Tiny Archibald vs. John Thompson Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tiny Archibald: 1970-71 to 1983-84
John Thompson: 1964-65 to 1965-66

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tiny Archibald 1 John Thompson 2

NBA Seasons Tiny Archibald 13 John Thompson 2

Playoffs Played Tiny Archibald 5 John Thompson 2

All-Star Games Tiny Archibald 6 John Thompson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tiny Archibald 3 John Thompson 0

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

Scoring Leader Tiny Archibald 1 John Thompson 0

Assists Leader Tiny Archibald 1 John Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 18.8 John Thompson 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.3 John Thompson 3.5

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.4 John Thompson 0.3

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 * John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.1 * John Thompson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 16,481 John Thompson 262

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 2,046 John Thompson 260

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 6,476 John Thompson 19

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 719 * John Thompson - n/a **

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 81 * John Thompson - n/a **

Total Games Tiny Archibald 876 John Thompson 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .467 John Thompson .410

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .224 * John Thompson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .810 John Thompson .595

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 34.0 (1973) John Thompson 3.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 3.0 (1971) John Thompson 3.6 (1965)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 11.4 (1973) John Thompson 0.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.7 (1977) * John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1977) * John Thompson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 14.2 John Thompson 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.6 John Thompson 2.7

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 6.5 John Thompson 0.2

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.7 * John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.0 * John Thompson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 667 John Thompson 13

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 77 John Thompson 16

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 306 John Thompson 1

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 34 * John Thompson - n/a **

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 2 * John Thompson - n/a **

Total Games Tiny Archibald 47 John Thompson 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .423 John Thompson .214

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .118 * John Thompson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .826 John Thompson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 20.2 (1975) John Thompson 3.7 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.1 (1982) John Thompson 4.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.9 (1980) John Thompson 0.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 (1980) * John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1982) * John Thompson - n/a **

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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.