LaMelo Ball vs. Tom Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Sanders and LaMelo Ball 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

LaMelo Ball

vs.

Tom Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Tom Sanders: 1960-61 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Tom Sanders 8

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Tom Sanders 13

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Tom Sanders 11

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Tom Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LaMelo Ball 0 Tom Sanders 1

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Tom Sanders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Tom Sanders 9.6

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Tom Sanders 6.3

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Tom Sanders 1.1

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Tom Sanders 8,766

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Tom Sanders 5,798

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Tom Sanders 1,026

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Tom Sanders 916

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Tom Sanders .428

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Tom Sanders .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Tom Sanders 12.6 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Tom Sanders 9.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1970)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Tom Sanders - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Sanders 8.8

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Sanders 5.8

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Sanders 1.0

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Tom Sanders 1,142

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Tom Sanders 760

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Tom Sanders 127

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Tom Sanders 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Tom Sanders .436

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Tom Sanders .716

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Sanders 13.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Sanders 8.5 (1965)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Sanders 1.6 (1966)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - 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.