Tiny Archibald vs. Mel Thurston Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tiny Archibald: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Mel Thurston: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tiny Archibald 1 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Seasons Tiny Archibald 13 Mel Thurston 1

Playoffs Played Tiny Archibald 5 Mel Thurston 0

All-Star Games Tiny Archibald 6 Mel Thurston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tiny Archibald 3 Mel Thurston 0

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

Scoring Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Mel Thurston 0

Assists Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Mel Thurston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 18.8 Mel Thurston 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.3 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.4 Mel Thurston 0.3

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.1 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 16,481 Mel Thurston 78

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 2,046 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 6,476 Mel Thurston 4

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 719 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 81 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Tiny Archibald 876 Mel Thurston 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .467 Mel Thurston .283

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

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .810 Mel Thurston .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 34.0 (1973) Mel Thurston 5.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 3.0 (1971) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 11.4 (1973) Mel Thurston 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.7 (1977) * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1977) * Mel Thurston - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 14.2 Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.6 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 6.5 Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.7 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.0 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 667 Mel Thurston -

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 77 Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 306 Mel Thurston -

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 34 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 2 * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Total Games Tiny Archibald 47 Mel Thurston 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .423 Mel Thurston -

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

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .826 Mel Thurston -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 20.2 (1975) Mel Thurston -

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.1 (1982) Mel Thurston - n/a **

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.9 (1980) Mel Thurston -

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 (1980) * Mel Thurston - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1982) * Mel Thurston - n/a **

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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.