Tiny Archibald vs. Ruben Patterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ruben Patterson 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.

Ruben Patterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tiny Archibald: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Ruben Patterson: 1998-99 to 2007-08

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tiny Archibald 1 Ruben Patterson 0

NBA Seasons Tiny Archibald 13 Ruben Patterson 10

Playoffs Played Tiny Archibald 5 Ruben Patterson 5

All-Star Games Tiny Archibald 6 Ruben Patterson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tiny Archibald 3 Ruben Patterson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tiny Archibald 5 Ruben Patterson 0

Scoring Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Ruben Patterson 0

Assists Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Ruben Patterson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 18.8 Ruben Patterson 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.3 Ruben Patterson 4.2

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.4 Ruben Patterson 1.8

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 * Ruben Patterson 1.2

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.1 * Ruben Patterson 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 16,481 Ruben Patterson 6,953

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 2,046 Ruben Patterson 2,697

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 6,476 Ruben Patterson 1,150

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 719 * Ruben Patterson 751

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 81 * Ruben Patterson 249

Total Games Tiny Archibald 876 Ruben Patterson 649

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .467 Ruben Patterson .517

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .224 * Ruben Patterson .179

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .810 Ruben Patterson .641

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 34.0 (1973) Ruben Patterson 14.7 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 3.0 (1971) Ruben Patterson 5.4 (2007)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 11.4 (1973) Ruben Patterson 2.9 (2007)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.7 (1977) * Ruben Patterson 1.5 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1977) * Ruben Patterson 0.6 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 14.2 Ruben Patterson 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.6 Ruben Patterson 2.5

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 6.5 Ruben Patterson 0.8

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.7 * Ruben Patterson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.0 * Ruben Patterson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 667 Ruben Patterson 147

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 77 Ruben Patterson 54

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 306 Ruben Patterson 17

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 34 * Ruben Patterson 11

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 2 * Ruben Patterson 4

Total Games Tiny Archibald 47 Ruben Patterson 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .423 Ruben Patterson .477

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .118 * Ruben Patterson .000

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .826 Ruben Patterson .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 20.2 (1975) Ruben Patterson 10.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.1 (1982) Ruben Patterson 3.7 (2003)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.9 (1980) Ruben Patterson 1.6 (2003)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 (1980) * Ruben Patterson 1.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1982) * Ruben Patterson 0.4 (2000)

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.