Tiny Archibald vs. Melvin Ely Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Melvin Ely 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.

Melvin Ely

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tiny Archibald: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Melvin Ely: 2002-03 to 2013-14

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tiny Archibald 1 Melvin Ely 1

NBA Seasons Tiny Archibald 13 Melvin Ely 9

Playoffs Played Tiny Archibald 5 Melvin Ely 1

All-Star Games Tiny Archibald 6 Melvin Ely 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tiny Archibald 3 Melvin Ely 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tiny Archibald 5 Melvin Ely 0

Scoring Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Melvin Ely 0

Assists Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Melvin Ely 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 18.8 Melvin Ely 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.3 Melvin Ely 3.2

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.4 Melvin Ely 0.7

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 * Melvin Ely 0.3

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.1 * Melvin Ely 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 16,481 Melvin Ely 1,992

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 2,046 Melvin Ely 1,215

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 6,476 Melvin Ely 261

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 719 * Melvin Ely 99

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 81 * Melvin Ely 209

Total Games Tiny Archibald 876 Melvin Ely 375

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .467 Melvin Ely .460

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .224 * Melvin Ely .000

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .810 Melvin Ely .625

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 34.0 (1973) Melvin Ely 9.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 3.0 (1971) Melvin Ely 4.9 (2006)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 11.4 (1973) Melvin Ely 1.3 (2006)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.7 (1977) * Melvin Ely 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1977) * Melvin Ely 0.9 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 14.2 Melvin Ely 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.6 Melvin Ely 1.6

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 6.5 Melvin Ely 0.1

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.7 * Melvin Ely 0.0

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.0 * Melvin Ely 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 667 Melvin Ely 15

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 77 Melvin Ely 11

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 306 Melvin Ely 1

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 34 * Melvin Ely 0

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 2 * Melvin Ely 0

Total Games Tiny Archibald 47 Melvin Ely 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .423 Melvin Ely .267

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .118 * Melvin Ely -

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .826 Melvin Ely .700

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 20.2 (1975) Melvin Ely 2.1 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.1 (1982) Melvin Ely 1.6 (2008)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.9 (1980) Melvin Ely 0.1 (2008)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 (1980) * Melvin Ely 0.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1982) * Melvin Ely 0.0 (2008)

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.