Tiny Archibald vs. Ben Gordon Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ben Gordon and Tiny Archibald, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Tiny Archibald played 13 years in the NBA, 2 more than Ben Gordon, who played 11. Tiny Archibald had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Ben Gordon had his rookie season in 2004-05. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Tiny Archibald 13 5 1970-71 to 1983-84
Ben Gordon 11 4 2004-05 to 2014-15

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tiny Archibald Ben Gordon
Season 1970-712004-05
Team Cincinnati RoyalsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald 82 35.0 16.0 - - 3.0 5.5 - - - 2.7 5.9 13.4 .444 - - - 4.1 5.4 .757
Ben Gordon 82 24.4 15.1 0.7 2.0 2.6 2.0 0.6 0.1 2.3 2.7 5.3 12.9 .411 1.6 4.0 .405 2.8 3.3 .863
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald ------- --- ----------
Ben Gordon 6 25.2 14.5 1.0 1.7 2.7 2.5 0.8 0.3 2.2 3.0 5.0 12.3 .405 1.2 3.7 .318 3.3 4.2 .800

Season 2

Tiny Archibald Ben Gordon
Season 1971-722005-06
Team Cincinnati RoyalsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald 76 43.1 28.2 - - 2.9 9.2 - - - 2.6 9.7 19.9 .486 - - - 8.9 10.8 .822
Ben Gordon 80 31.0 16.9 0.5 2.2 2.7 3.0 0.9 0.1 2.3 3.0 6.1 14.4 .422 2.1 4.8 .435 2.6 3.4 .787
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald ------- --- ----------
Ben Gordon 6 40.8 21.0 0.8 2.5 3.3 3.0 1.0 0.0 2.8 2.0 7.2 17.7 .406 2.5 6.8 .366 4.2 6.2 .676

Season 3

Tiny Archibald Ben Gordon
Season 1972-732006-07
Team Kansas City-Omaha KingsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald 80 46.0 34.0 - - 2.8 11.4 - - - 2.6 12.9 26.3 .488 - - - 8.3 9.8 .847
Ben Gordon 82 33.0 21.4 0.4 2.7 3.1 3.6 0.8 0.2 3.0 3.1 7.4 16.3 .455 1.9 4.6 .413 4.6 5.4 .864
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald ------- --- ----------
Ben Gordon 10 39.5 20.4 0.9 2.9 3.8 3.8 0.9 0.1 3.4 3.4 6.1 14.7 .415 2.4 5.5 .436 5.8 6.3 .921

Season 4

Tiny Archibald Ben Gordon
Season 1973-742007-08
Team Kansas City-Omaha KingsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald 35 36.3 17.6 0.6 1.8 2.4 7.6 1.6 0.2 - 2.2 6.3 14.1 .451 - - - 4.9 6.0 .820
Ben Gordon 72 31.8 18.6 0.6 2.5 3.1 3.0 0.8 0.1 2.1 2.4 6.4 14.8 .434 2.0 4.8 .410 3.7 4.1 .908
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald ------- --- ----------
Ben Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Tiny Archibald Ben Gordon
Season 1974-752008-09
Team Kansas City-Omaha KingsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf SemisBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald 82 39.6 26.5 0.6 2.1 2.7 6.8 1.5 0.1 - 2.3 9.3 20.3 .456 - - - 8.0 9.1 .872
Ben Gordon 82 36.6 20.7 0.6 2.8 3.5 3.4 0.9 0.3 2.4 2.2 7.3 16.0 .455 2.1 5.1 .410 4.0 4.7 .864
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald 6 40.3 20.2 0.3 1.5 1.8 5.3 0.7 0.0 - 3.0 7.2 19.7 .364 - - - 5.8 7.2 .814
Ben Gordon 7 43.4 24.3 0.4 2.4 2.9 3.0 0.4 0.1 1.1 3.1 7.4 19.1 .388 2.4 6.6 .370 7.0 8.0 .875

Season 6

Tiny Archibald Ben Gordon
Season 1975-762009-10
Team Kansas City KingsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald 78 40.8 24.8 0.9 1.9 2.7 7.9 1.6 0.2 - 2.2 9.2 20.3 .453 - - - 6.4 8.0 .802
Ben Gordon 62 27.9 13.8 0.4 1.5 1.9 2.7 0.8 0.1 1.9 2.4 4.7 11.3 .416 1.2 3.8 .321 3.2 3.7 .861
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald ------- --- ----------
Ben Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Tiny Archibald Ben Gordon
Season 1976-772010-11
Team New York NetsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald 34 37.6 20.5 0.6 1.7 2.4 7.5 1.7 0.3 - 2.3 7.4 16.5 .446 - - - 5.8 7.4 .785
Ben Gordon 82 26.0 11.2 0.5 1.9 2.4 2.1 0.6 0.2 1.7 2.2 4.1 9.4 .440 1.3 3.2 .402 1.7 2.0 .850
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald ------- --- ----------
Ben Gordon ------- --- ----------

Note: Tiny Archibald didn't play in 1977-78.

Season 8

Tiny Archibald Ben Gordon
Season 1978-792011-12
Team Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald 69 24.1 11.0 0.4 1.1 1.5 4.7 0.8 0.1 2.9 1.9 3.8 8.3 .452 - - - 3.5 4.4 .788
Ben Gordon 52 26.9 12.5 0.3 2.1 2.3 2.4 0.7 0.2 2.2 2.2 4.5 10.2 .442 1.2 2.8 .429 2.3 2.6 .860
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald ------- --- ----------
Ben Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Tiny Archibald Ben Gordon
Season 1979-802012-13
Team Boston CelticsCharlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald 80 35.8 14.1 0.7 1.7 2.5 8.4 1.3 0.1 3.0 2.7 4.8 9.9 .482 0.1 0.2 .222 4.5 5.4 .830
Ben Gordon 75 20.8 11.2 0.2 1.5 1.7 1.9 0.5 0.2 1.8 1.8 4.1 10.1 .408 1.5 3.9 .387 1.4 1.7 .843
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald 9 36.9 14.2 0.3 0.9 1.2 7.9 1.1 0.0 4.2 3.1 5.0 9.9 .506 0.1 0.2 .500 4.1 4.7 .881
Ben Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Tiny Archibald Ben Gordon
Season 1980-812013-14
Team Boston CelticsCharlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald 80 35.3 13.8 0.5 1.8 2.2 7.7 0.9 0.2 3.3 2.5 4.8 9.6 .499 0.0 0.1 .000 4.3 5.2 .816
Ben Gordon 19 14.7 5.2 0.2 1.3 1.4 1.1 0.5 0.1 1.1 0.9 1.9 5.7 .343 0.4 1.5 .276 0.9 1.1 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald 17 37.1 15.6 0.4 1.3 1.6 6.3 0.8 0.0 2.9 2.3 5.6 12.4 .450 0.0 0.3 .000 4.5 5.5 .809
Ben Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Tiny Archibald Ben Gordon
Season 1981-822014-15
Team Boston CelticsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald 68 31.9 12.6 0.4 1.3 1.7 8.0 0.8 0.0 2.6 1.9 4.5 9.6 .472 0.1 0.2 .375 3.5 4.6 .747
Ben Gordon 56 14.1 6.2 0.1 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.3 0.0 1.0 1.1 2.3 5.3 .437 0.6 1.7 .361 1.0 1.2 .836
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald 8 34.6 10.6 0.1 2.0 2.1 6.5 0.6 0.3 2.9 2.6 3.8 8.8 .429 0.0 0.5 .000 3.1 3.5 .893
Ben Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Tiny Archibald Ben Gordon
Season 1982-83-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald 66 27.4 10.5 0.4 1.0 1.4 6.2 0.6 0.1 2.5 1.7 3.6 8.4 .425 0.1 0.4 .208 3.3 4.5 .743
Ben Gordon ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald 7 23.0 9.6 0.4 1.0 1.4 6.3 0.3 0.0 1.6 1.7 3.1 9.7 .324 0.1 0.9 .167 3.1 4.1 .759
Ben Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Tiny Archibald Ben Gordon
Season 1983-84-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald 46 22.6 7.4 0.3 1.3 1.7 3.5 0.7 0.0 1.7 1.7 3.0 6.1 .487 0.1 0.4 .222 1.4 2.2 .634
Ben Gordon ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald ------- --- ----------
Ben Gordon ------- --- ----------