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Tiny Archibald
Tiny Archibald stats, teams and career impact
#228 all-timeCareer averages · 18.8 PPG · 2.3 RPG · 7.4 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Point guard
- Final NBA team
- Milwaukee Bucks
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) · 150 lb (68 kg)
- Born
- September 2, 1948 (78 yrs old)
- College
- Arizona Western College, Texas-El Paso
- NBA seasons
- 13 seasons · 1970–71 to 1983–84
Career summaryTiny Archibald was a point guard who played 13 NBA seasons, from 1970–71 through 1983–84.
- Career PPG
- 18.8
- Career RPG
- 2.3
- Career APG
- 7.4
- #18 in 1974–75
- #228 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Tiny Archibald ranks #228 all time
Tiny Archibald ranks #228 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #18.7. His full-career value ranks #244, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity.
450+ minutes required per season
876 games · Career Value Rank #244
NBA honors6× All-Star · 5× All-NBAContext only; honors are not model inputs.
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Cincinnati Royals, Kansas City–Omaha Kings, Kansas City Kings, New York Nets, Boston Celtics, and Milwaukee Bucks
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 46.7%FG%
- Three-point
- 22.4%3P%
- Free throw
- 81.0%FT%
876 career games · 31,159 minutes
Sources and updateConventional stats and measurements: Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 13, 2026. hussEyquation ranking data through 2025–26. Life dates: Wikidata; conflicting dates checked against Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 17, 2026.
Traditional box score
Tiny Archibald stats by season
Start with scoring and impact, then switch views for shooting or the full advanced picture. Career percentages use total makes and attempts.
Box impact is an estimate in points per 100 possessions, not the 0–100 Impact Rate score. Zero is league average; higher is better. Rate rank is a league place: No. 1 is best.
Swipe for PPG · RPG · APG · Box impact · Team · G · GS · MPG →
| pts/100 · higher is better | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983–84 | 7.4 | 1.7 | 3.5 | -2.30 | MIL | 46 | 46 | 22.6 | 48.7% | 22.2% | 63.4% | #194 | -6.3 |
| 1982–83 | 10.5 | 1.4 | 6.2 | -2.37 | BOS | 66 | 19 | 27.4 | 42.5% | 20.8% | 74.3% | #198 | -14.4 |
| 1981–82 | 12.6 | 1.7 | 8.0 | -0.67 | BOS | 68 | 51 | 31.9 | 47.2% | 37.5% | 74.7% | #141 | 60.8 |
| 1980–81 | 13.8 | 2.2 | 7.7 | -1.07 | BOS | 80 | 72 | 35.3 | 49.9% | 0.0% | 81.6% | #147 | 55.3 |
| 1979–80 | 14.1 | 2.5 | 8.4 | -0.02 | BOS | 80 | 80 | 35.8 | 48.2% | 22.2% | 83.0% | #100 | 121.3 |
| 1978–79 | 11.0 | 1.5 | 4.7 | -2.75 | BOS | 69 | 0 | 24.1 | 45.2% | — | 78.8% | #200 | -27.6 |
| 1976–77 | 20.5 | 2.4 | 7.5 | +2.75 | NYN | 34 | 0 | 37.6 | 44.6% | — | 78.5% | #19 | 130.9 |
| 1975–76 | 24.8 | 2.7 | 7.9 | +1.74 | KCK | 78 | 0 | 40.8 | 45.3% | — | 80.2% | #31 | 262.1 |
| 1974–75 | 26.5 | 2.7 | 6.8 | +2.31 | KCO | 82 | 0 | 39.6 | 45.6% | — | 87.2% | #18 | 304.4 |
| 1973–74 | 17.6 | 2.4 | 7.6 | +0.42 | KCO | 35 | 0 | 36.3 | 45.1% | — | 82.0% | #58 | 68.0 |
| 1972–73 | 34.0 | 2.8 | 11.4 | +2.53 | KCO | 80 | 0 | 46.0 | 48.8% | — | 84.7% | #19 | 372.9 |
| 1971–72 | 28.2 | 2.9 | 9.2 | +1.74 | CIN | 76 | 0 | 43.1 | 48.6% | — | 82.2% | #28 | 279.0 |
| 1970–71 | 16.0 | 3.0 | 5.5 | -1.59 | CIN | 82 | 0 | 35.0 | 44.4% | — | 75.7% | #120 | 29.0 |
| Career | 18.8 | 2.3 | 7.4 | — | BOS/CIN/KCK/KCO/MIL/NYN | 876 | — | 35.6 | 46.7% | 22.4% | 81.0% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
Film evidence
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Career retrospective
Tiny Archibald's career legacy
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What these measures mean
- Box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average, from the historical box-score model. Zero is league average; higher is better. Historical defense estimates are included where labeled. This is not the live model's lineup-adjusted estimate.
- Impact Rate
- A 0–100 score comparing performance within one season. Higher is better. This is a score, not points per possession.
- Impact estimate
- The season model's final estimated points per 100 possessions above league average, before conversion to the 0–100 Impact Rate score. It includes lineup evidence where available. Zero is league average; higher is better.
- Impact Rate rank
- The player's place among qualified players in that season's Impact Rate ranking. No. 1 is best. This is a rank, not an impact score.
- Value contribution / Season Value
- Completed seasons use a fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. The live season instead uses Season Value, combining that season's impact with workload.
- Career Impact Rank
- An all-time rank weighted toward the player's best three, five, and ten seasons.
29.9 composite · lower is better
23.0 average league finish
1,636 total value
- Impact Rate
- 0–100 score within one season. Higher is better.
- Box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above league average, from the historical model. Zero is average; higher is better.
Career standing
How Tiny Archibald ranks all time
These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.
Best in the league
Elite finishes
Upper-tier finishes
Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons
Career Composite Score29.9
Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes receive 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights. Missing seasons receive a replacement finish just below the player's typical qualified field. Lower is better.
- Best 3 effective weight
- 74%
- Missing-season finish
- 229.0
- Qualified seasons
- 13
- All-time rank
- #228
Strongest seasons
Every season
Tiny Archibald advanced stats by season
Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.
More advanced statsAge, minutes, impact, rank, value and data coverage
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| pts/100 · higher is better | 0–100 · higher is better | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983–84Historical Defense Estimate | MIL | 35 | 46 | 1,038 | -2.30 | 22.2 | #194 | -6.3 | 23rd | Broad |
| 1982–83Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 34 | 66 | 1,811 | -2.37 | 22.1 | #198 | -14.4 | 17th | Broad |
| 1981–82Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 33 | 68 | 2,167 | -0.67 | 44.9 | #141 | 60.8 | 56th | Broad |
| 1980–81Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 32 | 80 | 2,820 | -1.07 | 41.1 | #147 | 55.3 | 50th | Broad |
| 1979–80Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 31 | 80 | 2,864 | -0.02 | 57.1 | #100 | 121.3 | 72nd | Broad |
| 1978–79Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 30 | 69 | 1,662 | -2.75 | 12.3 | #200 | -27.6 | 8th | Broad |
| 1976–77Historical Defense Estimate | NYN | 28 | 34 | 1,277 | +2.75 | 92.6 | #19 | 130.9 | 75th | Broad |
| 1975–76Historical Defense Estimate | KCK | 27 | 78 | 3,184 | +1.74 | 84.0 | #31 | 262.1 | 90th | Broad |
| 1974–75Historical Defense Estimate | KCO | 26 | 82 | 3,244 | +2.31 | 90.9 | #18 | 304.4 | 95th | Broad |
| 1973–74Historical Defense Estimate | KCO | 25 | 35 | 1,272 | +0.42 | 67.6 | #58 | 68.0 | 52nd | Broad |
| 1972–73Historical Defense Estimate | KCO | 24 | 80 | 3,681 | +2.53 | 89.5 | #19 | 372.9 | 94th | Modeled |
| 1971–72Historical Defense Estimate | CIN | 23 | 76 | 3,272 | +1.74 | 83.5 | #28 | 279.0 | 89th | Modeled |
| 1970–71Historical Defense Estimate | CIN | 22 | 82 | 2,867 | -1.59 | 28.7 | #120 | 29.0 | 36th | Modeled |
Career movement
Tiny Archibald's box impact by season
Peak box impact +2.75 points per 100 possessions in 1976–77 · 13 seasons · 31,159 minutes
Box impact estimates points per 100 possessions above each season's league average. Zero is average; higher is better. Rank labels show Impact Rate league places, not ranks on this chart's box-impact scale.
Box impact · points per 100 possessionsMinutesModeled estimate
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Career comparison
Compare the shape, not the calendar
Align by NBA experience to compare season one with season one, or by age to compare players at the same stage of life.
Tiny ArchibaldKirk Hinrich
| NBA season | Tiny Archibald | Kirk Hinrich |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -1.6 | 0.4 |
| 2 | 1.7 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 2.5 | 1.4 |
| 4 | 0.4 | 2.7 |
| 5 | 2.3 | 0.1 |
| 6 | 1.7 | 1.0 |
| 7 | 2.7 | -0.0 |
| 8 | -2.7 | -0.8 |
| 9 | -0.0 | -1.5 |
| 10 | -1.1 | -0.3 |
| 11 | -0.7 | -0.1 |
| 12 | -2.4 | -3.6 |
| 13 | -2.3 | -3.1 |
NBA season number
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