Tiny Archibald vs. Melvin Turpin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Melvin Turpin 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.

Melvin Turpin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tiny Archibald: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Melvin Turpin: 1984-85 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tiny Archibald 1 Melvin Turpin 0

NBA Seasons Tiny Archibald 13 Melvin Turpin 5

Playoffs Played Tiny Archibald 5 Melvin Turpin 2

All-Star Games Tiny Archibald 6 Melvin Turpin 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tiny Archibald 3 Melvin Turpin 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tiny Archibald 5 Melvin Turpin 0

Scoring Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Melvin Turpin 0

Assists Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Melvin Turpin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 18.8 Melvin Turpin 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.3 Melvin Turpin 4.6

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.4 Melvin Turpin 0.5

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 * Melvin Turpin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.1 * Melvin Turpin 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 16,481 Melvin Turpin 3,071

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 2,046 Melvin Turpin 1,655

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 6,476 Melvin Turpin 183

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 719 * Melvin Turpin 155

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 81 * Melvin Turpin 348

Total Games Tiny Archibald 876 Melvin Turpin 361

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .467 Melvin Turpin .516

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .224 * Melvin Turpin .111

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .810 Melvin Turpin .777

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 34.0 (1973) Melvin Turpin 13.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 3.0 (1971) Melvin Turpin 7.0 (1986)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 11.4 (1973) Melvin Turpin 0.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.7 (1977) * Melvin Turpin 0.8 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1977) * Melvin Turpin 1.3 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 14.2 Melvin Turpin 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.6 Melvin Turpin 1.3

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 6.5 Melvin Turpin 0.2

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.7 * Melvin Turpin 0.5

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.0 * Melvin Turpin 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 667 Melvin Turpin 33

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 77 Melvin Turpin 14

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 306 Melvin Turpin 2

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 34 * Melvin Turpin 5

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 2 * Melvin Turpin 5

Total Games Tiny Archibald 47 Melvin Turpin 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .423 Melvin Turpin .536

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .118 * Melvin Turpin -

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .826 Melvin Turpin .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 20.2 (1975) Melvin Turpin 6.3 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.1 (1982) Melvin Turpin 2.0 (1985)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.9 (1980) Melvin Turpin 0.3 (1988)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 (1980) * Melvin Turpin 1.0 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1982) * Melvin Turpin 0.6 (1988)

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.