Tiny Archibald vs. Louie Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Louie Nelson 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.

Louie Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tiny Archibald: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Louie Nelson: 1973-74 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tiny Archibald 1 Louie Nelson 0

NBA Seasons Tiny Archibald 13 Louie Nelson 5

Playoffs Played Tiny Archibald 5 Louie Nelson 0

All-Star Games Tiny Archibald 6 Louie Nelson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tiny Archibald 3 Louie Nelson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tiny Archibald 5 Louie Nelson 0

Scoring Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Louie Nelson 0

Assists Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Louie Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 18.8 Louie Nelson 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.3 Louie Nelson 2.4

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.4 Louie Nelson 1.9

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 * Louie Nelson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.1 * Louie Nelson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 16,481 Louie Nelson 2,113

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 2,046 Louie Nelson 527

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 6,476 Louie Nelson 436

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 719 * Louie Nelson 202

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 81 * Louie Nelson 21

Total Games Tiny Archibald 876 Louie Nelson 224

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .467 Louie Nelson .437

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .224 * Louie Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .810 Louie Nelson .738

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 34.0 (1973) Louie Nelson 12.5 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 3.0 (1971) Louie Nelson 3.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 11.4 (1973) Louie Nelson 2.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.7 (1977) * Louie Nelson 1.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1977) * Louie Nelson 0.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 14.2 Louie Nelson -

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.6 Louie Nelson -

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 6.5 Louie Nelson -

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.7 * Louie Nelson -

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.0 * Louie Nelson -

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 667 Louie Nelson -

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 77 Louie Nelson -

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 306 Louie Nelson -

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 34 * Louie Nelson -

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 2 * Louie Nelson -

Total Games Tiny Archibald 47 Louie Nelson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .423 Louie Nelson -

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .118 * Louie Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .826 Louie Nelson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 20.2 (1975) Louie Nelson -

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.1 (1982) Louie Nelson -

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.9 (1980) Louie Nelson -

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 (1980) * Louie Nelson -

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1982) * Louie Nelson -

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.