Tiny Archibald vs. John Lucas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Lucas 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.

John Lucas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tiny Archibald: 1970-71 to 1983-84
John Lucas: 1976-77 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tiny Archibald 1 John Lucas 0

NBA Seasons Tiny Archibald 13 John Lucas 14

Playoffs Played Tiny Archibald 5 John Lucas 6

All-Star Games Tiny Archibald 6 John Lucas 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tiny Archibald 3 John Lucas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tiny Archibald 5 John Lucas 0

Scoring Leader Tiny Archibald 1 John Lucas 0

Assists Leader Tiny Archibald 1 John Lucas 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 18.8 John Lucas 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.3 John Lucas 2.3

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.4 John Lucas 7.0

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 * John Lucas 1.4

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.1 * John Lucas 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 16,481 John Lucas 9,951

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 2,046 John Lucas 2,151

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 6,476 John Lucas 6,454

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 719 * John Lucas 1,273

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 81 * John Lucas 73

Total Games Tiny Archibald 876 John Lucas 928

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .467 John Lucas .449

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .224 * John Lucas .303 *

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .810 John Lucas .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 34.0 (1973) John Lucas 17.5 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 3.0 (1971) John Lucas 3.1 (1978)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 11.4 (1973) John Lucas 10.7 (1984)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.7 (1977) * John Lucas 2.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1977) * John Lucas 0.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 14.2 John Lucas 11.2

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.6 John Lucas 2.1

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 6.5 John Lucas 4.9

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.7 * John Lucas 1.2

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.0 * John Lucas 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 667 John Lucas 502

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 77 John Lucas 96

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 306 John Lucas 219

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 34 * John Lucas 52

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 2 * John Lucas 6

Total Games Tiny Archibald 47 John Lucas 45

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .423 John Lucas .451

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .118 * John Lucas .261 *

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .826 John Lucas .746

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 20.2 (1975) John Lucas 15.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.1 (1982) John Lucas 4.2 (1985)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.9 (1980) John Lucas 6.9 (1977)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 (1980) * John Lucas 2.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1982) * John Lucas 0.3 (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.