Tiny Archibald vs. Sam Bowie Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Bowie 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.

Sam Bowie

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tiny Archibald: 1970-71 to 1983-84
Sam Bowie: 1984-85 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tiny Archibald 1 Sam Bowie 0

NBA Seasons Tiny Archibald 13 Sam Bowie 10

Playoffs Played Tiny Archibald 5 Sam Bowie 5

All-Star Games Tiny Archibald 6 Sam Bowie 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tiny Archibald 3 Sam Bowie 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tiny Archibald 5 Sam Bowie 0

Scoring Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Sam Bowie 0

Assists Leader Tiny Archibald 1 Sam Bowie 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 18.8 Sam Bowie 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.3 Sam Bowie 7.5

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.4 Sam Bowie 2.1

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 * Sam Bowie 0.5

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.1 * Sam Bowie 1.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 16,481 Sam Bowie 5,564

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 2,046 Sam Bowie 3,845

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 6,476 Sam Bowie 1,075

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 719 * Sam Bowie 263

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 81 * Sam Bowie 909

Total Games Tiny Archibald 876 Sam Bowie 511

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .467 Sam Bowie .452

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .224 * Sam Bowie .302

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .810 Sam Bowie .748

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 34.0 (1973) Sam Bowie 16.0 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 3.0 (1971) Sam Bowie 10.1 (1990)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 11.4 (1973) Sam Bowie 2.8 (1985)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.7 (1977) * Sam Bowie 0.7 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1977) * Sam Bowie 2.7 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 14.2 Sam Bowie 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.6 Sam Bowie 5.5

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 6.5 Sam Bowie 1.3

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.7 * Sam Bowie 0.5

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.0 * Sam Bowie 1.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Tiny Archibald 667 Sam Bowie 165

Total Rebounds Tiny Archibald 77 Sam Bowie 160

Total Assists Tiny Archibald 306 Sam Bowie 38

Total Steals Tiny Archibald 34 * Sam Bowie 14

Total Blocks Tiny Archibald 2 * Sam Bowie 41

Total Games Tiny Archibald 47 Sam Bowie 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tiny Archibald .423 Sam Bowie .403

3-Point Percentage Tiny Archibald .118 * Sam Bowie .500

Free Throw Percentage Tiny Archibald .826 Sam Bowie .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tiny Archibald 20.2 (1975) Sam Bowie 10.3 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Tiny Archibald 2.1 (1982) Sam Bowie 8.4 (1985)

Assists Per Game Tiny Archibald 7.9 (1980) Sam Bowie 2.3 (1985)

Steals Per Game Tiny Archibald 1.1 (1980) * Sam Bowie 2.0 (1993)

Blocks Per Game Tiny Archibald 0.3 (1982) * Sam Bowie 2.3 (1989)

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.