Jimmy Butler vs. Tom Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Sanders and Jimmy Butler 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

Jimmy Butler

vs.

Tom Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Tom Sanders: 1960-61 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Tom Sanders 8

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 13 Tom Sanders 13

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 11 Tom Sanders 11

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Tom Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Tom Sanders 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Tom Sanders 1

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Tom Sanders 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 18.3 Tom Sanders 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 Tom Sanders 6.3

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 Tom Sanders 1.1

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 14,934 Tom Sanders 8,766

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,351 Tom Sanders 5,798

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,474 Tom Sanders 1,026

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,323 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 361 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 814 Tom Sanders 916

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .470 Tom Sanders .428

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .329 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 Tom Sanders .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Tom Sanders 12.6 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Tom Sanders 9.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1970)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Tom Sanders - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.3 Tom Sanders 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Tom Sanders 5.8

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.6 Tom Sanders 1.0

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,534 Tom Sanders 1,142

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 734 Tom Sanders 760

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 551 Tom Sanders 127

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 202 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 68 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 119 Tom Sanders 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .460 Tom Sanders .436

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .347 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .830 Tom Sanders .716

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Tom Sanders 13.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Tom Sanders 8.5 (1965)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1966)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) 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.