Tiny Archibald vs. Don Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Nelson 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.

Don Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tiny Archibald: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Don Nelson: 1962-63 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tiny Archibald 1 Don Nelson 5

NBA Seasons Tiny Archibald 13 Don Nelson 14

Playoffs Played Tiny Archibald 5 Don Nelson 11

All-Star Games Tiny Archibald 6 Don Nelson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tiny Archibald 3 Don Nelson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tiny Archibald 5 Don Nelson 0

Scoring Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Don Nelson 0

Assists Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Don Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 18.8 Don Nelson 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.3 Don Nelson 4.9

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.4 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 * Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.1 * Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 16,481 Don Nelson 10,898

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 2,046 Don Nelson 5,192

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 6,476 Don Nelson 1,526

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 719 * Don Nelson 65 *

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 81 * Don Nelson 35 *

Total Games Tiny Archibald 876 Don Nelson 1,053

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .467 Don Nelson .480

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .224 * Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .810 Don Nelson .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 34.0 (1973) Don Nelson 15.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 3.0 (1971) Don Nelson 7.3 (1970)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 11.4 (1973) Don Nelson 2.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.7 (1977) * Don Nelson 0.4 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1977) * Don Nelson 0.2 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 14.2 Don Nelson 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.6 Don Nelson 4.8

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 6.5 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.7 * Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.0 * Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 667 Don Nelson 1,577

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 77 Don Nelson 719

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 306 Don Nelson 210

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 34 * Don Nelson 13 *

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 2 * Don Nelson 7 *

Total Games Tiny Archibald 47 Don Nelson 150

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .423 Don Nelson .498

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .118 * Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .826 Don Nelson .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 20.2 (1975) Don Nelson 15.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.1 (1982) Don Nelson 7.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.9 (1980) Don Nelson 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 (1980) * Don Nelson 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1982) * Don Nelson 0.2 (1975) *

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.