Tiny Archibald vs. Mel Counts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Counts 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.

Mel Counts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tiny Archibald: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tiny Archibald 1 Mel Counts 2

NBA Seasons Tiny Archibald 13 Mel Counts 12

Playoffs Played Tiny Archibald 5 Mel Counts 8

All-Star Games Tiny Archibald 6 Mel Counts 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tiny Archibald 3 Mel Counts 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tiny Archibald 5 Mel Counts 0

Scoring Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Mel Counts 0

Assists Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Mel Counts 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 18.8 Mel Counts 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.3 Mel Counts 6.0

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.4 Mel Counts 1.4

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 * Mel Counts 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.1 * Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 16,481 Mel Counts 6,516

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 2,046 Mel Counts 4,756

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 6,476 Mel Counts 1,100

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 719 * Mel Counts 85 *

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 81 * Mel Counts 74 *

Total Games Tiny Archibald 876 Mel Counts 789

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .467 Mel Counts .435

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .224 * Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .810 Mel Counts .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 34.0 (1973) Mel Counts 12.6 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 3.0 (1971) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 11.4 (1973) Mel Counts 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.7 (1977) * Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1977) * Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 14.2 Mel Counts 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.6 Mel Counts 6.1

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 6.5 Mel Counts 1.2

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.7 * Mel Counts 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.0 * Mel Counts 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 667 Mel Counts 648

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 77 Mel Counts 519

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 306 Mel Counts 100

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 34 * Mel Counts 2 *

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 2 * Mel Counts 2 *

Total Games Tiny Archibald 47 Mel Counts 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .423 Mel Counts .426

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .118 * Mel Counts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .826 Mel Counts .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 20.2 (1975) Mel Counts 11.2 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.1 (1982) Mel Counts 8.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.9 (1980) Mel Counts 1.6 (1973)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 (1980) * Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1982) * Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) *

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.