Tiny Archibald vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek 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.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tiny Archibald: 1970-71 to 1983-84
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tiny Archibald 1 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Tiny Archibald 13 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Tiny Archibald 5 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Tiny Archibald 6 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tiny Archibald 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tiny Archibald 3 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tiny Archibald 5 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Tiny Archibald 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tiny Archibald 0 John Havlicek 8

Scoring Leader Tiny Archibald 1 John Havlicek 0

Assists Leader Tiny Archibald 1 John Havlicek 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 18.8 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.3 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.4 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 * John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.1 * John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 16,481 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 2,046 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 6,476 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 719 * John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 81 * John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Tiny Archibald 876 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .467 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .224 * John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .810 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 34.0 (1973) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 3.0 (1971) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 11.4 (1973) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.7 (1977) * John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1977) * John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 14.2 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.6 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 6.5 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.7 * John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.0 * John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 667 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 77 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 306 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 34 * John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 2 * John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Tiny Archibald 47 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .423 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .118 * John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .826 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 20.2 (1975) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.1 (1982) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.9 (1980) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 (1980) * John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1982) * John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) *

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.