Tom Sanders vs. Dennis Schroder Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dennis Schroder and Tom Sanders, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Tom Sanders played 13 years in the NBA, 2 more than Dennis Schroder, who played 11. Tom Sanders had the first of his seasons in 1960-61, while Dennis Schroder had his rookie season in 2013-14. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Tom Sanders 13 11 1960-61 to 1972-73
Dennis Schroder 11 8 2013-14 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tom Sanders Dennis Schroder
Season 1960-612013-14
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Sanders 68 15.9 5.3 - - 5.7 0.6 - - - 1.9 2.2 5.2 .420 - - - 1.0 1.5 .670
Dennis Schroder 49 13.1 3.7 0.1 1.1 1.2 1.9 0.3 0.0 1.2 1.1 1.5 3.8 .383 0.2 0.9 .238 0.6 0.9 .674
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Sanders 10 21.6 8.9 - - 8.4 0.7 - - - 4.2 3.7 7.5 .493 - - - 1.5 2.4 .625
Dennis Schroder 2 3.5 2.5 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.5 0.5 1.000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Tom Sanders Dennis Schroder
Season 1961-622014-15
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHawks Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Sanders 80 29.1 11.2 - - 9.5 0.9 - - - 3.5 4.4 10.1 .435 - - - 2.5 3.3 .749
Dennis Schroder 77 19.7 10.0 0.4 1.8 2.1 4.1 0.6 0.1 1.9 1.6 3.7 8.6 .427 0.7 1.9 .351 1.9 2.3 .827
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Sanders 14 31.4 10.1 - - 8.2 1.0 - - - 4.6 4.0 9.3 .431 - - - 2.1 2.6 .806
Dennis Schroder 16 18.1 9.0 0.3 1.5 1.8 3.9 0.6 0.0 1.7 1.8 3.5 9.1 .386 0.5 2.1 .235 1.5 1.8 .857

Season 3

Tom Sanders Dennis Schroder
Season 1962-632015-16
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHawks Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Sanders 80 26.9 10.8 - - 7.2 1.2 - - - 3.3 4.2 9.3 .456 - - - 2.3 3.2 .738
Dennis Schroder 80 20.3 11.0 0.3 2.2 2.6 4.4 0.9 0.1 2.3 1.7 4.1 9.8 .421 1.0 3.0 .322 1.8 2.3 .791
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Sanders 13 29.8 9.8 - - 7.4 1.5 - - - 4.7 4.0 9.2 .437 - - - 1.8 2.4 .774
Dennis Schroder 10 19.1 11.7 0.6 1.3 1.9 3.6 0.4 0.1 2.1 2.4 4.7 10.4 .452 1.2 3.5 .343 1.1 1.3 .846

Season 4

Tom Sanders Dennis Schroder
Season 1963-642016-17
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Sanders 80 29.6 11.4 - - 8.3 1.3 - - - 3.5 4.4 10.5 .417 - - - 2.7 3.5 .761
Dennis Schroder 79 31.5 17.9 0.5 2.6 3.1 6.3 0.9 0.2 3.3 1.9 6.9 15.4 .451 1.3 3.7 .340 2.8 3.2 .855
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Sanders 10 30.2 9.1 - - 6.8 0.6 - - - 4.5 3.4 9.4 .362 - - - 2.3 3.4 .676
Dennis Schroder 6 35.2 24.7 0.7 1.7 2.3 7.7 1.0 0.0 1.7 3.2 8.3 18.3 .455 2.8 6.7 .425 5.2 6.2 .838

Season 5

Tom Sanders Dennis Schroder
Season 1964-652017-18
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Sanders 80 30.7 11.8 - - 8.3 1.2 - - - 4.0 4.7 10.9 .429 - - - 2.4 3.2 .745
Dennis Schroder 67 31.0 19.4 0.7 2.4 3.1 6.2 1.1 0.1 2.7 2.2 7.5 17.1 .436 1.1 3.9 .290 3.4 4.0 .849
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Sanders 12 30.4 13.3 - - 8.5 1.6 - - - 4.8 5.3 12.7 .421 - - - 2.6 3.6 .721
Dennis Schroder ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Tom Sanders Dennis Schroder
Season 1965-662018-19
Team Boston CelticsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionThunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Sanders 72 26.3 12.6 - - 7.1 1.3 - - - 4.4 4.8 11.3 .428 - - - 2.9 3.8 .764
Dennis Schroder 79 29.3 15.5 0.5 3.1 3.6 4.1 0.8 0.2 2.2 2.4 5.8 14.0 .414 1.6 4.6 .341 2.4 2.9 .819
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Sanders 17 29.4 13.5 - - 6.5 1.6 - - - 4.1 5.7 11.8 .483 - - - 2.1 2.8 .750
Dennis Schroder 5 30.2 13.8 0.4 2.8 3.2 3.4 0.8 0.0 1.2 2.2 5.0 11.0 .455 1.2 4.0 .300 2.6 3.6 .722

Season 7

Tom Sanders Dennis Schroder
Season 1966-672019-20
Team Boston CelticsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div FinalsThunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Sanders 81 23.8 10.2 - - 5.4 1.1 - - - 3.8 4.0 9.3 .428 - - - 2.2 2.7 .817
Dennis Schroder 65 30.8 18.9 0.3 3.3 3.6 4.0 0.7 0.2 2.6 2.2 7.0 14.8 .469 1.9 5.0 .385 3.0 3.6 .839
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Sanders 9 16.0 4.9 - - 4.8 0.6 - - - 3.4 2.3 6.8 .344 - - - 0.2 0.6 .400
Dennis Schroder 7 32.4 17.3 0.3 3.4 3.7 3.6 0.6 0.1 2.4 2.1 6.3 15.6 .404 1.9 6.4 .289 2.9 3.6 .800

Season 8

Tom Sanders Dennis Schroder
Season 1967-682020-21
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Sanders 78 25.4 10.2 - - 5.8 1.3 - - - 3.8 3.8 8.9 .428 - - - 2.6 3.3 .784
Dennis Schroder 61 32.1 15.4 0.5 3.0 3.5 5.8 1.1 0.2 2.7 2.6 5.4 12.5 .437 1.2 3.5 .335 3.4 4.0 .848
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Sanders 14 20.6 8.3 - - 4.5 0.9 - - - 3.8 3.6 7.1 .505 - - - 1.1 1.5 .762
Dennis Schroder 6 32.7 14.3 0.2 2.8 3.0 2.8 1.0 0.2 1.7 2.2 4.7 11.7 .400 1.3 4.3 .308 3.7 4.3 .846

Season 9

Tom Sanders Dennis Schroder
Season 1968-692021-22
Team Boston CelticsBoston Celtics, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Sanders 82 26.6 11.2 - - 7.0 1.3 - - - 3.6 4.4 10.3 .430 - - - 2.3 3.1 .733
Dennis Schroder 64 28.7 13.5 0.5 2.8 3.3 4.6 0.8 0.1 2.2 2.4 4.9 11.3 .431 1.3 3.9 .344 2.5 2.9 .853
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Sanders 15 13.1 5.8 - - 3.2 0.5 - - - 2.7 2.1 4.9 .438 - - - 1.5 2.1 .742
Dennis Schroder ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Tom Sanders Dennis Schroder
Season 1969-702022-23
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Sanders 57 28.4 11.5 - - 5.5 1.6 - - - 3.5 4.3 9.7 .443 - - - 2.8 3.2 .880
Dennis Schroder 66 30.1 12.6 0.3 2.2 2.5 4.5 0.8 0.2 1.7 2.2 4.1 9.8 .415 1.1 3.4 .329 3.3 3.8 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Sanders ------- --- ----------
Dennis Schroder 16 26.1 7.4 0.2 1.8 1.9 2.9 1.0 0.2 1.3 2.5 2.6 6.4 .398 0.8 2.4 .333 1.4 1.8 .821

Season 11

Tom Sanders Dennis Schroder
Season 1970-712023-24
Team Boston CelticsToronto Raptors, Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Sanders 17 7.1 2.3 - - 1.0 0.6 - - - 1.5 0.9 2.6 .364 - - - 0.4 0.5 .875
Dennis Schroder 80 31.1 14.0 0.5 2.5 3.0 6.1 0.8 0.2 1.9 2.1 5.0 11.6 .435 1.7 4.6 .375 2.2 2.7 .836
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Sanders ------- --- ----------
Dennis Schroder ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Tom Sanders Dennis Schroder
Season 1971-72-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Sanders 82 19.9 6.6 - - 4.3 1.2 - - - 3.1 2.6 6.4 .410 - - - 1.4 1.7 .816
Dennis Schroder ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Sanders 11 16.9 4.3 - - 2.4 0.9 - - - 3.3 1.5 4.8 .321 - - - 1.2 1.9 .619
Dennis Schroder ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Tom Sanders Dennis Schroder
Season 1972-73-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Sanders 59 7.2 2.0 - - 1.5 0.5 - - - 1.4 0.8 2.5 .315 - - - 0.4 0.6 .657
Dennis Schroder ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Sanders 5 4.8 2.0 - - 1.0 0.2 - - - 1.4 1.0 1.8 .556 - - - 0.0 0.4 .000
Dennis Schroder ------- --- ----------