Tiny Archibald vs. Mateen Cleaves Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mateen Cleaves 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.

Mateen Cleaves

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tiny Archibald: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tiny Archibald 1 Mateen Cleaves 0

NBA Seasons Tiny Archibald 13 Mateen Cleaves 6

Playoffs Played Tiny Archibald 5 Mateen Cleaves 0

All-Star Games Tiny Archibald 6 Mateen Cleaves 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tiny Archibald 3 Mateen Cleaves 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tiny Archibald 5 Mateen Cleaves 0

Scoring Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Mateen Cleaves 0

Assists Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Mateen Cleaves 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 18.8 Mateen Cleaves 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.3 Mateen Cleaves 1.0

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.4 Mateen Cleaves 1.9

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 * Mateen Cleaves 0.4

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.1 * Mateen Cleaves 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 16,481 Mateen Cleaves 609

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 2,046 Mateen Cleaves 175

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 6,476 Mateen Cleaves 310

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 719 * Mateen Cleaves 67

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 81 * Mateen Cleaves 5

Total Games Tiny Archibald 876 Mateen Cleaves 167

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .467 Mateen Cleaves .389

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .224 * Mateen Cleaves .267

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .810 Mateen Cleaves .728

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 34.0 (1973) Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 3.0 (1971) Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 11.4 (1973) Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.7 (1977) * Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1977) * Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 14.2 Mateen Cleaves -

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.6 Mateen Cleaves -

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 6.5 Mateen Cleaves -

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.7 * Mateen Cleaves -

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.0 * Mateen Cleaves -

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 667 Mateen Cleaves -

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 77 Mateen Cleaves -

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 306 Mateen Cleaves -

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 34 * Mateen Cleaves -

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 2 * Mateen Cleaves -

Total Games Tiny Archibald 47 Mateen Cleaves 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .423 Mateen Cleaves -

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .118 * Mateen Cleaves -

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .826 Mateen Cleaves -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 20.2 (1975) Mateen Cleaves -

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.1 (1982) Mateen Cleaves -

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.9 (1980) Mateen Cleaves -

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 (1980) * Mateen Cleaves -

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1982) * Mateen Cleaves -

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.