Tiny Archibald vs. Evan Mobley Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Evan Mobley and Tiny Archibald, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Tiny Archibald played 13 years in the NBA, 9 more than Evan Mobley, who played 4. Tiny Archibald had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Evan Mobley had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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
Tiny Archibald 13 5 1970-71 to 1983-84
Evan Mobley 4 3 2021-22 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tiny Archibald Evan Mobley
Season 1970-712021-22
Team Cincinnati RoyalsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tiny Archibald 82 35.0 16.0 - - 3.0 5.5 - - - 2.7 5.9 13.4 .444 - - - 4.1 5.4 .757
difference:+13+1.2+1.0+5.3+3.0-0.6+0.2+1.4+.064+1.7+1.7+.094
Evan Mobley 69 33.8 15.0 2.1 6.2 8.3 2.5 0.8 1.7 1.9 2.1 6.1 12.0 .508 0.3 1.3 .250 2.4 3.7 .663
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Tiny Archibald nor Evan Mobley played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Tiny Archibald Evan Mobley
Season 1971-722022-23
Team Cincinnati RoyalsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tiny Archibald 76 43.1 28.2 - - 2.9 9.2 - - - 2.6 9.7 19.9 .486 - - - 8.9 10.8 .822
difference:+3+8.7+12.0+6.1+6.4-0.2+3.1+7.9+.068+6.3+7.0+.148
Evan Mobley 79 34.4 16.2 2.4 6.6 9.0 2.8 0.8 1.5 1.8 2.8 6.6 12.0 .554 0.3 1.3 .216 2.6 3.8 .674
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tiny Archibald DNP------ --- ----------
Evan Mobley 5 37.6 9.8 3.0 7.0 10.0 2.0 0.6 1.2 2.4 2.6 4.4 9.6 .458 0.0 0.2 .000 1.0 1.6 .625

Season 3

Tiny Archibald Evan Mobley
Season 1972-732023-24
Team Kansas City-Omaha KingsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost East Conf Semis
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tiny Archibald 80 46.0 34.0 - - 2.8 11.4 - - - 2.6 12.9 26.3 .488 - - - 8.3 9.8 .847
difference:+30+15.4+18.3+6.6+8.2-0.1+6.5+15.3+.092+5.8+6.4+.128
Evan Mobley 50 30.6 15.7 2.2 7.1 9.4 3.2 0.9 1.4 1.8 2.7 6.4 11.0 .580 0.4 1.2 .373 2.5 3.4 .719
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tiny Archibald DNP------ --- ----------
Evan Mobley 12 35.2 16.0 2.5 6.8 9.3 2.3 0.8 2.2 1.8 2.8 6.8 12.2 .555 0.4 1.5 .278 2.1 3.0 .694

Season 4

Tiny Archibald Evan Mobley
Season 1973-742024-25
Team Kansas City-Omaha KingsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Defensive Player of the Year
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost East Conf Semis
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+36+5.8+0.9+1.7+5.2+6.9+4.4+0.7+1.4-0.2+0.8+1.3+.106+1.8+1.7+.095
Evan Mobley 71 30.5 18.5 2.3 7.0 9.3 3.2 0.9 1.6 2.0 2.0 7.1 12.8 .557 1.2 3.2 .370 3.1 4.3 .725
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tiny Archibald DNP------ --- ----------
Evan Mobley 8 32.1 17.1 2.6 5.5 8.1 1.6 1.1 1.0 1.4 1.3 6.4 10.9 .586 1.8 3.9 .452 2.6 3.1 .840

Additional Years

* Tiny Archibald played 9 seasons more than Evan Mobley in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 13, from 1975 to 1984—Tiny Archibald played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 9 extra years over Evan Mobley, Tiny Archibald got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 5 All-Star Game
Achievement 1 All-Star Game MVP