Tom Sanders vs. Russell Westbrook Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russell Westbrook and Tom Sanders 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

Tom Sanders

vs.

Russell Westbrook

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Sanders: 1960-61 to 1972-73
Russell Westbrook: 2008-09 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Sanders 8 Russell Westbrook 0

NBA Seasons Tom Sanders 13 Russell Westbrook 16

Playoffs Played Tom Sanders 11 Russell Westbrook 13

All-Star Games Tom Sanders 0 Russell Westbrook 9

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tom Sanders 0 Russell Westbrook 1

All-NBA First Team Tom Sanders 0 Russell Westbrook 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Sanders 0 Russell Westbrook 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Sanders 1 Russell Westbrook 0

Scoring Leader Tom Sanders 0 Russell Westbrook 2

Assists Leader Tom Sanders 0 Russell Westbrook 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Sanders 9.6 Russell Westbrook 21.7

Rebounds Per Game Tom Sanders 6.3 Russell Westbrook 7.1

Assists Per Game Tom Sanders 1.1 Russell Westbrook 8.1

Steals Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 1.6

Blocks Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Sanders 8,766 Russell Westbrook 25,211

Total Rebounds Tom Sanders 5,798 Russell Westbrook 8,307

Total Assists Tom Sanders 1,026 Russell Westbrook 9,468

Total Steals Tom Sanders - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 1,849

Total Blocks Tom Sanders - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 369

Total Games Tom Sanders 916 Russell Westbrook 1,162

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Sanders .428 Russell Westbrook .438

3-Point Percentage Tom Sanders - n/a ** Russell Westbrook .304

Free Throw Percentage Tom Sanders .767 Russell Westbrook .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Sanders 12.6 (1966) Russell Westbrook 31.6 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Sanders 9.5 (1962) Russell Westbrook 11.5 (2021)

Assists Per Game Tom Sanders 1.6 (1970) Russell Westbrook 11.7 (2021)

Steals Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 2.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 0.5 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Sanders 8.8 Russell Westbrook 23.8

Rebounds Per Game Tom Sanders 5.8 Russell Westbrook 7.1

Assists Per Game Tom Sanders 1.0 Russell Westbrook 7.6

Steals Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 1.7

Blocks Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Sanders 1,142 Russell Westbrook 2,877

Total Rebounds Tom Sanders 760 Russell Westbrook 856

Total Assists Tom Sanders 127 Russell Westbrook 920

Total Steals Tom Sanders - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 210

Total Blocks Tom Sanders - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 41

Total Games Tom Sanders 130 Russell Westbrook 121

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Sanders .436 Russell Westbrook .406

3-Point Percentage Tom Sanders - n/a ** Russell Westbrook .298

Free Throw Percentage Tom Sanders .716 Russell Westbrook .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Sanders 13.5 (1966) Russell Westbrook 37.4 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Sanders 8.5 (1965) Russell Westbrook 12.0 (2018)

Assists Per Game Tom Sanders 1.6 (1966) Russell Westbrook 11.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 3.0 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Russell Westbrook 1.4 (2023)

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.