Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Tom Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Sanders and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

Tom Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Tom Sanders: 1960-61 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Tom Sanders 8

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Tom Sanders 13

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Tom Sanders 11

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Tom Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Tom Sanders 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Tom Sanders 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Tom Sanders 1

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Tom Sanders 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Tom Sanders 9.6

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Tom Sanders 6.3

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Tom Sanders 1.1

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Tom Sanders 8,766

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Tom Sanders 5,798

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Tom Sanders 1,026

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Tom Sanders 916

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Tom Sanders .428

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Tom Sanders .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Tom Sanders 12.6 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Tom Sanders 9.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1970)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Tom Sanders - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 Tom Sanders 8.8

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 Tom Sanders 5.8

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 Tom Sanders 1.0

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 Tom Sanders 1,142

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 Tom Sanders 760

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 Tom Sanders 127

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 Tom Sanders 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 Tom Sanders .436

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 Tom Sanders .716

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) Tom Sanders 13.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) Tom Sanders 8.5 (1965)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1966)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.5 (2024) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) 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.