Tiny Archibald vs. Alton Lister Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alton Lister 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.

Alton Lister

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tiny Archibald: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Alton Lister: 1981-82 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tiny Archibald 1 Alton Lister 0

NBA Seasons Tiny Archibald 13 Alton Lister 16

Playoffs Played Tiny Archibald 5 Alton Lister 11

All-Star Games Tiny Archibald 6 Alton Lister 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tiny Archibald 3 Alton Lister 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tiny Archibald 5 Alton Lister 0

Scoring Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Alton Lister 0

Assists Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Alton Lister 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 18.8 Alton Lister 6.6

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.3 Alton Lister 6.3

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.4 Alton Lister 1.0

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 * Alton Lister 0.4

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.1 * Alton Lister 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 16,481 Alton Lister 6,298

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 2,046 Alton Lister 5,996

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 6,476 Alton Lister 914

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 719 * Alton Lister 351

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 81 * Alton Lister 1,473

Total Games Tiny Archibald 876 Alton Lister 953

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .467 Alton Lister .512

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .224 * Alton Lister .111

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .810 Alton Lister .597

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 34.0 (1973) Alton Lister 11.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 3.0 (1971) Alton Lister 9.4 (1987)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 11.4 (1973) Alton Lister 1.6 (1985)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.7 (1977) * Alton Lister 0.6 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1977) * Alton Lister 2.4 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 14.2 Alton Lister 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.6 Alton Lister 5.8

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 6.5 Alton Lister 0.8

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.7 * Alton Lister 0.4

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.0 * Alton Lister 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 667 Alton Lister 617

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 77 Alton Lister 506

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 306 Alton Lister 70

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 34 * Alton Lister 39

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 2 * Alton Lister 142

Total Games Tiny Archibald 47 Alton Lister 87

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .423 Alton Lister .505

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .118 * Alton Lister .000

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .826 Alton Lister .640

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 20.2 (1975) Alton Lister 11.9 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.1 (1982) Alton Lister 7.8 (1985)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.9 (1980) Alton Lister 1.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 (1980) * Alton Lister 1.0 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1982) * Alton Lister 2.6 (1989)

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.