Tiny Archibald vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley 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.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tiny Archibald: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tiny Archibald 1 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Tiny Archibald 13 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Tiny Archibald 5 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Tiny Archibald 6 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tiny Archibald 3 Pat Riley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tiny Archibald 5 Pat Riley 0

Scoring Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Pat Riley 0

Assists Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 18.8 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.3 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.4 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 * Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.1 * Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 16,481 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 2,046 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 6,476 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 719 * Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 81 * Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Tiny Archibald 876 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .467 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .224 * Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .810 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 34.0 (1973) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 3.0 (1971) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 11.4 (1973) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.7 (1977) * Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1977) * Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 14.2 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.6 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 6.5 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.7 * Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.0 * Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 667 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 77 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 306 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 34 * Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 2 * Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Tiny Archibald 47 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .423 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .118 * Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .826 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 20.2 (1975) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.1 (1982) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.9 (1980) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 (1980) * Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1982) * Pat Riley 0.0 (1976) *

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.