Tiny Archibald vs. Tom Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Sanders 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.

Tom Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tiny Archibald: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Tom Sanders: 1960-61 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tiny Archibald 1 Tom Sanders 8

NBA Seasons Tiny Archibald 13 Tom Sanders 13

Playoffs Played Tiny Archibald 5 Tom Sanders 11

All-Star Games Tiny Archibald 6 Tom Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tiny Archibald 3 Tom Sanders 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tiny Archibald 5 Tom Sanders 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tiny Archibald 0 Tom Sanders 1

Scoring Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Tom Sanders 0

Assists Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Tom Sanders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 18.8 Tom Sanders 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.3 Tom Sanders 6.3

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.4 Tom Sanders 1.1

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.1 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 16,481 Tom Sanders 8,766

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 2,046 Tom Sanders 5,798

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 6,476 Tom Sanders 1,026

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 719 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 81 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Tiny Archibald 876 Tom Sanders 916

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .467 Tom Sanders .428

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .224 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .810 Tom Sanders .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 34.0 (1973) Tom Sanders 12.6 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 3.0 (1971) Tom Sanders 9.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 11.4 (1973) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1970)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.7 (1977) * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1977) * Tom Sanders - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 14.2 Tom Sanders 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.6 Tom Sanders 5.8

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 6.5 Tom Sanders 1.0

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.7 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.0 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 667 Tom Sanders 1,142

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 77 Tom Sanders 760

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 306 Tom Sanders 127

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 34 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 2 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Tiny Archibald 47 Tom Sanders 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .423 Tom Sanders .436

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .118 * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .826 Tom Sanders .716

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 20.2 (1975) Tom Sanders 13.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.1 (1982) Tom Sanders 8.5 (1965)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.9 (1980) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1966)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 (1980) * Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1982) * Tom Sanders - 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.