Tiny Archibald vs. Victor Wembanyama Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Victor Wembanyama 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, 10 more than Victor Wembanyama, who played 3. Tiny Archibald had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Victor Wembanyama had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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
Victor Wembanyama 3 0 2023-24 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tiny Archibald Victor Wembanyama
Season 1970-712023-24
Team Cincinnati RoyalsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement Blocks Leader
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:+11+5.3+5.4+7.6+1.6-0.5+1.9+3.3+.021+0.2+.039
Victor Wembanyama 71 29.7 21.4 2.3 8.4 10.6 3.9 1.2 3.6 3.7 2.2 7.8 16.7 .465 1.8 5.5 .325 4.1 5.2 .796
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Tiny Archibald nor Victor Wembanyama played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Tiny Archibald Victor Wembanyama
Season 1971-722024-25
Team Cincinnati RoyalsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement Blocks Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did not playDid not play
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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:+30+9.9+3.9+8.1+5.5-0.3+0.8+1.3+.010+5.5+6.7+.014
Victor Wembanyama 46 33.2 24.3 1.8 9.2 11.0 3.7 1.1 3.8 3.2 2.3 8.9 18.6 .476 3.1 8.8 .352 3.4 4.1 .836
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Tiny Archibald nor Victor Wembanyama played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Tiny Archibald Victor Wembanyama
Season 1972-732025-26
Team Kansas City-Omaha KingsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did not playDid not play
(season in progress)
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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:+61+15.8+10.1+8.7+7.9-0.4+4.4+9.8+.030+2.9+3.3+.010
Victor Wembanyama 19 30.2 23.9 2.1 9.5 11.5 3.5 0.8 3.1 3.3 3.0 8.5 16.5 .518 1.4 4.1 .351 5.4 6.5 .837
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Tiny Archibald nor Victor Wembanyama played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

* Tiny Archibald played 10 seasons more than Victor Wembanyama in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 13, from 1974 to 1984—Tiny Archibald played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 10 extra years over Victor Wembanyama, 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