Tiny Archibald vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson 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.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tiny Archibald: 1970-71 to 1983-84
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tiny Archibald 1 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Tiny Archibald 13 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Tiny Archibald 5 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Tiny Archibald 6 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tiny Archibald 3 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tiny Archibald 5 David Thompson 2

Scoring Leader Tiny Archibald 1 David Thompson 0

Assists Leader Tiny Archibald 1 David Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 18.8 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.3 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.4 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.1 * David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 16,481 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 2,046 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 6,476 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 719 * David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 81 * David Thompson 407

Total Games Tiny Archibald 876 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .467 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .224 * David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .810 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 34.0 (1973) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 3.0 (1971) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 11.4 (1973) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.7 (1977) * David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1977) * David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 14.2 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.6 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 6.5 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.7 * David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.0 * David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 667 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 77 David Thompson 115

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 306 David Thompson 101

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 34 * David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 2 * David Thompson 27

Total Games Tiny Archibald 47 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .423 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .118 * David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .826 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 20.2 (1975) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.1 (1982) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.9 (1980) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 (1980) * David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1982) * David Thompson 1.6 (1978)

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.