Bam Adebayo vs. Tiny Archibald Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tiny Archibald and Bam Adebayo, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Bam Adebayo played 9 years in the NBA, 4 less than Tiny Archibald, who played 13. Bam Adebayo had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Tiny Archibald had his rookie season in 1970-71. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
| Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
| Bam Adebayo |
9 |
7 |
2017-18 to 2025-26 |
| Tiny Archibald |
13 |
5 |
1970-71 to 1983-84 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
69 |
19.8 |
6.9 |
1.7 |
3.8 |
5.5 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
4.9 |
.512 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
.721 |
| difference: | +13 | +15.2 | +9.1 | | | +2.5 | +4.0 | | | | -0.7 | +3.4 | +8.5 | +.068 | | | | +2.2 | +2.8 | +.036 |
| Tiny Archibald |
82 |
35.0 |
16.0 |
- |
- |
3.0 |
5.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
5.9 |
13.4 |
.444 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
5.4 |
.757 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
5 |
15.4 |
3.4 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
.467 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
.214 |
| Tiny Archibald |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
82 |
23.3 |
8.9 |
2.0 |
5.3 |
7.3 |
2.2 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
5.9 |
.576 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.200 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
.735 |
| difference: | +6 | +19.8 | +19.3 | | | +4.4 | +7.0 | | | | -0.1 | +6.3 | +14.0 | +.090 | | | | +6.9 | +8.0 | +.087 |
| Tiny Archibald |
76 |
43.1 |
28.2 |
- |
- |
2.9 |
9.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
9.7 |
19.9 |
.486 |
- |
- |
- |
8.9 |
10.8 |
.822 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Bam Adebayo nor Tiny Archibald played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
72 |
33.6 |
15.9 |
2.4 |
7.8 |
10.2 |
5.1 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
6.1 |
11.0 |
.557 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.143 |
3.7 |
5.3 |
.691 |
| difference: | +8 | +12.4 | +18.1 | | | +7.4 | +6.3 | | | | -0.1 | +6.8 | +15.3 | +.069 | | | | +4.6 | +4.5 | +.156 |
| Tiny Archibald |
80 |
46.0 |
34.0 |
- |
- |
2.8 |
11.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
12.9 |
26.3 |
.488 |
- |
- |
- |
8.3 |
9.8 |
.847 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
19 |
36.2 |
17.8 |
2.5 |
7.8 |
10.3 |
4.4 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
6.5 |
11.6 |
.564 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
4.7 |
6.1 |
.783 |
| Tiny Archibald |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
64 |
33.5 |
18.7 |
2.2 |
6.7 |
9.0 |
5.4 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
7.1 |
12.5 |
.570 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.250 |
4.4 |
5.5 |
.799 |
| difference: | +29 | +2.8 | +1.1 | +1.6 | +4.9 | +6.6 | +2.2 | +0.4 | +0.8 | | -0.1 | +0.8 | +1.6 | +.119 | | | | +0.5 | +0.5 | +.021 |
| Tiny Archibald |
35 |
36.3 |
17.6 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
7.6 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
- |
2.2 |
6.3 |
14.1 |
.451 |
- |
- |
- |
4.9 |
6.0 |
.820 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
4 |
34.0 |
15.5 |
3.5 |
5.8 |
9.3 |
4.3 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
6.5 |
14.3 |
.456 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.5 |
3.3 |
.769 |
| Tiny Archibald |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
56 |
32.6 |
19.1 |
2.4 |
7.6 |
10.1 |
3.4 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
7.3 |
13.0 |
.557 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
4.6 |
6.1 |
.753 |
| difference: | +26 | +7.0 | +7.4 | +1.8 | +5.5 | +7.4 | +3.4 | +0.1 | +0.7 | | -0.8 | +2.0 | +7.3 | +.101 | | | | +3.4 | +3.0 | +.119 |
| Tiny Archibald |
82 |
39.6 |
26.5 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
6.8 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
- |
2.3 |
9.3 |
20.3 |
.456 |
- |
- |
- |
8.0 |
9.1 |
.872 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
18 |
34.1 |
14.8 |
2.1 |
5.9 |
8.0 |
2.7 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
5.8 |
9.7 |
.594 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
.763 |
| difference: | +12 | +6.2 | +5.4 | +1.8 | +4.4 | +6.2 | +2.6 | +0.3 | +0.7 | | -0.1 | +1.4 | +10.0 | +.230 | | | | +2.6 | +3.0 | +.051 |
| Tiny Archibald |
6 |
40.3 |
20.2 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
5.3 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
- |
3.0 |
7.2 |
19.7 |
.364 |
- |
- |
- |
5.8 |
7.2 |
.814 |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
75 |
34.6 |
20.4 |
2.5 |
6.7 |
9.2 |
3.2 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
8.0 |
14.9 |
.540 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.083 |
4.3 |
5.4 |
.806 |
| difference: | +3 | +6.2 | +4.4 | +1.6 | +4.8 | +6.5 | +4.7 | +0.4 | +0.6 | | -0.6 | +1.2 | +5.4 | +.087 | | | | +2.1 | +2.6 | +.004 |
| Tiny Archibald |
78 |
40.8 |
24.8 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
7.9 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
- |
2.2 |
9.2 |
20.3 |
.453 |
- |
- |
- |
6.4 |
8.0 |
.802 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
23 |
37.0 |
17.9 |
2.7 |
7.1 |
9.9 |
3.7 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
7.3 |
15.1 |
.481 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.4 |
4.1 |
.821 |
| Tiny Archibald |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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7th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
71 |
34.0 |
19.3 |
2.2 |
8.1 |
10.4 |
3.9 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
7.5 |
14.3 |
.521 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.357 |
4.1 |
5.5 |
.755 |
| difference: | +37 | +3.6 | +1.2 | +1.6 | +6.4 | +8.0 | +3.6 | +0.6 | +0.6 | | -0.1 | +0.1 | +2.2 | +.075 | | | | +1.7 | +1.9 | +.030 |
| Tiny Archibald |
34 |
37.6 |
20.5 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
7.5 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
- |
2.3 |
7.4 |
16.5 |
.446 |
- |
- |
- |
5.8 |
7.4 |
.785 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
5 |
38.4 |
22.6 |
2.2 |
7.2 |
9.4 |
3.8 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
3.0 |
9.6 |
19.4 |
.495 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
.200 |
3.0 |
4.2 |
.714 |
| Tiny Archibald |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Tiny Archibald didn't play in 1977-78.
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8th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
78 |
34.3 |
18.1 |
2.4 |
7.2 |
9.6 |
4.3 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
6.9 |
14.3 |
.485 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
.357 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
.765 |
| difference: | +9 | +10.2 | +7.1 | +2.0 | +6.1 | +8.1 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.6 | -0.8 | -0.2 | +3.1 | +6.0 | +.033 | | | | +0.3 | +0.2 | +.023 |
| Tiny Archibald |
69 |
24.1 |
11.0 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
4.7 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
2.9 |
1.9 |
3.8 |
8.3 |
.452 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
4.4 |
.788 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
4 |
38.3 |
17.5 |
4.0 |
7.0 |
11.0 |
4.3 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
7.0 |
16.0 |
.438 |
1.8 |
5.3 |
.333 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
.636 |
| Tiny Archibald |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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9th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
16 |
30.3 |
19.5 |
1.4 |
7.4 |
8.8 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
6.9 |
14.8 |
.470 |
1.9 |
5.3 |
.357 |
3.8 |
4.6 |
.811 |
| difference: | +64 | +5.5 | +5.4 | +0.7 | +5.7 | +6.3 | +5.9 | +0.3 | +0.7 | -1.2 | -1.4 | +2.1 | +4.9 | +.012 | +1.8 | +5.1 | +.135 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +.019 |
| Tiny Archibald |
80 |
35.8 |
14.1 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
8.4 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
3.0 |
2.7 |
4.8 |
9.9 |
.482 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.222 |
4.5 |
5.4 |
.830 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bam Adebayo |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tiny Archibald |
9 |
36.9 |
14.2 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
7.9 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
4.2 |
3.1 |
5.0 |
9.9 |
.506 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.500 |
4.1 |
4.7 |
.881 |
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Additional Years |
* Tiny Archibald played 4 seasons more than Bam Adebayo in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 10 to 13, from 1981 to 1984—Tiny Archibald played in 3 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 4 extra years over Bam Adebayo, Tiny Archibald got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-NBA Second Team
2 All-Star Game
1 All-Star Game MVP
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