JaVale McGee vs. Tom Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Sanders and JaVale McGee 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

JaVale McGee

vs.

Tom Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
JaVale McGee: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Tom Sanders: 1960-61 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships JaVale McGee 3 Tom Sanders 8

NBA Seasons JaVale McGee 16 Tom Sanders 13

Playoffs Played JaVale McGee 8 Tom Sanders 11

All-Star Games JaVale McGee 0 Tom Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) JaVale McGee 0 Tom Sanders 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 7.6 Tom Sanders 9.6

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 5.0 Tom Sanders 6.3

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Tom Sanders 1.1

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.4 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 6,907 Tom Sanders 8,766

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 4,577 Tom Sanders 5,798

Total Assists JaVale McGee 386 Tom Sanders 1,026

Total Steals JaVale McGee 345 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 1,258 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games JaVale McGee 909 Tom Sanders 916

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .578 Tom Sanders .428

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .192 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .604 Tom Sanders .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 12.0 (2019) Tom Sanders 12.6 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 8.0 (2011) Tom Sanders 9.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1970)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.6 (2019) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 2.4 (2011) Tom Sanders - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 5.6 Tom Sanders 8.8

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 4.0 Tom Sanders 5.8

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Tom Sanders 1.0

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.3 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.0 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 416 Tom Sanders 1,142

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 295 Tom Sanders 760

Total Assists JaVale McGee 30 Tom Sanders 127

Total Steals JaVale McGee 21 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 74 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games JaVale McGee 74 Tom Sanders 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .616 Tom Sanders .436

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .000 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .571 Tom Sanders .716

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 8.6 (2012) Tom Sanders 13.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 9.6 (2012) Tom Sanders 8.5 (1965)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1966)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.7 (2012) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 3.1 (2012) 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.