Tiny Archibald vs. Joe Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Smith 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.

Joe Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tiny Archibald: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Joe Smith: 1995-96 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tiny Archibald 1 Joe Smith 0

NBA Seasons Tiny Archibald 13 Joe Smith 16

Playoffs Played Tiny Archibald 5 Joe Smith 10

All-Star Games Tiny Archibald 6 Joe Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tiny Archibald 3 Joe Smith 0

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

Scoring Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Joe Smith 0

Assists Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Joe Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 18.8 Joe Smith 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.3 Joe Smith 6.4

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.4 Joe Smith 1.0

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 * Joe Smith 0.6

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.1 * Joe Smith 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 16,481 Joe Smith 11,208

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 2,046 Joe Smith 6,575

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 6,476 Joe Smith 1,010

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 719 * Joe Smith 606

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 81 * Joe Smith 868

Total Games Tiny Archibald 876 Joe Smith 1,030

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .467 Joe Smith .455

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .224 * Joe Smith .238

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .810 Joe Smith .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 34.0 (1973) Joe Smith 18.7 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 3.0 (1971) Joe Smith 8.7 (1996)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 11.4 (1973) Joe Smith 1.6 (1999)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.7 (1977) * Joe Smith 1.0 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1977) * Joe Smith 1.6 (1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 14.2 Joe Smith 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.6 Joe Smith 3.9

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 6.5 Joe Smith 0.3

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.7 * Joe Smith 0.4

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.0 * Joe Smith 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 667 Joe Smith 337

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 77 Joe Smith 243

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 306 Joe Smith 20

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 34 * Joe Smith 23

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 2 * Joe Smith 38

Total Games Tiny Archibald 47 Joe Smith 62

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .423 Joe Smith .451

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .118 * Joe Smith .375

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .826 Joe Smith .780

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 20.2 (1975) Joe Smith 13.2 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.1 (1982) Joe Smith 10.0 (2004)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.9 (1980) Joe Smith 1.3 (1999)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 (1980) * Joe Smith 0.8 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1982) * Joe Smith 2.0 (2004)

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.