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.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | Nate Archibald |
Date of Birth | September 2, 1948 |
Nationality | ![]() |
Position | Point Guard |
Height | 185cm |
Weight | 68kg |
Shooting Hand | Left-handed |
NBA Debut | 1970 |
📊 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 |
3P | 2 |
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
season | G | MP | PTS | FG | FG% | FGA | 3P | 3P% | 3PA | 2P | 2P% | 2PA | eFG% | FT | FT% | FTA | TRB | ORB | DRB | AST | STL | BLK | TrpDbl | GS | TOV | PF |
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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 |