Damian Lillard vs. Tom Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Sanders and Damian Lillard 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

Damian Lillard

vs.

Tom Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Damian Lillard: 2012-13 to 2023-24
Tom Sanders: 1960-61 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Damian Lillard 0 Tom Sanders 8

NBA Seasons Damian Lillard 12 Tom Sanders 13

Playoffs Played Damian Lillard 9 Tom Sanders 11

All-Star Games Damian Lillard 8 Tom Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Damian Lillard 1 Tom Sanders 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Damian Lillard 7 Tom Sanders 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Damian Lillard 0 Tom Sanders 1

Rookie of The Year Damian Lillard 1 Tom Sanders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Damian Lillard 25.1 Tom Sanders 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Damian Lillard 4.2 Tom Sanders 6.3

Assists Per Game Damian Lillard 6.7 Tom Sanders 1.1

Steals Per Game Damian Lillard 1.0 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Damian Lillard 0.3 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Damian Lillard 21,151 Tom Sanders 8,766

Total Rebounds Damian Lillard 3,573 Tom Sanders 5,798

Total Assists Damian Lillard 5,659 Tom Sanders 1,026

Total Steals Damian Lillard 804 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Damian Lillard 257 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Damian Lillard 842 Tom Sanders 916

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Damian Lillard .438 Tom Sanders .428

3-Point Percentage Damian Lillard .371 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Damian Lillard .897 Tom Sanders .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Damian Lillard 32.2 (2023) Tom Sanders 12.6 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Damian Lillard 4.9 (2017) Tom Sanders 9.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Damian Lillard 8.0 (2020) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1970)

Steals Per Game Damian Lillard 1.2 (2015) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Damian Lillard 0.4 (2019) Tom Sanders - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Damian Lillard 26.1 Tom Sanders 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Damian Lillard 4.4 Tom Sanders 5.8

Assists Per Game Damian Lillard 6.2 Tom Sanders 1.0

Steals Per Game Damian Lillard 1.2 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Damian Lillard 0.3 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Damian Lillard 1,694 Tom Sanders 1,142

Total Rebounds Damian Lillard 288 Tom Sanders 760

Total Assists Damian Lillard 400 Tom Sanders 127

Total Steals Damian Lillard 76 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Damian Lillard 19 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Damian Lillard 65 Tom Sanders 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Damian Lillard .412 Tom Sanders .436

3-Point Percentage Damian Lillard .373 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Damian Lillard .894 Tom Sanders .716

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Damian Lillard 34.3 (2021) Tom Sanders 13.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Damian Lillard 5.1 (2014) Tom Sanders 8.5 (1965)

Assists Per Game Damian Lillard 10.2 (2021) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1966)

Steals Per Game Damian Lillard 1.7 (2019) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Damian Lillard 0.7 (2021) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.