Tiny Archibald vs. Mel Davis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Davis 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 Davis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tiny Archibald: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Mel Davis: 1973-74 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tiny Archibald 1 Mel Davis 0

NBA Seasons Tiny Archibald 13 Mel Davis 4

Playoffs Played Tiny Archibald 5 Mel Davis 2

All-Star Games Tiny Archibald 6 Mel Davis 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tiny Archibald 3 Mel Davis 0

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

Scoring Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Mel Davis 0

Assists Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Mel Davis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 18.8 Mel Davis 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.3 Mel Davis 4.3

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.4 Mel Davis 0.9

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 * Mel Davis 0.3

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.1 * Mel Davis 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 16,481 Mel Davis 1,008

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 2,046 Mel Davis 816

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 6,476 Mel Davis 164

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 719 * Mel Davis 66

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 81 * Mel Davis 22

Total Games Tiny Archibald 876 Mel Davis 190

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .467 Mel Davis .376

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

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .810 Mel Davis .709

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 34.0 (1973) Mel Davis 7.1 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 3.0 (1971) Mel Davis 5.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 11.4 (1973) Mel Davis 1.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.7 (1977) * Mel Davis 0.6 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1977) * Mel Davis 0.1 (1974)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 14.2 Mel Davis 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.6 Mel Davis 1.3

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 6.5 Mel Davis 0.3

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.7 * Mel Davis 0.0

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.0 * Mel Davis 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 667 Mel Davis 24

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 77 Mel Davis 9

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 306 Mel Davis 2

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 34 * Mel Davis 0

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 2 * Mel Davis 0

Total Games Tiny Archibald 47 Mel Davis 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .423 Mel Davis .458

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

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .826 Mel Davis 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 20.2 (1975) Mel Davis 4.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.1 (1982) Mel Davis 1.3 (1975)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.9 (1980) Mel Davis 0.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 (1980) * Mel Davis 0.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1982) * Mel Davis 0.0 (1975)

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.