Nate Archibald Career Stats and Performance Summary

Nate Archibald debuted in the NBA in 1970, appearing in 876 games over 13 seasons. He scored 16,481 points, delivered 6,476 assists, and grabbed 2,046 rebounds, ranking 108th in scoring and 28th in assists in NBA history.

Nate Archibald Year-by-Year Performance Trends

This chart visualizes Nate Archibald’s seasonal trends in scoring, assists, rebounds, FG%, and more.

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    🧾 Basic Profile

    Nate Archibald
    NameNate Archibald
    Date of BirthSeptember 2, 1948
    Nationality
    United States
    PositionPoint Guard
    Height185cm
    Weight68kg
    Shooting HandLeft-handed
    NBA Debut1970

    📊 Career Stats Summary

    Games Played (G)876 games (Ranked 301 in NBA history)
    Points (PTS)16,481 points (Ranked 108)
    3-Point Field Goals (3P)19 (Ranked 1545)
    Assists (AST)6,476 (Ranked 28)
    Rebounds (TRB)2,046 (Ranked 945)
    Offensive Rebounds (ORB)344 (Ranked 1142)
    Defensive Rebounds (DRB)1,015 (Ranked 1089)
    Blocks (BLK)81 (Ranked 1349)
    Steals (STL)719 (Ranked 368)
    Turnovers (TOV)1,123 (Ranked 470)
    Personal Fouls (PF)2,002 (Ranked 427)
    Field Goal % (FG%)46.7% (Ranked 1189)
    Free Throw % (FT%)81% (Ranked 811)
    3-Point % (3P%)22.4% (Ranked 2091)
    Average Minutes (MP)35.6 minutes (Ranked 48)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1984)

    Games Played (G)46
    Points (PTS)340
    3-Point Field Goals (3P)4
    Assists (AST)160
    Rebounds (TRB)76
    Offensive Rebounds (ORB)16
    Defensive Rebounds (DRB)60
    Blocks (BLK)0
    Steals (STL)33
    Turnovers (TOV)78
    Personal Fouls (PF)78
    Triple-Doubles (TrpDbl)0
    Field Goal % (FG%)48.7%
    Free Throw % (FT%)63.4%
    3-Point % (3P%)22.2%
    Average Minutes (MP)1,038

    📈 Season Highlights

    • Most Points in a Season: 1973, 2,719 points
    • Most 3P in a Season: 1982, 6
    • Most Assists in a Season: 1973, 910
    • Most Rebounds in a Season: 1971, 242
    • Most Blocks in a Season: 1981, 18
    • Most Steals in a Season: 1976, 126
    • Most Triple-Doubles in a Season: 1971, 0
    • Best FG% in a Season: 1981, 49.9%
    • Best FT% in a Season: 1975, 87.2%
    • Best 3P% in a Season: 1982, 37.5%
    • Most Avg. Minutes: 1973, 3,681 minutes

    🏆 Playoff Records

    Nate Archibald appeared in 47 playoff games.

    Points (PTS)667
    3P2
    Assists (AST)306
    Rebounds (TRB)77
    Offensive Rebounds (ORB)15
    Defensive Rebounds (DRB)62
    Blocks (BLK)2
    Steals (STL)34
    Turnovers (TOV)122
    Personal Fouls (PF)118
    Field Goal % (FG%)42.3%
    Free Throw % (FT%)82.6%
    3-Point % (3P%)11.8%
    Average Minutes (MP)1,642

    Nate Archibald Career Key Statistics Summary

    seasonGMPPTSFGFG%FGA3P3P%3PA2P2P%2PAeFG%FTFT%FTATRBORBDRBASTSTLBLKTrpDblGSTOVPF
    1971
    82
    2867
    1308
    486
    0.444
    1095
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    336
    0.757
    444
    242
    0
    0
    450
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    218
    1972
    76
    3272
    2145
    734
    0.486
    1511
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    677
    0.822
    824
    222
    0
    0
    701
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    198
    1973
    80
    3681
    2719
    1028
    0.488
    2106
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    663
    0.847
    783
    223
    0
    0
    910
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    207
    1974
    35
    1272
    617
    222
    0.451
    492
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    173
    0.82
    211
    85
    21
    64
    266
    56
    7
    0
    0
    0
    76
    1975
    82
    3244
    2170
    759
    0.456
    1664
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    652
    0.872
    748
    222
    48
    174
    557
    119
    7
    0
    0
    0
    187
    1976
    78
    3184
    1935
    717
    0.453
    1583
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    501
    0.802
    625
    213
    67
    146
    615
    126
    15
    0
    0
    0
    169
    1977
    34
    1277
    697
    250
    0.446
    560
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    197
    0.785
    251
    80
    22
    58
    254
    59
    11
    0
    0
    0
    77
    1979
    69
    1662
    760
    259
    0.452
    573
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    242
    0.788
    307
    103
    25
    78
    324
    55
    6
    0
    0
    197
    132
    1980
    80
    2864
    1131
    383
    0.482
    794
    4
    0.222
    18
    379
    0.488
    776
    0.485
    361
    0.83
    435
    197
    59
    138
    671
    106
    10
    0
    80
    242
    218
    1981
    80
    2820
    1106
    382
    0.499
    766
    0
    0
    9
    382
    0.505
    757
    0.499
    342
    0.816
    419
    176
    36
    140
    618
    75
    18
    0
    72
    265
    201
    1982
    68
    2167
    858
    308
    0.472
    652
    6
    0.375
    16
    302
    0.475
    636
    0.477
    236
    0.747
    316
    116
    25
    91
    541
    52
    3
    0
    51
    178
    131
    1983
    66
    1811
    695
    235
    0.425
    553
    5
    0.208
    24
    230
    0.435
    529
    0.429
    220
    0.743
    296
    91
    25
    66
    409
    38
    4
    0
    19
    163
    110
    1984
    46
    1038
    340
    136
    0.487
    279
    4
    0.222
    18
    132
    0.506
    261
    0.495
    64
    0.634
    101
    76
    16
    60
    160
    33
    0
    0
    46
    78
    78