Tiny Archibald vs. Chet Walker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chet Walker 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 and Chet Walker both played 13 years in the NBA. Tiny Archibald had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Chet Walker had his rookie season in 1962-63. 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
Chet Walker 13 13 1962-63 to 1974-75

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tiny Archibald Chet Walker
Season 1970-711962-63
Team Cincinnati RoyalsSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayNationals Lost East Div 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
Chet Walker 78 25.5 12.3 - - 7.2 1.1 - - - 2.8 4.5 9.6 .469 - - - 3.2 4.6 .699
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald ------- --- ----------
Chet Walker 5 26.0 15.2 - - 9.4 1.8 - - - 1.6 5.4 10.6 .509 - - - 4.4 6.0 .733

Season 2

Tiny Archibald Chet Walker
Season 1971-721963-64
Team Cincinnati RoyalsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Div 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
Chet Walker 76 36.5 17.3 - - 10.3 1.6 - - - 3.1 6.5 14.7 .440 - - - 4.3 6.1 .711
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald ------- --- ----------
Chet Walker 5 38.0 18.8 - - 10.4 2.6 - - - 3.0 6.0 15.4 .390 - - - 6.8 9.2 .739

Season 3

Tiny Archibald Chet Walker
Season 1972-731964-65
Team Kansas City-Omaha KingsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Div 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 %
Tiny Archibald 80 46.0 34.0 - - 2.8 11.4 - - - 2.6 12.9 26.3 .488 - - - 8.3 9.8 .847
Chet Walker 79 27.7 13.2 - - 6.7 1.7 - - - 2.5 4.8 11.8 .403 - - - 3.6 4.9 .742
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald ------- --- ----------
Chet Walker 11 42.6 20.3 - - 7.2 1.6 - - - 3.5 7.5 15.7 .480 - - - 5.2 6.8 .760

Season 4

Tiny Archibald Chet Walker
Season 1973-741965-66
Team Kansas City-Omaha KingsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Div 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 %
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
Chet Walker 80 32.5 15.3 - - 8.0 2.5 - - - 3.0 5.5 12.3 .451 - - - 4.2 5.9 .716
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald ------- --- ----------
Chet Walker 5 36.2 14.6 - - 7.4 3.0 - - - 3.6 4.8 12.8 .375 - - - 5.0 6.2 .806

Season 5

Tiny Archibald Chet Walker
Season 1974-751966-67
Team Kansas City-Omaha KingsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Chet Walker 81 33.2 19.3 - - 8.1 2.3 - - - 2.9 6.9 14.2 .488 - - - 5.5 7.2 .766
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
Chet Walker 15 36.7 21.7 - - 7.6 2.1 - - - 2.9 7.7 16.4 .467 - - - 6.4 7.9 .807

Season 6

Tiny Archibald Chet Walker
Season 1975-761967-68
Team Kansas City KingsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Div 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 %
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
Chet Walker 82 32.0 17.9 - - 7.4 1.9 - - - 3.1 6.6 14.3 .460 - - - 4.7 6.5 .726
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald ------- --- ----------
Chet Walker 13 37.3 19.1 - - 7.4 1.8 - - - 3.4 6.6 16.2 .410 - - - 5.8 8.6 .679

Season 7

Tiny Archibald Chet Walker
Season 1976-771968-69
Team New York NetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Div 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 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
Chet Walker 82 33.6 18.0 - - 7.8 1.8 - - - 3.0 6.8 14.0 .484 - - - 4.5 5.6 .804
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald ------- --- ----------
Chet Walker 4 27.3 13.5 - - 5.8 2.0 - - - 1.3 5.8 10.8 .535 - - - 2.0 3.0 .667

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

Season 8

Tiny Archibald Chet Walker
Season 1978-791969-70
Team Boston CelticsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost West Div 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 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
Chet Walker 78 34.9 21.5 - - 7.7 2.5 - - - 2.6 7.6 16.0 .477 - - - 6.2 7.3 .850
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald ------- --- ----------
Chet Walker 5 35.6 19.4 - - 8.4 2.2 - - - 2.8 7.0 16.6 .422 - - - 5.4 6.6 .818

Season 9

Tiny Archibald Chet Walker
Season 1979-801970-71
Team Boston CelticsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsBulls 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 35.8 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
Chet Walker 81 36.1 22.0 - - 7.3 2.2 - - - 2.3 8.0 17.3 .465 - - - 5.9 6.9 .859
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
Chet Walker 7 33.4 15.0 - - 7.1 3.1 - - - 2.9 6.3 14.3 .440 - - - 2.4 3.4 .708

Season 10

Tiny Archibald Chet Walker
Season 1980-811971-72
Team Boston CelticsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionBulls 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
Chet Walker 78 33.2 22.0 - - 6.1 2.3 - - - 2.2 7.9 15.7 .505 - - - 6.2 7.3 .847
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
Chet Walker 4 24.3 11.3 - - 3.5 1.0 - - - 1.8 4.0 9.5 .421 - - - 3.3 4.0 .813

Season 11

Tiny Archibald Chet Walker
Season 1981-821972-73
Team Boston CelticsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsBulls 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 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
Chet Walker 79 31.1 19.9 - - 5.0 2.3 - - - 2.1 7.6 15.8 .478 - - - 4.8 5.7 .832
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
Chet Walker 7 32.7 16.7 - - 8.9 2.0 - - - 2.1 6.0 17.3 .347 - - - 4.7 5.3 .892

Season 12

Tiny Archibald Chet Walker
Season 1982-831973-74
Team Boston CelticsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisBulls Lost West 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 %
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
Chet Walker 82 32.5 19.3 1.6 3.4 5.0 2.4 0.8 0.0 - 2.5 7.0 14.4 .486 - - - 5.4 6.1 .875
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
Chet Walker 11 36.6 20.9 2.4 3.2 5.5 1.6 0.9 0.1 - 2.4 7.4 14.5 .509 - - - 6.2 7.2 .861

Season 13

Tiny Archibald Chet Walker
Season 1983-841974-75
Team Milwaukee BucksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost West 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 %
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
Chet Walker 76 32.3 19.2 1.5 4.2 5.7 2.2 0.6 0.1 - 2.4 6.9 14.2 .487 - - - 5.4 6.3 .860
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald ------- --- ----------
Chet Walker 13 33.2 17.5 0.8 3.8 4.6 1.8 1.0 0.1 - 2.5 6.2 12.6 .494 - - - 5.1 5.8 .880