Tiny Archibald vs. Al Thornton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Al Thornton 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.

Al Thornton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tiny Archibald: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Al Thornton: 2007-08 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tiny Archibald 1 Al Thornton 0

NBA Seasons Tiny Archibald 13 Al Thornton 4

Playoffs Played Tiny Archibald 5 Al Thornton 0

All-Star Games Tiny Archibald 6 Al Thornton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tiny Archibald 3 Al Thornton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tiny Archibald 5 Al Thornton 0

Scoring Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Al Thornton 0

Assists Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Al Thornton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 18.8 Al Thornton 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.3 Al Thornton 4.2

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.4 Al Thornton 1.2

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 * Al Thornton 0.6

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.1 * Al Thornton 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 16,481 Al Thornton 3,527

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 2,046 Al Thornton 1,233

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 6,476 Al Thornton 353

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 719 * Al Thornton 185

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 81 * Al Thornton 152

Total Games Tiny Archibald 876 Al Thornton 296

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .467 Al Thornton .452

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .224 * Al Thornton .293

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .810 Al Thornton .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 34.0 (1973) Al Thornton 16.8 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 3.0 (1971) Al Thornton 5.2 (2009)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 11.4 (1973) Al Thornton 1.5 (2009)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.7 (1977) * Al Thornton 0.8 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1977) * Al Thornton 0.9 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 14.2 Al Thornton -

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.6 Al Thornton -

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 6.5 Al Thornton -

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.7 * Al Thornton -

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.0 * Al Thornton -

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 667 Al Thornton -

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 77 Al Thornton -

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 306 Al Thornton -

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 34 * Al Thornton -

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 2 * Al Thornton -

Total Games Tiny Archibald 47 Al Thornton 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .423 Al Thornton -

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .118 * Al Thornton -

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .826 Al Thornton -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 20.2 (1975) Al Thornton -

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.1 (1982) Al Thornton -

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.9 (1980) Al Thornton -

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 (1980) * Al Thornton -

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1982) * Al Thornton -

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. 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.