Zach LaVine vs. Tom Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Sanders and Zach LaVine 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

Zach LaVine

vs.

Tom Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zach LaVine: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Tom Sanders: 1960-61 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zach LaVine 0 Tom Sanders 8

NBA Seasons Zach LaVine 10 Tom Sanders 13

Playoffs Played Zach LaVine 1 Tom Sanders 11

All-Star Games Zach LaVine 2 Tom Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Zach LaVine 0 Tom Sanders 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 20.5 Tom Sanders 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 4.1 Tom Sanders 6.3

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 3.9 Tom Sanders 1.1

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.9 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 11,866 Tom Sanders 8,766

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 2,350 Tom Sanders 5,798

Total Assists Zach LaVine 2,285 Tom Sanders 1,026

Total Steals Zach LaVine 513 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 171 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Zach LaVine 580 Tom Sanders 916

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .464 Tom Sanders .428

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .382 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .834 Tom Sanders .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 27.4 (2021) Tom Sanders 12.6 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.2 (2024) Tom Sanders 9.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 4.9 (2021) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1970)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 1.5 (2020) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.5 (2020) Tom Sanders - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 Tom Sanders 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 Tom Sanders 5.8

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 Tom Sanders 1.0

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Zach LaVine 77 Tom Sanders 1,142

Total Rebounds Zach LaVine 21 Tom Sanders 760

Total Assists Zach LaVine 24 Tom Sanders 127

Total Steals Zach LaVine 3 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Zach LaVine 1 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Zach LaVine 4 Tom Sanders 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zach LaVine .429 Tom Sanders .436

3-Point Percentage Zach LaVine .375 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zach LaVine .933 Tom Sanders .716

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zach LaVine 19.3 (2022) Tom Sanders 13.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Zach LaVine 5.3 (2022) Tom Sanders 8.5 (1965)

Assists Per Game Zach LaVine 6.0 (2022) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1966)

Steals Per Game Zach LaVine 0.8 (2022) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Zach LaVine 0.3 (2022) 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.