Tiny Archibald vs. Swen Nater Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Swen Nater 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.

Swen Nater

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tiny Archibald: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Swen Nater: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tiny Archibald 1 Swen Nater 0

NBA Seasons Tiny Archibald 13 Swen Nater 8

Playoffs Played Tiny Archibald 5 Swen Nater 1

All-Star Games Tiny Archibald 6 Swen Nater 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tiny Archibald 3 Swen Nater 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tiny Archibald 5 Swen Nater 0

Scoring Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Swen Nater 0

Rebounds Leader Tiny Archibald 0 Swen Nater 1

Assists Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Swen Nater 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 18.8 Swen Nater 12.2

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.3 Swen Nater 10.8

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.4 Swen Nater 2.0

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 * Swen Nater 0.5

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.1 * Swen Nater 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 16,481 Swen Nater 5,943

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 2,046 Swen Nater 5,297

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 6,476 Swen Nater 954

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 719 * Swen Nater 258

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 81 * Swen Nater 226

Total Games Tiny Archibald 876 Swen Nater 489

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .467 Swen Nater .537

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .224 * Swen Nater .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .810 Swen Nater .760

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 34.0 (1973) Swen Nater 15.6 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 3.0 (1971) Swen Nater 15.0 (1980)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 11.4 (1973) Swen Nater 2.9 (1980)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.7 (1977) * Swen Nater 0.8 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1977) * Swen Nater 0.7 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 14.2 Swen Nater 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.6 Swen Nater 2.4

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 6.5 Swen Nater 0.1

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.7 * Swen Nater 0.1

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.0 * Swen Nater 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 667 Swen Nater 58

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 77 Swen Nater 40

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 306 Swen Nater 1

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 34 * Swen Nater 1

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 2 * Swen Nater 2

Total Games Tiny Archibald 47 Swen Nater 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .423 Swen Nater .500

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .118 * Swen Nater - *

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .826 Swen Nater .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 20.2 (1975) Swen Nater 3.4 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.1 (1982) Swen Nater 2.4 (1984)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.9 (1980) Swen Nater 0.1 (1984)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 (1980) * Swen Nater 0.1 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1982) * Swen Nater 0.1 (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.