Tiny Archibald vs. John Salmons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Salmons 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 Salmons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tiny Archibald: 1970-71 to 1983-84
John Salmons: 2002-03 to 2014-15

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tiny Archibald 1 John Salmons 0

NBA Seasons Tiny Archibald 13 John Salmons 13

Playoffs Played Tiny Archibald 5 John Salmons 5

All-Star Games Tiny Archibald 6 John Salmons 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tiny Archibald 3 John Salmons 0

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

Scoring Leader Tiny Archibald 1 John Salmons 0

Assists Leader Tiny Archibald 1 John Salmons 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 18.8 John Salmons 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.3 John Salmons 2.9

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.4 John Salmons 2.4

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 * John Salmons 0.8

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.1 * John Salmons 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 16,481 John Salmons 8,292

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 2,046 John Salmons 2,603

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 6,476 John Salmons 2,183

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 719 * John Salmons 756

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 81 * John Salmons 239

Total Games Tiny Archibald 876 John Salmons 895

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .467 John Salmons .431

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .224 * John Salmons .366

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .810 John Salmons .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 34.0 (1973) John Salmons 18.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 3.0 (1971) John Salmons 4.3 (2008)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 11.4 (1973) John Salmons 3.5 (2011)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.7 (1977) * John Salmons 1.2 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1977) * John Salmons 0.4 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 14.2 John Salmons 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.6 John Salmons 2.4

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 6.5 John Salmons 1.8

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.7 * John Salmons 0.8

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.0 * John Salmons 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 667 John Salmons 259

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 77 John Salmons 66

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 306 John Salmons 50

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 34 * John Salmons 21

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 2 * John Salmons 11

Total Games Tiny Archibald 47 John Salmons 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .423 John Salmons .393

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .118 * John Salmons .243

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .826 John Salmons .877

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 20.2 (1975) John Salmons 18.1 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.1 (1982) John Salmons 4.4 (2009)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.9 (1980) John Salmons 4.0 (2010)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 (1980) * John Salmons 1.4 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1982) * John Salmons 1.0 (2009)

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.