.3 14.1 .451 - - - 4.9 6.0 .820
Alan Henderson 38 30.1 12.5 2.6 3.9 6.6 0.7 0.9 0.5 1.5 2.5 4.9 11.1 .442 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 3.9 .671
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald ------- --- ----------
Alan Henderson 1 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5

Tiny Archibald Alan Henderson
Season 1974-751999-00
Team Kansas City-Omaha KingsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf 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 %
Tiny Archibald 82 39.6 26.5 0.6 2.1 2.7 6.8 1.5 0.1 - 2.3 9.3 20.3 .456 - - - 8.0 9.1 .872
Alan Henderson 82 33.8 13.2 3.2 3.7 7.0 0.9 1.0 0.7 1.7 2.8 5.2 11.3 .461 0.0 0.1 .100 2.7 4.1 .671
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald 6 40.3 20.2 0.3 1.5 1.8 5.3 0.7 0.0 - 3.0 7.2 19.7 .364 - - - 5.8 7.2 .814
Alan Henderson ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Tiny Archibald Alan Henderson
Season 1975-762000-01
Team Kansas City KingsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
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 %
Tiny Archibald 78 40.8 24.8 0.9 1.9 2.7 7.9 1.6 0.2 - 2.2 9.2 20.3 .453 - - - 6.4 8.0 .802
Alan Henderson 73 24.8 10.5 2.5 3.1 5.6 0.7 0.7 0.4 1.7 2.2 4.1 9.2 .444 0.0 0.0 .000 2.4 3.7 .638
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald ------- --- ----------
Alan Henderson ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Tiny Archibald Alan Henderson
Season 1976-772001-02
Team New York NetsAtlanta Hawks
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 %
Tiny Archibald 34 37.6 20.5 0.6 1.7 2.4 7.5 1.7 0.3 - 2.3 7.4 16.5 .446 - - - 5.8 7.4 .785
Alan Henderson 26 16.2 5.5 1.2 2.5 3.7 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.5 2.3 4.5 .509 0.0 0.0 1.000 0.9 1.7 .533
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald ------- --- ----------
Alan Henderson ------- --- ----------

Note: Tiny Archibald didn't play in 1977-78.

Season 8

Tiny Archibald Alan Henderson
Season 1978-792002-03
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
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 %
Tiny Archibald 69 24.1 11.0 0.4 1.1 1.5 4.7 0.8 0.1 2.9 1.9 3.8 8.3 .452 - - - 3.5 4.4 .788
Alan Henderson 82 18.2 4.8 1.9 3.0 4.9 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.7 2.0 1.9 4.0 .468 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.7 .638
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald ------- --- ----------
Alan Henderson ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Tiny Archibald Alan Henderson
Season 1979-802003-04
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Tiny Archibald 80 35.8 14.1 0.7 1.7 2.5 8.4 1.3 0.1 3.0 2.7 4.8 9.9 .482 0.1 0.2 .222 4.5 5.4 .830
Alan Henderson 6 11.3 4.0 1.8 1.7 3.5 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.2 1.7 3.5 .476 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.0 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald 9 36.9 14.2 0.3 0.9 1.2 7.9 1.1 0.0 4.2 3.1 5.0 9.9 .506 0.1 0.2 .500 4.1 4.7 .881
Alan Henderson ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Tiny Archibald Alan Henderson
Season 1980-812004-05
Team Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionMavericks 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 %
Tiny Archibald 80 35.3 13.8 0.5 1.8 2.2 7.7 0.9 0.2 3.3 2.5 4.8 9.6 .499 0.0 0.1 .000 4.3 5.2 .816
Alan Henderson 78 15.4 3.5 2.1 2.4 4.5 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 1.9 1.5 2.8 .527 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 1.0 .539
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald 17 37.1 15.6 0.4 1.3 1.6 6.3 0.8 0.0 2.9 2.3 5.6 12.4 .450 0.0 0.3 .000 4.5 5.5 .809
Alan Henderson 9 9.8 2.0 1.2 0.7 1.9 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.7 0.9 1.6 .571 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.2 1.000

Season 11

Tiny Archibald Alan Henderson
Season 1981-822005-06
Team Boston CelticsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsCavaliers Lost East 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 %
Tiny Archibald 68 31.9 12.6 0.4 1.3 1.7 8.0 0.8 0.0 2.6 1.9 4.5 9.6 .472 0.1 0.2 .375 3.5 4.6 .747
Alan Henderson 51 10.4 2.5 1.2 1.5 2.7 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.1 0.9 1.8 .516 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.0 .673
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald 8 34.6 10.6 0.1 2.0 2.1 6.5 0.6 0.3 2.9 2.6 3.8 8.8 .429 0.0 0.5 .000 3.1 3.5 .893
Alan Henderson 2 4.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 12

Tiny Archibald Alan Henderson
Season 1982-832006-07
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 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 %
Tiny Archibald 66 27.4 10.5 0.4 1.0 1.4 6.2 0.6 0.1 2.5 1.7 3.6 8.4 .425 0.1 0.4 .208 3.3 4.5 .743
Alan Henderson 38 11.0 3.1 1.3 1.6 2.8 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 1.6 1.1 1.8 .642 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.2 .702
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald 7 23.0 9.6 0.4 1.0 1.4 6.3 0.3 0.0 1.6 1.7 3.1 9.7 .324 0.1 0.9 .167 3.1 4.1 .759
Alan Henderson ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Tiny Archibald Alan Henderson
Season 1983-84-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
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 %
Tiny Archibald 46 22.6 7.4 0.3 1.3 1.7 3.5 0.7 0.0 1.7 1.7 3.0 6.1 .487 0.1 0.4 .222 1.4 2.2 .634
Alan Henderson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald ------- --- ----------
Alan Henderson ------- --- ----------