RJ Barrett vs. Tom Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Sanders and RJ Barrett 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

RJ Barrett

vs.

Tom Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Tom Sanders: 1960-61 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Tom Sanders 8

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 5 Tom Sanders 13

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Tom Sanders 11

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Tom Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) RJ Barrett 0 Tom Sanders 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.4 Tom Sanders 9.6

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 Tom Sanders 6.3

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Tom Sanders 1.1

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.6 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 6,070 Tom Sanders 8,766

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 1,784 Tom Sanders 5,798

Total Assists RJ Barrett 962 Tom Sanders 1,026

Total Steals RJ Barrett 213 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 90 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games RJ Barrett 329 Tom Sanders 916

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .435 Tom Sanders .428

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .710 Tom Sanders .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 20.2 (2024) Tom Sanders 12.6 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.8 (2022) Tom Sanders 9.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 (2024) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1970)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Tom Sanders - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Tom Sanders 8.8

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Tom Sanders 5.8

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Tom Sanders 1.0

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Tom Sanders 1,142

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Tom Sanders 760

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Tom Sanders 127

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Tom Sanders 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Tom Sanders .436

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Tom Sanders .716

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Tom Sanders 13.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Tom Sanders 8.5 (1965)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1966)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (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.