Tiny Archibald vs. Norm Nixon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Nixon 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.

Norm Nixon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tiny Archibald: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Norm Nixon: 1977-78 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tiny Archibald 1 Norm Nixon 2

NBA Seasons Tiny Archibald 13 Norm Nixon 10

Playoffs Played Tiny Archibald 5 Norm Nixon 6

All-Star Games Tiny Archibald 6 Norm Nixon 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tiny Archibald 3 Norm Nixon 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tiny Archibald 5 Norm Nixon 0

Scoring Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Norm Nixon 0

Assists Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Norm Nixon 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 18.8 Norm Nixon 15.7

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.3 Norm Nixon 2.6

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.4 Norm Nixon 8.3

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 * Norm Nixon 1.5

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.1 * Norm Nixon 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 16,481 Norm Nixon 12,065

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 2,046 Norm Nixon 1,991

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 6,476 Norm Nixon 6,386

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 719 * Norm Nixon 1,187

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 81 * Norm Nixon 71

Total Games Tiny Archibald 876 Norm Nixon 768

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .467 Norm Nixon .483

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .224 * Norm Nixon .294 *

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .810 Norm Nixon .772

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 34.0 (1973) Norm Nixon 17.6 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 3.0 (1971) Norm Nixon 3.0 (1978)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 11.4 (1973) Norm Nixon 11.1 (1984)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.7 (1977) * Norm Nixon 2.5 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1977) * Norm Nixon 0.2 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 14.2 Norm Nixon 17.7

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.6 Norm Nixon 3.4

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 6.5 Norm Nixon 8.0

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.7 * Norm Nixon 1.5

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.0 * Norm Nixon 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 667 Norm Nixon 1,027

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 77 Norm Nixon 195

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 306 Norm Nixon 465

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 34 * Norm Nixon 89

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 2 * Norm Nixon 8

Total Games Tiny Archibald 47 Norm Nixon 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .423 Norm Nixon .478

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .118 * Norm Nixon .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .826 Norm Nixon .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 20.2 (1975) Norm Nixon 20.4 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.1 (1982) Norm Nixon 3.7 (1981)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.9 (1980) Norm Nixon 11.8 (1979)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 (1980) * Norm Nixon 2.0 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1982) * Norm Nixon 0.3 (1981)

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.