Tiny Archibald vs. Don Buse Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Buse 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.

Don Buse

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tiny Archibald: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Don Buse: 1976-77 to 1984-85

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tiny Archibald 1 Don Buse 0

NBA Seasons Tiny Archibald 13 Don Buse 9

Playoffs Played Tiny Archibald 5 Don Buse 6

All-Star Games Tiny Archibald 6 Don Buse 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tiny Archibald 3 Don Buse 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tiny Archibald 5 Don Buse 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tiny Archibald 0 Don Buse 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tiny Archibald 0 Don Buse 4

Scoring Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Don Buse 0

Assists Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Don Buse 1

Steals Leader Tiny Archibald 0 * Don Buse 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 18.8 Don Buse 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.3 Don Buse 2.3

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.4 Don Buse 4.5

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 * Don Buse 1.8

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.1 * Don Buse 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 16,481 Don Buse 4,485

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 2,046 Don Buse 1,507

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 6,476 Don Buse 2,920

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 719 * Don Buse 1,160

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 81 * Don Buse 97

Total Games Tiny Archibald 876 Don Buse 648

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .467 Don Buse .442

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .224 * Don Buse .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .810 Don Buse .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 34.0 (1973) Don Buse 9.7 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 3.0 (1971) Don Buse 3.3 (1977)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 11.4 (1973) Don Buse 8.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.7 (1977) * Don Buse 3.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1977) * Don Buse 0.3 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 14.2 Don Buse 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.6 Don Buse 2.6

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 6.5 Don Buse 3.6

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.7 * Don Buse 1.1

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.0 * Don Buse 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 667 Don Buse 227

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 77 Don Buse 91

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 306 Don Buse 125

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 34 * Don Buse 37

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 2 * Don Buse 6

Total Games Tiny Archibald 47 Don Buse 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .423 Don Buse .399

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .118 * Don Buse .391 *

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .826 Don Buse .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 20.2 (1975) Don Buse 8.5 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.1 (1982) Don Buse 3.7 (1979)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.9 (1980) Don Buse 5.5 (1980)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 (1980) * Don Buse 2.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1982) * Don Buse 0.3 (1984)

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.