James Harden vs. Tom Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Sanders and James Harden 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

James Harden

vs.

Tom Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Tom Sanders: 1960-61 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Tom Sanders 8

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Tom Sanders 13

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Tom Sanders 11

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Tom Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Tom Sanders 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Tom Sanders 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Tom Sanders 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 0 Tom Sanders 1

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Tom Sanders 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Tom Sanders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Tom Sanders 9.6

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Tom Sanders 6.3

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Tom Sanders 1.1

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Tom Sanders 8,766

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Tom Sanders 5,798

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Tom Sanders 1,026

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Tom Sanders 916

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Tom Sanders .428

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Tom Sanders .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Tom Sanders 12.6 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Tom Sanders 9.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1970)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Tom Sanders - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Tom Sanders 8.8

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Tom Sanders 5.8

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.4 Tom Sanders 1.0

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,748 Tom Sanders 1,142

Total Rebounds James Harden 903 Tom Sanders 760

Total Assists James Harden 1,048 Tom Sanders 127

Total Steals James Harden 271 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 90 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 165 Tom Sanders 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Tom Sanders .436

3-Point Percentage James Harden .341 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Tom Sanders .716

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Tom Sanders 13.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Tom Sanders 8.5 (1965)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1966)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2024) 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.