Tiny Archibald vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas 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.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tiny Archibald: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tiny Archibald 1 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Tiny Archibald 13 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Tiny Archibald 5 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Tiny Archibald 6 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tiny Archibald 3 Paul Silas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tiny Archibald 5 Paul Silas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tiny Archibald 0 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tiny Archibald 0 Paul Silas 5

Scoring Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Paul Silas 0

Assists Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Paul Silas 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 18.8 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.3 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.4 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 * Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.1 * Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 16,481 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 2,046 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 6,476 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 719 * Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 81 * Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Tiny Archibald 876 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .467 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .224 * Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .810 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 34.0 (1973) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 3.0 (1971) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 11.4 (1973) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.7 (1977) * Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1977) * Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 14.2 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.6 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 6.5 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.7 * Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.0 * Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 667 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 77 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 306 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 34 * Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 2 * Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Tiny Archibald 47 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .423 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .118 * Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .826 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 20.2 (1975) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.1 (1982) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.9 (1980) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 (1980) * Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1982) * Paul Silas 0.7 (1977) *

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.