Tiny Archibald vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone 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.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tiny Archibald: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tiny Archibald 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Tiny Archibald 13 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Tiny Archibald 5 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Tiny Archibald 6 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tiny Archibald 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Tiny Archibald 3 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tiny Archibald 5 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Tiny Archibald 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tiny Archibald 0 Karl Malone 4

Scoring Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Karl Malone 0

Assists Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Karl Malone 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 18.8 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.3 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.4 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 * Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.1 * Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 16,481 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 2,046 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 6,476 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 719 * Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 81 * Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Tiny Archibald 876 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .467 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .224 * Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .810 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 34.0 (1973) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 3.0 (1971) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 11.4 (1973) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.7 (1977) * Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1977) * Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 14.2 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.6 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 6.5 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.7 * Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.0 * Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 667 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 77 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 306 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 34 * Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 2 * Karl Malone 135

Total Games Tiny Archibald 47 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .423 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .118 * Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .826 Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 20.2 (1975) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.1 (1982) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.9 (1980) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 (1980) * Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1982) * Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

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.