Tiny Archibald vs. Gary Neal Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gary Neal 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, 6 more than Gary Neal, who played 7. Tiny Archibald had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Gary Neal had his rookie season in 2010-11. 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
Gary Neal 7 4 2010-11 to 2016-17

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tiny Archibald Gary Neal
Season 1970-712010-11
Team Cincinnati RoyalsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs 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 %
Tiny Archibald 82 35.0 16.0 - - 3.0 5.5 - - - 2.7 5.9 13.4 .444 - - - 4.1 5.4 .757
Gary Neal 80 21.1 9.8 0.3 2.2 2.5 1.2 0.3 0.1 1.0 1.9 3.6 7.9 .451 1.6 3.9 .419 1.1 1.3 .808
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald ------- --- ----------
Gary Neal 6 18.5 7.7 0.3 2.7 3.0 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.3 1.8 2.8 7.7 .370 0.8 3.2 .263 1.2 1.2 1.000

Season 2

Tiny Archibald Gary Neal
Season 1971-722011-12
Team Cincinnati RoyalsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs 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 76 43.1 28.2 - - 2.9 9.2 - - - 2.6 9.7 19.9 .486 - - - 8.9 10.8 .822
Gary Neal 56 21.5 9.9 0.2 1.9 2.1 2.1 0.5 0.0 1.1 1.3 3.8 8.7 .436 1.5 3.5 .419 0.9 1.1 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald ------- --- ----------
Gary Neal 14 15.5 7.5 0.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 0.1 0.0 0.8 1.5 2.8 5.9 .476 1.1 2.6 .444 0.8 0.9 .846

Season 3

Tiny Archibald Gary Neal
Season 1972-732012-13
Team Kansas City-Omaha KingsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost NBA 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
Gary Neal 68 21.8 9.5 0.2 1.9 2.1 1.9 0.4 0.0 1.0 1.4 3.6 8.8 .412 1.3 3.7 .355 0.9 1.1 .865
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald ------- --- ----------
Gary Neal 21 18.6 6.8 0.0 2.1 2.1 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.6 1.6 2.5 6.4 .385 1.1 3.1 .348 0.8 0.8 1.000

Season 4

Tiny Archibald Gary Neal
Season 1973-742013-14
Team Kansas City-Omaha KingsMilwaukee Bucks, Charlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBobcats 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 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
Gary Neal 52 21.4 10.5 0.2 1.5 1.7 1.6 0.3 0.0 1.2 1.3 3.7 9.1 .410 1.3 3.5 .378 1.8 2.0 .895
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald ------- --- ----------
Gary Neal 4 26.0 11.3 0.8 1.3 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.3 4.5 12.8 .353 1.0 4.5 .222 1.3 1.8 .714

Season 5

Tiny Archibald Gary Neal
Season 1974-752014-15
Team Kansas City-Omaha KingsCharlotte Hornets, Minnesota Timberwolves
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
Gary Neal 54 22.1 10.1 0.3 2.1 2.4 1.9 0.4 0.0 1.2 1.6 3.5 9.3 .374 0.9 3.0 .305 2.2 2.5 .867
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
Gary Neal ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Tiny Archibald Gary Neal
Season 1975-762015-16
Team Kansas City KingsWashington Wizards
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
Gary Neal 40 20.2 9.8 0.3 1.8 2.1 1.2 0.5 0.0 0.7 1.4 3.8 8.1 .465 1.0 2.5 .410 1.2 1.4 .855
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald ------- --- ----------
Gary Neal ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Tiny Archibald Gary Neal
Season 1976-772016-17
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
Gary Neal 2 9.0 2.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 3.5 .000 0.0 1.0 .000 2.0 2.0 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald ------- --- ----------
Gary Neal ------- --- ----------

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

Season 8

Tiny Archibald Gary Neal
Season 1978-79-
Team Boston Celtics-
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 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
Gary Neal ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald ------- --- ----------
Gary Neal ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Tiny Archibald Gary Neal
Season 1979-80-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East 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 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
Gary Neal ------- --- ----------
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
Gary Neal ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Tiny Archibald Gary Neal
Season 1980-81-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs NBA 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 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
Gary Neal ------- --- ----------
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
Gary Neal ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Tiny Archibald Gary Neal
Season 1981-82-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East 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 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
Gary Neal ------- --- ----------
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
Gary Neal ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Tiny Archibald Gary Neal
Season 1982-83-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics 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 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
Gary Neal ------- --- ----------
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
Gary Neal ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Tiny Archibald Gary Neal
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
Gary Neal ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald ------- --- ----------
Gary Neal ------- --- ----------