Tiny Archibald vs. Steve Downing Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Downing 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.

Steve Downing

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tiny Archibald: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Steve Downing: 1973-74 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tiny Archibald 1 Steve Downing 1

NBA Seasons Tiny Archibald 13 Steve Downing 2

Playoffs Played Tiny Archibald 5 Steve Downing 1

All-Star Games Tiny Archibald 6 Steve Downing 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tiny Archibald 3 Steve Downing 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tiny Archibald 5 Steve Downing 0

Scoring Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Steve Downing 0

Assists Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Steve Downing 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 18.8 Steve Downing 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.3 Steve Downing 1.5

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.4 Steve Downing 0.4

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 * Steve Downing 0.2

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.1 * Steve Downing 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 16,481 Steve Downing 64

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 2,046 Steve Downing 41

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 6,476 Steve Downing 11

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 719 * Steve Downing 5

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 81 * Steve Downing 0

Total Games Tiny Archibald 876 Steve Downing 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .467 Steve Downing .318

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .224 * Steve Downing - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .810 Steve Downing .550

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 34.0 (1973) Steve Downing 2.7 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 3.0 (1971) Steve Downing 1.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 11.4 (1973) Steve Downing 0.5 (1974)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.7 (1977) * Steve Downing 0.2 (1974)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1977) * Steve Downing 0.0 (1975)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 14.2 Steve Downing 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.6 Steve Downing 2.0

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 6.5 Steve Downing 0.0

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.7 * Steve Downing 0.0

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.0 * Steve Downing 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 667 Steve Downing 2

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 77 Steve Downing 2

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 306 Steve Downing 0

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 34 * Steve Downing 0

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 2 * Steve Downing 0

Total Games Tiny Archibald 47 Steve Downing 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .423 Steve Downing .500

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .118 * Steve Downing - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .826 Steve Downing -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 20.2 (1975) Steve Downing 2.0 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.1 (1982) Steve Downing 2.0 (1974)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.9 (1980) Steve Downing 0.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 (1980) * Steve Downing 0.0 (1974)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1982) * Steve Downing 0.0 (1974)

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.