Tiny Archibald vs. Tom Burleson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Burleson 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.

Tom Burleson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tiny Archibald: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Tom Burleson: 1974-75 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tiny Archibald 1 Tom Burleson 0

NBA Seasons Tiny Archibald 13 Tom Burleson 7

Playoffs Played Tiny Archibald 5 Tom Burleson 2

All-Star Games Tiny Archibald 6 Tom Burleson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tiny Archibald 3 Tom Burleson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tiny Archibald 5 Tom Burleson 0

Scoring Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Tom Burleson 0

Assists Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Tom Burleson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 18.8 Tom Burleson 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.3 Tom Burleson 6.3

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.4 Tom Burleson 1.3

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 * Tom Burleson 0.7

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.1 * Tom Burleson 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 16,481 Tom Burleson 4,190

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 2,046 Tom Burleson 2,794

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 6,476 Tom Burleson 601

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 719 * Tom Burleson 312

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 81 * Tom Burleson 591

Total Games Tiny Archibald 876 Tom Burleson 446

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .467 Tom Burleson .445

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .224 * Tom Burleson .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .810 Tom Burleson .726

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 34.0 (1973) Tom Burleson 15.6 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 3.0 (1971) Tom Burleson 9.0 (1976)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 11.4 (1973) Tom Burleson 2.2 (1976)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.7 (1977) * Tom Burleson 0.9 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1977) * Tom Burleson 1.9 (1975)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 14.2 Tom Burleson 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.6 Tom Burleson 10.2

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 6.5 Tom Burleson 1.5

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.7 * Tom Burleson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.0 * Tom Burleson 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 667 Tom Burleson 311

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 77 Tom Burleson 153

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 306 Tom Burleson 23

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 34 * Tom Burleson 13

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 2 * Tom Burleson 26

Total Games Tiny Archibald 47 Tom Burleson 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .423 Tom Burleson .542

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .118 * Tom Burleson - *

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .826 Tom Burleson .756

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 20.2 (1975) Tom Burleson 20.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.1 (1982) Tom Burleson 10.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.9 (1980) Tom Burleson 1.7 (1976)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 (1980) * Tom Burleson 1.0 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1982) * Tom Burleson 2.0 (1975)

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.