Tiny Archibald vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming 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.
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, 5 more than Yao Ming, who played 8. Tiny Archibald had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Yao Ming had his rookie season in 2002-03. 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 |
| Yao Ming |
8 |
4 |
2002-03 to 2010-11 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Tiny Archibald |
Yao Ming |
| Season |
1970-71 | 2002-03 |
| Team |
Cincinnati Royals | Houston Rockets |
| Honors & Awards |
- |  All-Rookie First Team |
| - | All-Star Game |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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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 | % |
| Tiny Archibald |
82 |
35.0 |
16.0 |
- |
- |
3.0 |
5.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
5.9 |
13.4 |
.444 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
5.4 |
.757 |
| difference: | | +6.0 | +2.5 | | | +5.2 | +3.8 | | | | -0.1 | +1.0 | +3.6 | +.054 | | | | +0.4 | +0.9 | +.054 |
| Yao Ming |
82 |
29.0 |
13.5 |
2.4 |
5.8 |
8.2 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
4.9 |
9.8 |
.498 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.7 |
4.5 |
.811 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Tiny Archibald nor Yao Ming played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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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 | % |
| Tiny Archibald |
76 |
43.1 |
28.2 |
- |
- |
2.9 |
9.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
9.7 |
19.9 |
.486 |
- |
- |
- |
8.9 |
10.8 |
.822 |
| difference: | +6 | +10.3 | +10.7 | | | +6.1 | +7.7 | | | | -0.7 | +3.2 | +7.4 | +.036 | | | | +4.5 | +5.4 | +.013 |
| Yao Ming |
82 |
32.8 |
17.5 |
2.4 |
6.6 |
9.0 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
6.5 |
12.5 |
.522 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.4 |
5.4 |
.809 |
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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 | % |
| Tiny Archibald |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yao Ming |
5 |
37.6 |
15.0 |
2.2 |
5.2 |
7.4 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
4.0 |
6.2 |
13.6 |
.456 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.6 |
3.4 |
.765 |
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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 | % |
| Tiny Archibald |
80 |
46.0 |
34.0 |
- |
- |
2.8 |
11.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
12.9 |
26.3 |
.488 |
- |
- |
- |
8.3 |
9.8 |
.847 |
| difference: | | +15.4 | +15.7 | | | +5.6 | +10.6 | | | | -1.1 | +6.2 | +14.1 | +.064 | | | | +3.4 | +3.6 | +.064 |
| Yao Ming |
80 |
30.6 |
18.3 |
2.6 |
5.8 |
8.4 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
3.7 |
6.7 |
12.2 |
.552 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.9 |
6.2 |
.783 |
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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 | % |
| Tiny Archibald |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yao Ming |
7 |
31.9 |
21.4 |
3.3 |
4.4 |
7.7 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
4.4 |
7.9 |
12.0 |
.655 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
5.7 |
7.9 |
.727 |
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Season 4 |
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Tiny Archibald |
Yao Ming |
| Season |
1973-74 | 2005-06 |
| Team |
Kansas City-Omaha Kings | Houston Rockets |
| Honors & Awards |
- | All-NBA Third Team |
| - | All-Star Game |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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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 | % |
| 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: | +22 | +2.1 | +4.7 | +2.0 | +5.8 | +7.8 | +6.1 | +1.1 | +1.4 | | -1.2 | +1.9 | +1.7 | +.068 | | | | +1.0 | +0.9 | +.033 |
| Yao Ming |
57 |
34.2 |
22.3 |
2.6 |
7.6 |
10.2 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
8.2 |
15.8 |
.519 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
5.9 |
6.9 |
.853 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Tiny Archibald nor Yao Ming played in the postseason in their season 4 |
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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 | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +34 | +5.8 | +1.5 | +1.5 | +5.2 | +6.7 | +4.8 | +1.1 | +1.9 | | -1.0 | +0.5 | +3.2 | +.060 | | | | +0.6 | +0.5 | +.010 |
| Yao Ming |
48 |
33.8 |
25.0 |
2.1 |
7.3 |
9.4 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
8.8 |
17.1 |
.516 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
7.4 |
8.6 |
.862 |
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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 | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +1 | +3.2 | +4.9 | +3.0 | +5.5 | +8.5 | +4.4 | +0.6 | +0.7 | | -0.9 | +0.7 | +1.8 | +.076 | | | | +3.6 | +3.5 | +.066 |
| Yao Ming |
7 |
37.1 |
25.1 |
3.3 |
7.0 |
10.3 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
4.7 |
3.9 |
7.9 |
17.9 |
.440 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
9.4 |
10.7 |
.880 |
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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 | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +43 | +4.0 | +0.8 | +2.0 | +5.5 | +7.5 | +5.7 | +1.3 | +1.6 | | -1.0 | | +3.1 | +.102 | | | | +0.9 | +1.7 | +.081 |
| Yao Ming |
77 |
33.6 |
19.7 |
2.6 |
7.2 |
9.9 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
7.4 |
13.4 |
.548 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.9 |
5.7 |
.866 |
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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 | % |
| Tiny Archibald |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yao Ming |
9 |
35.9 |
17.1 |
2.1 |
8.8 |
10.9 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
6.0 |
11.0 |
.545 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
5.1 |
5.7 |
.902 |
Note: Tiny Archibald didn't play in 1977-78.
Note: Yao Ming didn't play in 2009-10.
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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 | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +64 | +5.9 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +2.9 | +3.9 | +3.9 | +0.8 | +1.5 | -1.5 | -0.7 | +0.2 | +0.9 | +.034 | | | | +0.5 | +1.2 | +.150 |
| Yao Ming |
5 |
18.2 |
10.2 |
1.4 |
4.0 |
5.4 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
7.4 |
.486 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.0 |
3.2 |
.938 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Tiny Archibald nor Yao Ming played in the postseason in their season 8 |
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Additional Years |
* Tiny Archibald played 5 seasons more than Yao Ming in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 9 to 13, from 1980 to 1984—Tiny Archibald played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 5 extra years over Yao Ming, Tiny Archibald got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Second Team
3 All-Star Game
1 All-Star Game MVP
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