Tiny Archibald vs. Len Chappell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Len Chappell 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, 4 more than Len Chappell, who played 9. Tiny Archibald had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Len Chappell had his rookie season in 1962-63. 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
Len Chappell 9 4 1962-63 to 1970-71

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tiny Archibald Len Chappell
Season 1970-711962-63
Team Cincinnati RoyalsSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNationals Lost East Div 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 82 35.0 16.0 - - 3.0 5.5 - - - 2.7 5.9 13.4 .444 - - - 4.1 5.4 .757
Len Chappell 80 15.5 8.9 - - 5.8 0.7 - - - 2.1 3.5 7.6 .465 - - - 1.9 3.0 .622
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald ------- --- ----------
Len Chappell 4 13.3 5.3 - - 4.5 0.8 - - - 1.8 1.0 5.3 .190 - - - 3.3 4.0 .813

Season 2

Tiny Archibald Len Chappell
Season 1971-721963-64
Team Cincinnati RoyalsPhiladelphia 76ers, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second 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 76 43.1 28.2 - - 2.9 9.2 - - - 2.6 9.7 19.9 .486 - - - 8.9 10.8 .822
Len Chappell 79 31.7 17.1 - - 9.8 1.1 - - - 2.7 6.7 15.0 .448 - - - 3.6 5.1 .715
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald ------- --- ----------
Len Chappell ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Tiny Archibald Len Chappell
Season 1972-731964-65
Team Kansas City-Omaha KingsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Assists Leader-
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 80 46.0 34.0 - - 2.8 11.4 - - - 2.6 12.9 26.3 .488 - - - 8.3 9.8 .847
Len Chappell 43 15.2 8.3 - - 3.3 0.3 - - - 1.7 3.4 8.5 .395 - - - 1.6 2.3 .680
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald ------- --- ----------
Len Chappell ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Tiny Archibald Len Chappell
Season 1973-741965-66
Team Kansas City-Omaha KingsNew York Knicks
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
Len Chappell 46 11.8 5.3 - - 2.8 0.6 - - - 1.4 2.2 5.2 .420 - - - 1.0 1.7 .590
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald ------- --- ----------
Len Chappell ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Tiny Archibald Len Chappell
Season 1974-751966-67
Team Kansas City-Omaha KingsChicago Bulls, Cincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf SemisRoyals Lost East Div 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 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
Len Chappell 73 9.7 4.3 - - 2.6 0.5 - - - 1.4 1.8 4.3 .422 - - - 0.7 1.1 .654
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
Len Chappell 4 16.5 5.5 - - 3.3 2.3 - - - 3.5 2.5 6.8 .370 - - - 0.5 1.0 .500

Season 6

Tiny Archibald Len Chappell
Season 1975-761967-68
Team Kansas City KingsCincinnati Royals, Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost East Div 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 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
Len Chappell 67 15.9 9.1 - - 5.4 0.8 - - - 1.8 3.5 6.8 .513 - - - 2.1 2.9 .711
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald ------- --- ----------
Len Chappell 5 4.2 1.4 - - 2.4 0.0 - - - 0.6 0.4 1.4 .286 - - - 0.6 1.2 .500

Season 7

Tiny Archibald Len Chappell
Season 1976-771968-69
Team New York NetsMilwaukee Bucks
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
Len Chappell 80 27.6 14.6 - - 8.0 1.2 - - - 3.1 5.7 12.6 .454 - - - 3.1 4.2 .737
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald ------- --- ----------
Len Chappell ------- --- ----------

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

Season 8

Tiny Archibald Len Chappell
Season 1978-791969-70
Team Boston CelticsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost East Div Finals
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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
Len Chappell 75 15.1 8.3 - - 3.7 0.7 - - - 1.7 3.2 7.0 .465 - - - 1.8 2.8 .640
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald ------- --- ----------
Len Chappell 9 14.8 7.7 - - 2.9 0.6 - - - 1.1 3.1 5.6 .560 - - - 1.4 2.1 .684

Season 9

Tiny Archibald Len Chappell
Season 1979-801970-71
Team Boston CelticsCleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks
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
Len Chappell 48 11.2 5.1 - - 3.1 0.4 - - - 1.5 1.8 4.1 .432 - - - 1.5 1.8 .807
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
Len Chappell ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Tiny Archibald Len Chappell
Season 1980-81-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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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
Len Chappell ------- --- ----------
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
Len Chappell ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Tiny Archibald Len Chappell
Season 1981-82-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf Finals-
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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
Len Chappell ------- --- ----------
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
Len Chappell ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Tiny Archibald Len Chappell
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
Len Chappell ------- --- ----------
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
Len Chappell ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Tiny Archibald Len Chappell
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
Len Chappell ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tiny Archibald ------- --- ----------
Len Chappell ------- --- ----------