Tiny Archibald vs. Earl Cureton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Cureton 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.

Earl Cureton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tiny Archibald: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Earl Cureton: 1980-81 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tiny Archibald 1 Earl Cureton 2

NBA Seasons Tiny Archibald 13 Earl Cureton 12

Playoffs Played Tiny Archibald 5 Earl Cureton 7

All-Star Games Tiny Archibald 6 Earl Cureton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tiny Archibald 3 Earl Cureton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tiny Archibald 5 Earl Cureton 0

Scoring Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Earl Cureton 0

Assists Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Earl Cureton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 18.8 Earl Cureton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.3 Earl Cureton 4.7

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.4 Earl Cureton 1.0

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 * Earl Cureton 0.5

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.1 * Earl Cureton 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 16,481 Earl Cureton 3,620

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 2,046 Earl Cureton 3,172

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 6,476 Earl Cureton 678

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 719 * Earl Cureton 341

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 81 * Earl Cureton 361

Total Games Tiny Archibald 876 Earl Cureton 674

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .467 Earl Cureton .473

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .224 * Earl Cureton .000

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .810 Earl Cureton .538

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 34.0 (1973) Earl Cureton 8.6 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 3.0 (1971) Earl Cureton 6.3 (1986)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 11.4 (1973) Earl Cureton 1.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.7 (1977) * Earl Cureton 0.7 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1977) * Earl Cureton 0.7 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 14.2 Earl Cureton 3.1

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.6 Earl Cureton 3.2

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 6.5 Earl Cureton 0.4

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.7 * Earl Cureton 0.4

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.0 * Earl Cureton 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 667 Earl Cureton 169

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 77 Earl Cureton 173

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 306 Earl Cureton 22

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 34 * Earl Cureton 19

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 2 * Earl Cureton 8

Total Games Tiny Archibald 47 Earl Cureton 54

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .423 Earl Cureton .450

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .118 * Earl Cureton .000

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .826 Earl Cureton .472

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 20.2 (1975) Earl Cureton 9.0 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.1 (1982) Earl Cureton 7.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.9 (1980) Earl Cureton 2.3 (1986)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 (1980) * Earl Cureton 1.0 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1982) * Earl Cureton 0.2 (1985)

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.