Tim Hardaway vs. Tom Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Sanders and Tim Hardaway 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

Tim Hardaway

vs.

Tom Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway: 1989-90 to 2002-03
Tom Sanders: 1960-61 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway 0 Tom Sanders 8

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway 13 Tom Sanders 13

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway 9 Tom Sanders 11

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway 5 Tom Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tim Hardaway 1 Tom Sanders 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Hardaway 5 Tom Sanders 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Hardaway 0 Tom Sanders 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 17.7 Tom Sanders 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 Tom Sanders 6.3

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 8.2 Tom Sanders 1.1

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.1 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 15,373 Tom Sanders 8,766

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 2,855 Tom Sanders 5,798

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 7,095 Tom Sanders 1,026

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 1,428 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 129 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Tim Hardaway 867 Tom Sanders 916

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .431 Tom Sanders .428

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .355 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .782 Tom Sanders .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 23.4 (1992) Tom Sanders 12.6 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.0 (1991) Tom Sanders 9.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 10.6 (1993) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1970)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 2.6 (1991) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 (1996) Tom Sanders - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 16.8 Tom Sanders 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.1 Tom Sanders 5.8

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 6.8 Tom Sanders 1.0

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 943 Tom Sanders 1,142

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 172 Tom Sanders 760

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 382 Tom Sanders 127

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 88 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 9 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Tim Hardaway 56 Tom Sanders 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .393 Tom Sanders .436

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .320 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .751 Tom Sanders .716

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 26.0 (1998) Tom Sanders 13.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.1 (1997) Tom Sanders 8.5 (1965)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 11.2 (1991) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1966)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 (1992) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.8 (1991) 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.