Tiny Archibald vs. Rudy Gay Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy Gay 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.

Rudy Gay

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tiny Archibald: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tiny Archibald 1 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Seasons Tiny Archibald 13 Rudy Gay 17

Playoffs Played Tiny Archibald 5 Rudy Gay 3

All-Star Games Tiny Archibald 6 Rudy Gay 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tiny Archibald 3 Rudy Gay 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tiny Archibald 5 Rudy Gay 0

Scoring Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Rudy Gay 0

Assists Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 18.8 Rudy Gay 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.3 Rudy Gay 5.6

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.4 Rudy Gay 2.0

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 * Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.1 * Rudy Gay 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 16,481 Rudy Gay 17,642

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 2,046 Rudy Gay 6,283

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 6,476 Rudy Gay 2,280

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 719 * Rudy Gay 1,231

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 81 * Rudy Gay 798

Total Games Tiny Archibald 876 Rudy Gay 1,120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .467 Rudy Gay .452

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .224 * Rudy Gay .346

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .810 Rudy Gay .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 34.0 (1973) Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 3.0 (1971) Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 11.4 (1973) Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.7 (1977) * Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1977) * Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 14.2 Rudy Gay 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.6 Rudy Gay 6.5

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 6.5 Rudy Gay 1.7

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.7 * Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.0 * Rudy Gay 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 667 Rudy Gay 272

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 77 Rudy Gay 124

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 306 Rudy Gay 33

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 34 * Rudy Gay 20

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 2 * Rudy Gay 8

Total Games Tiny Archibald 47 Rudy Gay 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .423 Rudy Gay .410

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .118 * Rudy Gay .286

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .826 Rudy Gay .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 20.2 (1975) Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.1 (1982) Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.9 (1980) Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 (1980) * Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1982) * Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019)

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.