Tiny Archibald vs. Kenny Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kenny Smith 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.

Kenny Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tiny Archibald: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Kenny Smith: 1987-88 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tiny Archibald 1 Kenny Smith 2

NBA Seasons Tiny Archibald 13 Kenny Smith 10

Playoffs Played Tiny Archibald 5 Kenny Smith 5

All-Star Games Tiny Archibald 6 Kenny Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tiny Archibald 3 Kenny Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tiny Archibald 5 Kenny Smith 0

Scoring Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Kenny Smith 0

Assists Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Kenny Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 18.8 Kenny Smith 12.8

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.3 Kenny Smith 2.0

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.4 Kenny Smith 5.5

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 * Kenny Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.1 * Kenny Smith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 16,481 Kenny Smith 9,397

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 2,046 Kenny Smith 1,454

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 6,476 Kenny Smith 4,073

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 719 * Kenny Smith 759

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 81 * Kenny Smith 65

Total Games Tiny Archibald 876 Kenny Smith 737

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .467 Kenny Smith .480

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .224 * Kenny Smith .399

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .810 Kenny Smith .829

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 34.0 (1973) Kenny Smith 17.7 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 3.0 (1971) Kenny Smith 2.8 (1989)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 11.4 (1973) Kenny Smith 7.7 (1989)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.7 (1977) * Kenny Smith 1.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1977) * Kenny Smith 0.1 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 14.2 Kenny Smith 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.6 Kenny Smith 2.2

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 6.5 Kenny Smith 4.5

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.7 * Kenny Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.0 * Kenny Smith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 667 Kenny Smith 780

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 77 Kenny Smith 147

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 306 Kenny Smith 305

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 34 * Kenny Smith 54

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 2 * Kenny Smith 9

Total Games Tiny Archibald 47 Kenny Smith 68

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .423 Kenny Smith .457

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .118 * Kenny Smith .448

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .826 Kenny Smith .847

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 20.2 (1975) Kenny Smith 15.3 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.1 (1982) Kenny Smith 2.7 (1991)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.9 (1980) Kenny Smith 8.0 (1991)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 (1980) * Kenny Smith 1.3 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1982) * Kenny Smith 0.3 (1991)

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.