Tiny Archibald vs. Earl Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Gardner 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.

Earl Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tiny Archibald: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tiny Archibald 1 Earl Gardner 1

NBA Seasons Tiny Archibald 13 Earl Gardner 1

Playoffs Played Tiny Archibald 5 Earl Gardner 1

All-Star Games Tiny Archibald 6 Earl Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tiny Archibald 3 Earl Gardner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tiny Archibald 5 Earl Gardner 0

Scoring Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Earl Gardner 0

Assists Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Earl Gardner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 18.8 Earl Gardner 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.3 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.4 Earl Gardner 0.4

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.1 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 16,481 Earl Gardner 89

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 2,046 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 6,476 Earl Gardner 19

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 719 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 81 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Tiny Archibald 876 Earl Gardner 50

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .467 Earl Gardner .376

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .224 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .810 Earl Gardner .464

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 34.0 (1973) Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 3.0 (1971) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 11.4 (1973) Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.7 (1977) * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1977) * Earl Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 14.2 Earl Gardner 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.6 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 6.5 Earl Gardner 0.1

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.7 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.0 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 667 Earl Gardner 4

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 77 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 306 Earl Gardner 1

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 34 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 2 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Tiny Archibald 47 Earl Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .423 Earl Gardner .111

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .118 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .826 Earl Gardner .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 20.2 (1975) Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.1 (1982) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.9 (1980) Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 (1980) * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1982) * Earl Gardner - n/a **

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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.