Tiny Archibald vs. Ricky Sobers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ricky Sobers 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.

Ricky Sobers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tiny Archibald: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Ricky Sobers: 1975-76 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tiny Archibald 1 Ricky Sobers 0

NBA Seasons Tiny Archibald 13 Ricky Sobers 11

Playoffs Played Tiny Archibald 5 Ricky Sobers 3

All-Star Games Tiny Archibald 6 Ricky Sobers 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tiny Archibald 3 Ricky Sobers 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tiny Archibald 5 Ricky Sobers 0

Scoring Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Ricky Sobers 0

Assists Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Ricky Sobers 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 18.8 Ricky Sobers 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.3 Ricky Sobers 2.6

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.4 Ricky Sobers 4.3

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 * Ricky Sobers 1.3

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.1 * Ricky Sobers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 16,481 Ricky Sobers 10,902

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 2,046 Ricky Sobers 2,132

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 6,476 Ricky Sobers 3,525

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 719 * Ricky Sobers 1,085

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 81 * Ricky Sobers 161

Total Games Tiny Archibald 876 Ricky Sobers 821

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .467 Ricky Sobers .459

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .224 * Ricky Sobers .291 *

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .810 Ricky Sobers .843

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 34.0 (1973) Ricky Sobers 18.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 3.0 (1971) Ricky Sobers 4.1 (1978)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 11.4 (1973) Ricky Sobers 7.4 (1978)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.7 (1977) * Ricky Sobers 2.2 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1977) * Ricky Sobers 0.3 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 14.2 Ricky Sobers 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.6 Ricky Sobers 2.7

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 6.5 Ricky Sobers 4.0

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.7 * Ricky Sobers 0.9

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.0 * Ricky Sobers 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 667 Ricky Sobers 387

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 77 Ricky Sobers 79

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 306 Ricky Sobers 117

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 34 * Ricky Sobers 27

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 2 * Ricky Sobers 8

Total Games Tiny Archibald 47 Ricky Sobers 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .423 Ricky Sobers .455

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .118 * Ricky Sobers .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .826 Ricky Sobers .835

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 20.2 (1975) Ricky Sobers 15.3 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.1 (1982) Ricky Sobers 3.3 (1976)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.9 (1980) Ricky Sobers 4.2 (1976)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 (1980) * Ricky Sobers 1.3 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1982) * Ricky Sobers 0.5 (1984)

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.