Tiny Archibald vs. Elston Turner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elston Turner 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.

Elston Turner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tiny Archibald: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Elston Turner: 1981-82 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tiny Archibald 1 Elston Turner 0

NBA Seasons Tiny Archibald 13 Elston Turner 8

Playoffs Played Tiny Archibald 5 Elston Turner 6

All-Star Games Tiny Archibald 6 Elston Turner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tiny Archibald 3 Elston Turner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tiny Archibald 5 Elston Turner 0

Scoring Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Elston Turner 0

Assists Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Elston Turner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 18.8 Elston Turner 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.3 Elston Turner 2.7

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.4 Elston Turner 1.8

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 * Elston Turner 0.9

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.1 * Elston Turner 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 16,481 Elston Turner 2,397

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 2,046 Elston Turner 1,375

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 6,476 Elston Turner 914

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 719 * Elston Turner 442

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 81 * Elston Turner 27

Total Games Tiny Archibald 876 Elston Turner 505

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .467 Elston Turner .432

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .224 * Elston Turner .152

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .810 Elston Turner .714

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 34.0 (1973) Elston Turner 8.3 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 3.0 (1971) Elston Turner 3.8 (1982)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 11.4 (1973) Elston Turner 2.4 (1982)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.7 (1977) * Elston Turner 1.2 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1977) * Elston Turner 0.1 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 14.2 Elston Turner 5.1

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.6 Elston Turner 3.0

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 6.5 Elston Turner 2.0

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.7 * Elston Turner 0.8

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.0 * Elston Turner 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 667 Elston Turner 218

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 77 Elston Turner 130

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 306 Elston Turner 86

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 34 * Elston Turner 33

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 2 * Elston Turner 2

Total Games Tiny Archibald 47 Elston Turner 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .423 Elston Turner .485

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .118 * Elston Turner .750

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .826 Elston Turner .636

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 20.2 (1975) Elston Turner 7.6 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.1 (1982) Elston Turner 4.9 (1985)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.9 (1980) Elston Turner 3.1 (1985)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 (1980) * Elston Turner 1.1 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1982) * Elston Turner 0.1 (1984)

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.