Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Tom Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Sanders and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Tom Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Tom Sanders: 1960-61 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Tom Sanders 8

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 Tom Sanders 13

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 Tom Sanders 11

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 Tom Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Tom Sanders 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Tom Sanders 0 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 Tom Sanders 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 Tom Sanders 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Tom Sanders 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Tom Sanders 1

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Tom Sanders 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Tom Sanders 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 Tom Sanders 9.6

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 Tom Sanders 6.3

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 Tom Sanders 1.1

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 Tom Sanders 8,766

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 Tom Sanders 5,798

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 Tom Sanders 1,026

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 Tom Sanders 916

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 Tom Sanders .428

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 Tom Sanders .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Tom Sanders 12.6 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Tom Sanders 9.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1970)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Tom Sanders - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 Tom Sanders 8.8

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 Tom Sanders 5.8

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 Tom Sanders 1.0

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 Tom Sanders 1,142

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 Tom Sanders 760

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 Tom Sanders 127

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 Tom Sanders 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 Tom Sanders .436

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 Tom Sanders .716

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) Tom Sanders 13.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) Tom Sanders 8.5 (1965)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1966)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) 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.