Tiny Archibald vs. Earl Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Tatum 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 Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tiny Archibald: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Earl Tatum: 1976-77 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tiny Archibald 1 Earl Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Tiny Archibald 13 Earl Tatum 4

Playoffs Played Tiny Archibald 5 Earl Tatum 1

All-Star Games Tiny Archibald 6 Earl Tatum 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tiny Archibald 3 Earl Tatum 0

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

Scoring Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Earl Tatum 0

Assists Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Earl Tatum 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 18.8 Earl Tatum 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.3 Earl Tatum 2.6

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.4 Earl Tatum 1.9

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 * Earl Tatum 1.2

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.1 * Earl Tatum 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 16,481 Earl Tatum 2,508

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 2,046 Earl Tatum 682

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 6,476 Earl Tatum 507

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 719 * Earl Tatum 319

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 81 * Earl Tatum 101

Total Games Tiny Archibald 876 Earl Tatum 262

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .467 Earl Tatum .459

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .224 * Earl Tatum .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .810 Earl Tatum .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 34.0 (1973) Earl Tatum 14.3 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 3.0 (1971) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 11.4 (1973) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.7 (1977) * Earl Tatum 1.7 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1977) * Earl Tatum 0.5 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 14.2 Earl Tatum 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.6 Earl Tatum 4.9

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 6.5 Earl Tatum 2.5

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.7 * Earl Tatum 1.4

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.0 * Earl Tatum 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 667 Earl Tatum 150

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 77 Earl Tatum 54

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 306 Earl Tatum 27

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 34 * Earl Tatum 15

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 2 * Earl Tatum 9

Total Games Tiny Archibald 47 Earl Tatum 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .423 Earl Tatum .500

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .118 * Earl Tatum - *

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .826 Earl Tatum .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 20.2 (1975) Earl Tatum 13.6 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.1 (1982) Earl Tatum 4.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.9 (1980) Earl Tatum 2.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 (1980) * Earl Tatum 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1982) * Earl Tatum 0.8 (1977)

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.