Tiny Archibald vs. Vern Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Gardner 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.

Vern Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tiny Archibald: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tiny Archibald 1 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Seasons Tiny Archibald 13 Vern Gardner 3

Playoffs Played Tiny Archibald 5 Vern Gardner 3

All-Star Games Tiny Archibald 6 Vern Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tiny Archibald 3 Vern Gardner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tiny Archibald 5 Vern Gardner 0

Scoring Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Vern Gardner 0

Assists Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 18.8 Vern Gardner 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.3 Vern Gardner 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.4 Vern Gardner 1.6

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.1 * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 16,481 Vern Gardner 1,339

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 2,046 Vern Gardner 349 *

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 6,476 Vern Gardner 245

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 719 * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 81 * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Tiny Archibald 876 Vern Gardner 151

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .467 Vern Gardner .344

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .224 * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .810 Vern Gardner .748

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 34.0 (1973) Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 3.0 (1971) Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 11.4 (1973) Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.7 (1977) * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1977) * Vern Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 14.2 Vern Gardner 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.6 Vern Gardner 3.6 *

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 6.5 Vern Gardner 0.7

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.7 * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.0 * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 667 Vern Gardner 71

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 77 Vern Gardner 18 *

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 306 Vern Gardner 5

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 34 * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 2 * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Tiny Archibald 47 Vern Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .423 Vern Gardner .366

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .118 * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .826 Vern Gardner .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 20.2 (1975) Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.1 (1982) Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.9 (1980) Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 (1980) * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1982) * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.