Tiny Archibald vs. John Salley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Salley 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 Salley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tiny Archibald: 1970-71 to 1983-84
John Salley: 1986-87 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tiny Archibald 1 John Salley 4

NBA Seasons Tiny Archibald 13 John Salley 11

Playoffs Played Tiny Archibald 5 John Salley 9

All-Star Games Tiny Archibald 6 John Salley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tiny Archibald 3 John Salley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tiny Archibald 5 John Salley 0

Scoring Leader Tiny Archibald 1 John Salley 0

Assists Leader Tiny Archibald 1 John Salley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 18.8 John Salley 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.3 John Salley 4.5

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.4 John Salley 1.2

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 * John Salley 0.6

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.1 * John Salley 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 16,481 John Salley 5,228

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 2,046 John Salley 3,356

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 6,476 John Salley 916

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 719 * John Salley 451

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 81 * John Salley 983

Total Games Tiny Archibald 876 John Salley 748

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .467 John Salley .506

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .224 * John Salley .214

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .810 John Salley .714

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 34.0 (1973) John Salley 9.5 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 3.0 (1971) John Salley 6.1 (1993)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 11.4 (1973) John Salley 1.8 (1994)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.7 (1977) * John Salley 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1977) * John Salley 1.9 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 14.2 John Salley 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.6 John Salley 4.4

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 6.5 John Salley 0.8

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.7 * John Salley 0.4

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.0 * John Salley 1.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 667 John Salley 857

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 77 John Salley 588

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 306 John Salley 104

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 34 * John Salley 49

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 2 * John Salley 159

Total Games Tiny Archibald 47 John Salley 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .423 John Salley .505

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .118 * John Salley .000

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .826 John Salley .690

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 20.2 (1975) John Salley 12.6 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.1 (1982) John Salley 8.0 (1994)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.9 (1980) John Salley 2.8 (1992)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 (1980) * John Salley 0.7 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1982) * John Salley 2.8 (1992)

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.