Tom Sanders vs. Fred VanVleet Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred VanVleet and Tom Sanders that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

Tom Sanders

vs.

Fred VanVleet

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Sanders: 1960-61 to 1972-73
Fred VanVleet: 2016-17 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships

Tom Sanders	8
Fred VanVleet	1

NBA Seasons

Tom Sanders	13
Fred VanVleet	8

Playoffs Played

Tom Sanders	11
Fred VanVleet	5

All-Star Games

Tom Sanders	0
Fred VanVleet	1

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)

Tom Sanders	1
Fred VanVleet	0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game

Tom Sanders	9.6
Fred VanVleet	15.0

Rebounds Per Game

Tom Sanders	6.3
Fred VanVleet	3.4

Assists Per Game

Tom Sanders	1.1
Fred VanVleet	5.7

Steals Per Game

Tom Sanders	-		n/a **
Fred VanVleet	1.4

Blocks Per Game

Tom Sanders	-		n/a **
Fred VanVleet	0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points

Tom Sanders	8,766
Fred VanVleet	7,360

Total Rebounds

Tom Sanders	5,798
Fred VanVleet	1,663

Total Assists

Tom Sanders	1,026
Fred VanVleet	2,788

Total Steals

Tom Sanders	-		n/a **
Fred VanVleet	663

Total Blocks

Tom Sanders	-		n/a **
Fred VanVleet	228

Total Games

Tom Sanders	916
Fred VanVleet	490

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

Tom Sanders	.428
Fred VanVleet	.404

3-Point Percentage

Tom Sanders	-		n/a **
Fred VanVleet	.375

Free Throw Percentage

Tom Sanders	.767
Fred VanVleet	.868

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

Tom Sanders	12.6		(1966)
Fred VanVleet	20.3		(2022)

Rebounds Per Game

Tom Sanders	9.5		(1962)
Fred VanVleet	4.4		(2022)

Assists Per Game

Tom Sanders	1.6		(1970)
Fred VanVleet	8.1		(2024)

Steals Per Game

Tom Sanders	-			n/a **
Fred VanVleet	1.9		(2020)

Blocks Per Game

Tom Sanders	-			n/a **
Fred VanVleet	0.8		(2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game

Tom Sanders	8.8
Fred VanVleet	10.0

Rebounds Per Game

Tom Sanders	5.8
Fred VanVleet	2.1

Assists Per Game

Tom Sanders	1.0
Fred VanVleet	3.5

Steals Per Game

Tom Sanders	-		n/a **
Fred VanVleet	0.8

Blocks Per Game

Tom Sanders	-		n/a **
Fred VanVleet	0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points

Tom Sanders	1,142
Fred VanVleet	518

Total Rebounds

Tom Sanders	760
Fred VanVleet	111

Total Assists

Tom Sanders	127
Fred VanVleet	180

Total Steals

Tom Sanders	-		n/a **
Fred VanVleet	44

Total Blocks

Tom Sanders	-		n/a **
Fred VanVleet	17

Total Games

Tom Sanders	130
Fred VanVleet	52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

Tom Sanders	.436
Fred VanVleet	.391

3-Point Percentage

Tom Sanders	-		n/a **
Fred VanVleet	.372

Free Throw Percentage

Tom Sanders	.716
Fred VanVleet	.814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

Tom Sanders	13.5		(1966)
Fred VanVleet	19.6		(2020)

Rebounds Per Game

Tom Sanders	8.5		(1965)
Fred VanVleet	4.4		(2020)

Assists Per Game

Tom Sanders	1.6		(1966)
Fred VanVleet	6.9		(2020)

Steals Per Game

Tom Sanders	-			n/a **
Fred VanVleet	1.8		(2022)

Blocks Per Game

Tom Sanders	-			n/a **
Fred VanVleet	1.0		(2022)

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.