Tiny Archibald vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton 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.

Elfrid Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tiny Archibald: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tiny Archibald 1 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons Tiny Archibald 13 Elfrid Payton 8

Playoffs Played Tiny Archibald 5 Elfrid Payton 2

All-Star Games Tiny Archibald 6 Elfrid Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tiny Archibald 3 Elfrid Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tiny Archibald 5 Elfrid Payton 0

Scoring Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Elfrid Payton 0

Assists Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 18.8 Elfrid Payton 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.3 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.4 Elfrid Payton 5.7

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 * Elfrid Payton 1.2

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.1 * Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 16,481 Elfrid Payton 5,036

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 2,046 Elfrid Payton 2,007

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 6,476 Elfrid Payton 2,867

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 719 * Elfrid Payton 588

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 81 * Elfrid Payton 151

Total Games Tiny Archibald 876 Elfrid Payton 500

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .467 Elfrid Payton .447

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .224 * Elfrid Payton .287

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .810 Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 34.0 (1973) Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 3.0 (1971) Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 11.4 (1973) Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.7 (1977) * Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1977) * Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 14.2 Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.6 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 6.5 Elfrid Payton 1.0

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.7 * Elfrid Payton 0.3

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.0 * Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 667 Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 77 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 306 Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 34 * Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 2 * Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games Tiny Archibald 47 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .423 Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .118 * Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .826 Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 20.2 (1975) Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.1 (1982) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.9 (1980) Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 (1980) * Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1982) * Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

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.