Tiny Archibald vs. Joe Kleine Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Kleine 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Tiny Archibald: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Joe Kleine: 1985-86 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tiny Archibald 1 Joe Kleine 1

NBA Seasons Tiny Archibald 13 Joe Kleine 15

Playoffs Played Tiny Archibald 5 Joe Kleine 10

All-Star Games Tiny Archibald 6 Joe Kleine 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tiny Archibald 3 Joe Kleine 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tiny Archibald 5 Joe Kleine 0

Scoring Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Joe Kleine 0

Assists Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Joe Kleine 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 18.8 Joe Kleine 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.3 Joe Kleine 4.1

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.4 Joe Kleine 0.6

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 * Joe Kleine 0.3

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.1 * Joe Kleine 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 16,481 Joe Kleine 4,666

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 2,046 Joe Kleine 3,991

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 6,476 Joe Kleine 622

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 719 * Joe Kleine 261

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 81 * Joe Kleine 285

Total Games Tiny Archibald 876 Joe Kleine 965

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .467 Joe Kleine .453

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .224 * Joe Kleine .271

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .810 Joe Kleine .794

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 34.0 (1973) Joe Kleine 9.8 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 3.0 (1971) Joe Kleine 7.1 (1988)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 11.4 (1973) Joe Kleine 1.1 (1988)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.7 (1977) * Joe Kleine 0.4 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1977) * Joe Kleine 0.7 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 14.2 Joe Kleine 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.6 Joe Kleine 2.7

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 6.5 Joe Kleine 0.4

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.7 * Joe Kleine 0.2

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.0 * Joe Kleine 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 667 Joe Kleine 192

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 77 Joe Kleine 133

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 306 Joe Kleine 18

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 34 * Joe Kleine 11

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 2 * Joe Kleine 15

Total Games Tiny Archibald 47 Joe Kleine 50

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .423 Joe Kleine .515

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .118 * Joe Kleine .200

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .826 Joe Kleine .793

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 20.2 (1975) Joe Kleine 6.3 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.1 (1982) Joe Kleine 5.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.9 (1980) Joe Kleine 0.8 (1995)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 (1980) * Joe Kleine 1.0 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1982) * Joe Kleine 1.0 (1999)

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.